KIS Solutions

Tech Lead React & Express

KIS Solutions  •  Remote  •  3 months ago
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Job Description


This is a remote position.


KIS is looking for a talent React & Express.js Tech Lead to join an international IT project!

This role goes beyond coding — you will be responsible for driving clean architecture, ensuring code performance and maintainability, and providing technical leadership to the team. As a mentor, you will guide engineers in best practices, foster collaboration, and support client enablement.


If you are ready to take on a leadership role and shape both the product and the team’s growth, we look forward to connecting with you!


Role available only for Latin American residents


Key Responsibilities:


  • Gather requirements for new features, revisions, and system updates directly from the client.


  • Design, develop, and implement solutions within the applications.


  • Provide guidance and instruction to students involved in ongoing development activities.


  • Serve as the primary point of contact with the client, ensuring transparent communication and proper alignment throughout the project.


Requirements


  • Advanced/Fluent English (both written and spoken).

  • Ability to manage development deliverables while effectively handling client-facing responsibilities.

  • Experience with
    React (16.8+)

    , using
    hooks-based functional components

    .

  • Proficient in
    React Router

    for client-side routing.

  • Strong
    TypeScript

    skills with
    strict typing and generics

    , applied in both frontend and backend.

  • Experience with
    state management

    solutions such as
    React Context

    .

  • Familiarity with
    CSS-in-JS

    or
    utility-first CSS frameworks

    (e.g., Tailwind CSS).

  • Experience implementing
    unit and integration tests

    in both frontend and backend applications.

  • Hands-on experience with
    Node.js (LTS)

    and
    Express.js

    for building RESTful APIs.

  • Solid understanding of
    asynchronous programming

    and
    middleware patterns

    .

  • Experience working with
    relational databases

    like
    MySQL

    .

  • Input validation using libraries such as
    Zod

    .

  • Environment and configuration management using
    dotenv

    ,
    cross-env

    , or similar tools.

  • API documentation using
    OpenAPI (Swagger)

    .

  • Familiarity with
    Git

    and
    basic CI workflows

    (e.g., GitHub Actions).
KIS Solutions

About KIS Solutions

Too often corporate IT teams and business counterparts are at odds. This is in large part because technologists too often focus on the technology solution itself rather than the underlying business problem. At KIS solutions we believe that technology is a tool to solve business problems. We focus on the business problem and operational processes which our solutions support.

When building technology systems, the most challenging part of the development process is often deciding “what to build” not “how to build it”. It is sadly true however that many corporate IT teams spend so much their time focusing on the “how” rather than the “what”. Once you have answered the challenging questions around “what to build”, the rest falls into place. Building the system should be simple!

Founder Benjamin Quintana is an IT professional and entrepreneur with nearly 20 years of experience delivering impactful solutions across a broad range of industries. Ben has extensive experience with customer data analytics, data cleansing, customer identification, customer preference management, call center and logistical systems. He also has deep industry expertise in loyalty marketing applications and was directly responsible for the infrastructure of the loyalty program of a leading hotel group.

Industry
IT & Software
Company Size
51-200 employees
Headquarters
Bellingham, WA
Year Founded
2012
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