**Lead Front End Engineer**
**Anywhere**
**Type:** Contract-to-Hire
**Category:** Development
**Industry:** Manufacturing
**Workplace Type:** Remote
**Reference ID:** JN -112025-104444
**Date Posted:** 01/16/2026
**Shortcut:** http://careers.eliassen.com/TC1sr0
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**Description:**
_Remote_
Our client is advancing a modern ERP platform and requires a Lead UI engineer to drive React-based, message-driven interfaces in an agile environment. The selected professional will improve responsiveness, reliability, and structure while collaborating with event-driven backend services. Backgrounds in eCommerce, ERP, manufacturing, or experimental startup initiatives will be relevant.
_This is a contract to hire opportunity. Applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis and convert to FTE following contract duration. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance._
Rate: $80.00 to $70.00/hr. w2
**Responsibilities:**
**Responsibilities**
+ Collaborate with the product team to deliver next-generation applications.
+ Design and develop dynamic, message-driven React components.
+ Ensure UI responsiveness across devices and states.
+ Troubleshoot interface software and application issues.
+ Own specific UI design areas from concept through implementation.
+ Work closely with the backend team on event-driven architecture and WebSocket integration.
**Experience Requirements:**
**Experience Requirements**
+ Leadership experience, someone who can help grow and lead a team.
+ 7+ years as a UI developer.
+ Strong JavaScript knowledge.
+ Expertise in React. React Native experience is a plus.
+ Proficiency with Git version control.
+ Experience with GraphQL.
+ Experience with RESTful APIs and web services.
+ Unit testing, debugging, and performance optimization skills.
+ Experience with React workflows such as Redux or Flux.
+ Experience with WebSockets.
+ Exposure to Playwright or similar tools for testing, creating new tests
+ Experience with mock services integration for APIs and databases.
+ Experience with message brokers such as Kafka (preferred).
+ Ability to work independently and demonstrate leadership potential for a future UI Lead role.
+ Experience with mapping libraries such as Mapbox GL.
+ Strong coding and testing discipline, including unit tests and mock services.
**_Recruitment Transparency Notice_**
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_Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range._
_W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality._
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_About Eliassen Group:_
_Eliassen Group is a leading strategic consulting company for human-powered solutions. For over 30 years, Eliassen has helped thousands of companies reach further and achieve more with their technology solutions, financial, risk & compliance, and advisory solutions, and clinical solutions. With offices from coast to coast and throughout Europe, Eliassen provides a local community presence, balanced with international reach. Eliassen Group strives to positively impact the lives of their employees, clients, consultants, and the communities in which they operate._
_Eliassen Group is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status._
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