#107 - Full-Stack Software Engineer - Node.js, React & Headless CMS
Lifted (an Upwork Company) #107 - Full-Stack Software Engineer - Node.js, React & Headless CMS
Summary
Full-stack engineer with a backend focus building Node.js services, REST/GraphQL APIs, and React/Next.js web experiences on a headless CMS (Contentstack), including testing, personalization/A-B testing, and AI-assisted development. Contract role at 40 hrs/week through March 31, 2027; candidates must be LATAM-based with US Central Time coverage.
We are seeking a full-stack software engineer with a strong backend focus to build and maintain services, integrations, and web experiences for a modern content management platform. The role combines Node.js backend development, React and Next.js frontend work, headless CMS implementation, API integrations, automated testing, personalization, and performance improvement. AI-assisted development is part of the day-to-day workflow, but AI engineering or large language model expertise is not required.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and maintain backend services and API integrations supporting content-managed web experiences.
- Develop and maintain Node.js services, REST APIs, and GraphQL or gRPC integrations.
- Build and maintain React components and content blocks for marketing and web experiences.
- Develop and optimize server-side rendering and static-site generation workflows using Next.js or a similar framework.
- Implement content models and manage schema changes in Contentstack.
- Build reusable UI components and dynamic forms.
- Integrate third-party APIs and troubleshoot end-to-end data flows.
- Support personalization and A/B testing capabilities.
- Develop and maintain automated unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
- Apply AI-assisted development practices to implementation, testing, productivity, and troubleshooting.
- Contribute to platform performance, scalability, reliability, and stability.
- Participate in Git-based development workflows and CI/CD processes.
Must-Have Skills
- Approximately 4-5+ years of software engineering experience preferred.
- Strong JavaScript and TypeScript skills.
- Strong Node.js and backend-development experience.
- Strong React experience.
- Experience with Next.js or a similar server-side rendering framework.
- Experience building backend services and REST APIs.
- Experience with GraphQL or gRPC.
- Experience integrating third-party APIs.
- Experience with a headless CMS such as Contentstack, Contentful, Strapi, or a similar platform.
- Experience building reusable UI components and dynamic forms.
- Experience with unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
- Experience with Jest, Playwright, React Testing Library, or similar testing tools.
- Familiarity with Git and CI/CD.
- Experience with code-quality tools such as ESLint and Prettier.
- Experience using AI-assisted development practices in day-to-day engineering work.
- Experience supporting personalization and A/B testing.
- Enterprise experience strongly preferred.
Nice-to-Have Skills
- Emotion or another CSS-in-JS approach.
- Storybook or Chromatic.
- Accessibility testing.
- Experience working with a design system.
- Koa, Express.js, or a similar Node.js framework.
- Redis or another caching technology.
- Performance and caching optimization.
- Google Maps integrations.
Required Tools & Platforms
- JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Node.js.
- React.
- Next.js or a similar SSR framework.
- REST APIs.
- GraphQL or gRPC.
- Contentstack, Contentful, Strapi, or a similar headless CMS.
- Jest, Playwright, React Testing Library, or comparable testing tools.
- Git and CI/CD.
Location, Time & Engagement
- Candidates must be based in LATAM.
- US Central Time coverage is required.
- This is a contract engagement at 40 hours per week.
- The anticipated engagement runs through March 31, 2027.