Frontend Developer (Checkout)

More than 9,000 organizations use our HR and payroll suite, from regional hospitals to school districts.

The role

This role sits between design and backend engineering. Expect to spend most of your time in TypeScript, CSS and browser dev tools. Lilactower Labs needs a frontend developer who cares about page load times, keyboard access and clean component APIs. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. Weekday working hours, with room to shift your day when needed.

What you'll be doing

• Fix accessibility issues and test with VoiceOver and NVDA against WCAG 2.1 AA
• Pair with backend engineers on API contracts before work starts
• Write unit tests with Jest and React Testing Library, and end-to-end tests with Playwright or Cypress
• Profile and reduce bundle size, Core Web Vitals and time to interactive
• Track down cross-browser bugs in Safari, Chrome, Firefox and mobile browsers

Minimum qualifications

• 3+ years building production web applications
• Git and a pull request based workflow
• Experience with a styling approach such as Tailwind, CSS Modules or styled-components
• Solid HTML and CSS, including Flexbox, Grid and responsive layouts
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and semantic markup
• A good eye for spacing, alignment and small visual details
• Able to explain frontend tradeoffs to designers and product managers

Preferred

• Next.js or Remix with server-side rendering
• Visual regression testing with Chromatic or Percy

Compensation and benefits

• $1,000 home office setup budget
• Referral program

EOE. We participate in E-Verify.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S.

Duration: 6 months. Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Lilactower Labs.