Full Stack Developer - Military veterans preferred

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES

• 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.

PREFERRED 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

Harkins Builders is an equal opportunity employer. The company is fully committed to providing equal employment opportunity (EEO) to all qualified applicants for employment, as well as to all its employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, ancestry or national origin, age, marital status, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. In addition, the company provides reasonable accommodation to any disabled applicant in connection with the employment process, as well as to its employees in connection with all aspects of their employment.