USG · 9 hours ago
Full Stack Developer - Customer Portal & eCommerce
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
$120K/yr - $160K/yr
5+ years expUSG Corporation is an industry-leading manufacturer of building products and innovative solutions. The Full Stack Developer plays a key role within the Customer Portal & eCommerce Team, supporting the modernization and enhancement of customer-facing digital experiences by developing high-performing user interfaces, backend APIs, and service integrations.
ConstructionChemical & MaterialsManufacturingAdvanced MaterialsBuilding MaterialProduct Design
Responsibilities
User Interface Development: Design, develop, and implement responsive and visually appealing frontend user interfaces using HTML, CSS, TypeScript/JavaScript, and frameworks such as Next.js/React or Angular, ensuring a seamless user experience across various devices and browsers. Help migrate our legacy Salesforce Commerce Cloud powered eCommerce site to a modern Next.js/React headless implementation
REST API Development: Design, Develop, test and maintain scalable and secure RESTful APIs that integrate with various frontend and backend systems. Implement API specifications following industry standards (OpenAPI, JSON API) to ensure consistency and reusability
Platform Integration: Integrate user interfaces with digital platforms, ensuring seamless interoperability with content management systems and recommendation engines. Ensure the integration between frontend components and backend systems is smooth. Has a strong understanding and appreciation for supporting applications like PIM and Abstraction Layer
Component Maintenance and Development: Design and develop reusable UI components for customer landing pages, email templates, feedback systems, and digital learning tools, ensuring consistency in design and functionality across different components and applications. Build reusable architecture and services that pioneer best practices, enabling other developers to work more effectively
Collaboration and Alignment: Actively collaborate with designers, backend developers, product managers, UX designers, and other stakeholders to align frontend development with the team's overall objectives. Contribute to Agile/Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, backlog grooming, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives. Be the lead contributor to frontend technical solution architecture and design decisions
Performance Optimization: Optimize system performance to ensure fast load times and smooth interactions. Implement best practices for code quality, maintainability, and scalability. Identify and address performance bottlenecks, optimizing systems for maximum efficiency
Delivering Working Software: Design and implement scalable, reliable, and maintainable web applications. Be a hands-on coder for applications, frameworks, and SDKs, ensuring the delivery of working software to users
Quality Assurance: Conduct thorough code (peer) reviews, providing constructive feedback to ensure coding standards and best practices are followed. Raise the quality of the codebase by actively shaping and designing great user experiences
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Web Development, or a related field
5+ years of experience developing leading-edge online applications
Proficiency in front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern web frameworks (e.g., Next.js/React or Angular)
Experience with server-side backend development using Node.js to develop REST APIs and system integrations
Experience with web frameworks such as NestJS, Nuxt.JS
Experience implementing event-driven and distributed system architectures using tools such as Apache Kafka, RabbitMQ, MQTT Azure Event Hubs
Proficiency in implementation of websites and support of websites and ecosystems over multiple years
Experience in functional design using common patterns and building modular web applications
Understanding of database design and data engineering is a plus
Proficient in test-driven development, CI/CD automation, and DevOps tools (preferably GitHub Actions and Azure, Backstage)
Deep understanding of intuitive website design, user interfaces (UI) and user experience (UX) design principles
Knowledge of unit testing and performance optimization techniques for frontend development
Experience with tools and techniques for improving load times and interaction speeds
Strong understanding of responsive design and browser compatibility
Strong collaboration skills with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional, agile teams, particularly product ownership team and work that spans multiple geographies and time zones
Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions to create detailed designs
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Knowledge of microservices architecture and serverless computing
Preferred
Experience with additional server-side languages such as Python, Ruby or Java is a plus
Strong understanding of MACH architecture principles
Experience building frontend web platforms within a B2B eCommerce context, including integration with composable commerce platforms (e.g. commercetools, Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Spryker)
Experience working in Agile or Scrum development environments
Experience Oracle EBS and EDI integrations
Benefits
Two medical insurance options
Vision and dental coverage
401(k) Investment Plan with company match
Pension plan
Life insurance
Accident insurance
Legal insurance
Pet insurance
Quarterly (hourly) / Annual (salary) bonus potential
Paid time off
Paid holidays
Company
USG
USG is a manufacturing company that produces gypsum wallboard, joint compound and a vast array of related products for the construction.
5001-10000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2018-06-11Acquired
1993-05-14IPO
Leadership Team
Srinivas Veeramasuneni
Chief Technology Officer
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