Fueled is a leading digital strategy, design, and engineering agency. We are a 300+ person team that has designed and built hundreds of digital products and experiences for brands like Google, Apple, The New York Times, ESPN, Victoria’s Secret, MGM Resorts, Albertsons, and CLEAR.
At Fueled, we call developers like you engineers because you aren’t just a “coder”: you’re an innovative problem solver that uses web programming skills to divine smart, creative solutions to client challenges. As a Lead JavaScript Engineer at Fueled, you are an integral part in crafting complex web applications utilized by millions of people daily. We have been pushing the boundaries of WordPress for over 12 years—become an engineer that innovates the internet by building state-of-the-art web experiences alongside a top-in-the-field team. You’ll work on a combination of unique builds and ongoing support engagements that help season your technical leading skills.
- Lead, architect, and build React projects in both client and server-side environments.
- Estimate JavaScript work and modularize goals into clearly defined, executable tasks.
- Coach and mentor fellow engineers to boost the team's capabilities.
- Skillfully connect engineering deliverables to client business objectives.
- Ultimately, you will make the web better by finely crafting apps, and tools that reach millions of online visitors every day.
- Within your first month, you'll have taken technical ownership of a key project, shipping a significant feature that demonstrates your architectural leadership.
- By the 3-month mark, your mentorship will have a visible impact, with at least one engineer on your team showing marked growth in their code quality and problem-solving approach.
- You will have pioneered a technical solution or process improvement that becomes a new standard for the team, boosting overall efficiency or application performance.
- Your strategic input will directly influence a client's roadmap, with your technical recommendations being sought after and trusted to achieve their business goals.
- By the end of your first year, you'll have a portfolio of work that has reached millions of users and a reputation as the go-to expert for building the future of web experiences at Fueled.
- You love building scalable web-based JavaScript applications with ES6+, React, and Node.
- You are well-versed with the architectural concepts behind React - state and data management, JSX, creating a componentized system, and JavaScript tooling.
- You are knowledgeable of PHP in WordPress as a platform, including custom post types, taxonomies, and use of WordPress beyond typical “blog” use cases.
- You have a code portfolio of real-world samples. Link us to your best work on GitHub, and you’ll never have to do any live coding or whiteboard testing!
- You prefer to work fully remote and are effectively engaging in a distributed team from the location of your choosing.
We offer competitive salaries and benefits. Compensation is determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, other job-related qualifications, geographic location, and business needs.
Join our team!If you are passionate about Fueled's mission and think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you don't check all the boxes - please apply. We'd appreciate the opportunity to personally review your application. Everyone gets a response.
We don't want you to miss any communication from us! To ensure you receive updates on your application, please add [email protected] to your contacts list! Any data provided will be processed in accordance with applicable law and our privacy policy. Curious about what to expect during our talent process? Check it out here.Top Skills
Fueled Chicago, Illinois, USA Office
35 E. Wacker, 10th fl., Chicago, IL, United States, 60601
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