Full Stack Developer

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the end-to-end development of an early-stage and growing production product currently in-market and generating revenue.
• Manage and guide contracted developers: own the code review process, delegate tasks, provide technical mentorship, and ensure a high bar for quality and velocity.
• Balance hands-on coding with high-level technical leadership — especially in areas like scalability, maintainability, and performance optimization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

General:

• Passion for building great products, writing clean, high-quality code, and sweating the details.
• 5+ years of experience as a full-stack developer, ideally with exposure to early-stage products or startups.
• Proven ability to lead engineering efforts — including managing contracted developers, reviewing code, delegating tasks, and mentoring others.
• Experience working in Agile environments using tools like Asana, Jira, or Trello.
• Excellent communication skills in English — both written and verbal.
• Highly autonomous, comfortable working with minimal direction and shifting priorities.
• Strong problem-solving instincts and a bias for shipping value quickly.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.

Frontend:

• Deep experience with React and modern frontend frameworks.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript (ES6+).
• Familiar with GraphQL, Tailwind CSS, and Styled Components.
• Solid understanding of component architecture and state management (Redux, Context API, or similar).
• Experience with Git workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and frontend deployment processes.
• Awareness of performance optimization and building fast, responsive UIs.

Backend:

• Strong understanding of backend development with languages like Java or Scala.
• Solid understanding of GraphQL APIs.
• Experience with MongoDB or other NoSQL databases.
• Comfortable building and maintaining scalable, high-performance backend systems.
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker) and cloud platforms (AWS, Render, etc.).
• Committed to code quality, testing, and automation (CI/CD, unit/integration tests).

Benefits & Compensation

Harkins offers a total compensation package that includes base salary, bonus potential, and a comprehensive benefits package including health/dental/vision benefits, paid time off, retirement/401k, and Company Contribution plan. Additional benefits include life insurance, short & long-term disability, HSA/FSA, tuition reimbursement, and mileage and expense reimbursement. For this role, the base salary range is $110,000-$130,000. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s education, experience, skills, and geographic location. Base pay is one part of the Total Compensation Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work.

• Medical, Dental & Vision
• Life & Disability
• HSA/FSA
• 401k Plan
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)
• Profit Sharing Program
• Performance Bonus
• Employee Assistance Program
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Vacation & Sick Leave
• Mileage and Expense Reimbursement
• Phone Allowance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Pet Insurance
• Jury Duty Pay
• Bereavement Pay
• Training Programs & Seminars
• Wellness Programs
• Health Fair
• Workers’ Compensation
• Membership with Associated Builders & Contractors Association and other Professional Organizations
• Product Discounts with GE and other vendors
• Employee Award and Recognition Programs
• Discounts on Financial Planning
• Tower Federal Credit Union Membership