Benzinga

Senior React Engineer / Team Lead

Benzinga

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Detroit • Missouri • 🇺🇸 United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

JavaScriptJestKubernetesMongoDBMySQLNext.jsPostgresReactSQLTypeScriptWebpack

About the role

  • Lead, mentor, and grow a small team of frontend engineers, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
  • Architect and build high-performance React applications for Benzinga Pro, Benzinga.com, and emerging financial tools.
  • Drive adoption of modern frontend practices: TypeScript, Next.js, and efficient state management (e.g., React Query or Context API).
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with backend, product, and design teams to define and deliver impactful features.
  • Optimize performance, scalability, and accessibility across our web applications.
  • Use AI-assisted coding tools to accelerate development—while ensuring robust, maintainable, and human-reviewed code.
  • Contribute to CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, and deployment workflows.
  • Debug production issues and proactively improve stability and observability.
  • Participate in sprint planning, architecture discussions, and product ideation.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.
  • Proven experience leading teams or significant projects in a production environment.
  • Deep knowledge of React, TypeScript, modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
  • Experience with Next.js or similar frameworks for server-side rendering and routing.
  • Familiarity with testing tools like Jest and React Testing Library.
  • Strong understanding of performance optimization, accessibility standards, and modern build tools (e.g., Turbopack, Vite, Webpack).
  • Comfort collaborating in a fast-paced, agile environment with CI/CD pipelines.
  • Bonus experience with: Financial markets or fintech products.
  • Bonus experience with: Kubernetes, SQL (MySQL/Postgres), or MongoDB.
  • Bonus experience with: Feature flags, A/B testing, or observability tools.
  • Bonus experience with: Startup or entrepreneurial experience.
  • Excellent communication skills and a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptHTML5CSS3Next.jsJestReact Testing Libraryperformance optimizationaccessibility standards
Soft skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationcommunicationproactive mindsetownership-driventeamworkproblem-solvingagile methodologyinnovation