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Contract Senior Front End Engineer
Fueled
WorldwideremotePosted today
Skill Required
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Key highlights
- Location: Remote — Anywhere
- Experience Level: Senior
- Key Benefit: Potential for transition to full-time role
- Notable Requirement: Versatility in WordPress, Next.js, and React
Role overview
Fueled is a leading digital strategy, design, and engineering agency with a 300+ person team that has built digital products for brands like Google, Apple, and The New York Times. As a Contract Senior Front-End Engineer, your mission is to architect the user-facing foundation of digital products, transforming complex design visions into fast, accessible, and elegant experiences across WordPress block themes and Next.js/React applications. Intentionally remote, the team thrives in a culture that values flexibility, creativity, and cutting-edge technology, shaping the future of digital experiences.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build large-scale, modular front-end products that set new standards for performance, accessibility, and maintainability while bringing ambitious art direction to life.
- Elevate the team's front-end craft through insightful code reviews and by establishing patterns for highly componentized systems that others can follow.
- Transform complex design visions into elegant, functional experiences that balance aesthetic refinement with technical excellence across all browsers and devices.
- Serve as a bridge between creative vision and technical reality, confidently presenting solutions to clients and team members that move projects forward.
- Directly impact millions of users through finely crafted websites and tools that make the web more beautiful, functional, and accessible.
- Within your first month: fully integrate into workflow—submitting quality pull requests, receiving constructive code reviews, and demonstrating efficiency with Fueled's engineering best practices and systems.
- By the 60-day mark: demonstrate mastery of Fueled engineering standards, proactively handle QA feedback, and take ownership of ticket communication while leading a small project or feature implementation.
- By the 3-month mark: influence the quality and consistency of the team's front-end output through component architecture and code review contributions.
- Identify and present a technical pattern or process that enhances the approach to building maintainable front-end systems, potentially improving workflows across multiple projects.
- Use technical insights through client-facing engagements to help shape creative and business outcomes, leaving behind work that exemplifies front-end excellence.
Requirements
- Craftsperson's attention to detail in cross-browser/device front-end engineering.
- Ability to confidently move between WordPress block editor/theme development and Next.js/React projects.
- Portfolio or code samples that demonstrate problem-solving skills through elegant, maintainable solutions showcasing technical versatility across different frameworks and environments.
- Ability to communicate with clarity and confidence, comfortably discussing technical concepts with clients and collaborating effectively with distributed team members.
- Ability to think in systems and components, excelling at building interfaces ranging from custom CSS implementations to efficient Tailwind-based layouts—always prioritizing UX, performance, accessibility, and business objectives.
- Embrace modern engineering workflows, strategically leveraging AI tools to enhance efficiency and quality.
- Ability to thrive in a remote environment and take ownership of work.
Benefits
- Opportunity to experience Fueled's team and culture.
- Potential invitation to explore a transition into full-time roles when fit and business needs align.
- Access to project invitations tailored to expertise and availability upon joining the Fueled contractor network.
Additional details
- Location: Remote — Anywhere (Open to applicants located anywhere around the globe)
- Role Type: Contract position
- Compensation: Determined based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, projects, geographic location, and business needs.
- Application Process: Everyone gets a response.
- Data Processing: Any data provided will be processed in accordance with applicable law and privacy policy.
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