Senior Software Developer at Editorialist

📋 Description

• Lead the design, development, and optimization of scalable full-stack applications using Next.js, React.js, Node.js, and MySQL.
• Drive architecture discussions and system design for new modules and features with an eye on scalability, modularity, and performance.
• Own end-to-end implementation — from planning to deployment — ensuring best practices in coding, testing, CI/CD, and documentation.
• Contribute to building performant RESTful APIs and cleanly integrating backend services with modular frontend components.
• Continuously improve client and server-side performance, including TTFB, LCP, code splitting, caching, DB tuning, and Lighthouse score optimizations.
• Collaborate closely with design, product, DevOps, and other engineering teams to build user-centric, scalable experiences.

🎯 Requirements

• 4–7 years of professional experience in full-stack web development, including recent experience in a senior or lead capacity.
• Advanced proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), React.js, Next.js (SSR, routing, data fetching), and Node.js.
• Strong experience with relational databases, particularly MySQL, including schema design and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with modern AI-powered developer tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Tabnine, etc.) and their application in team workflows.
• Proven ability to identify and debug performance bottlenecks across both frontend and backend by analyzing server-level metrics (CPU, memory, I/O, logs, network latency, etc.).
• Hands-on experience optimizing client-side performance using techniques like bundle splitting, lazy loading, and Lighthouse auditing.

🎁 Benefits

• A fast-paced, tech-savvy startup environment where your work directly impacts product and business outcomes.
• The autonomy to architect systems, make technical decisions, and see your ideas shipped to production.
• Opportunity to work with state of the art tech, modern, performance-focused JavaScript stack.
• Opportunity to drive cross-functional initiatives and contribute to the technical direction of the platform.
• High ownership, real impact, and the satisfaction of building things that matter at scale