Senior/Lead Software Engineer

Position Overview

Upwork is the world’s work marketplace, serving everyone from one-person startups to over 30% of the Fortune 100. We provide a powerful, trust-driven platform that enables companies and talent to work together in new ways, unlocking their potential. Last year, more than $3.8 billion of work was done through Upwork by skilled professionals who are gaining more control by finding work they are passionate about and innovating their careers.

This is a contract position with the potential for contract renewal based on project needs and accomplishment toward deliverables. This role is part of Upwork’s Hybrid Workforce Solutions (HWS) Team, a global group of professionals supporting Upwork's business.

We are seeking a passionate Senior/Lead Software Engineer to design and build highly performant, robust systems that create outstanding user experiences. If you enjoy solving important problems, identifying potential scalability issues, implementing solutions that follow engineering standard methodologies, and coming up with creative solutions to technical and product challenges, we want to hear from you.

Work/Project Scope

• Collaborate with project stakeholders to understand requirements and deliver high-quality solutions.
• Design, develop, test, and maintain scalable and robust server-side logic, databases, and APIs according to project requirements.
• Utilize programming languages such as TypeScript or JavaScript for frontend development.
• Develop, test, and maintain high-quality front-end code for web applications.
• Utilize modern frameworks like Vue.js, Nuxt, React.js, or Angular for efficient development.
• Optimize front-end performance and ensure cross-browser compatibility.
• Integrate front-end interfaces with backend APIs for seamless data flow.
• Contribute to the enhancement of our codebase by improving quality and documentation and reducing technical debt.
• Stay updated on current and emerging technologies.
• Utilize collaborative tools such as Gmail, Slack, Confluence, Jira, and various others for efficient communication, documentation, and project management.
• Participate in code reviews and design reviews.
• Document code and technical specifications for future reference.
• Analyze system performance, respond to incidents within specified deadlines, and provide services during on-call rotations to address system issues.
• Provide services in the Scrum process, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospective meetings, to contribute to project progress and team coordination.
• Participate in project-critical meetings and provide regular status updates on deliverables.
• Manage your time independently and effectively to achieve project deliverables, which may require an estimated 40 hours of project-related effort per week.
• Coordinate with the team during core hours (8:00 am to 11:00 pm Pacific Time) to enhance project collaboration. Some roles or urgent matters may require availability until 12:00 pm Pacific Time on occasion.

Requirements (Must-Haves)

• 8+ years of professional software development experience.
• Deep knowledge of modern JavaScript (ES6+) or TypeScript, CSS, and HTML.
• Extensive experience with a modern JS framework, such as Vue (preferred), React, or Angular.
• Flutter experience or mobile experience is a major plus.
• Experience with unit testing and end-to-end UI testing.
• Basic understanding of accessibility (WCAG) guidelines and engineering principles.
• Self-motivation, self-organization, and self-education skills.
• English on at least an intermediate level (should be able to pass the technical interview in English).
• Basic knowledge of PHP, server-side JavaScript or TypeScript.

Employment Type

• Contract

Location Type

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Salary

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