Backend Web Developer Intern Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

We are seeking an experienced React JS Developer with 8+ years of professional front-end development experience to design, develop, and maintain high-quality, scalable web applications. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in React.js, JavaScript, modern front-end technologies, state management, API integration, performance optimization, and automated testing.

The candidate will work closely with UI/UX designers, product/project managers, and back-end developers to deliver responsive, user-friendly, and robust web applications.

• 8+ years of professional experience in front-end/web application development.
• Strong hands-on experience developing responsive and scalable user interfaces using React.js.
• Excellent proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Strong understanding of React.js core concepts, including JSX, Virtual DOM, component lifecycle, hooks, functional components, and component composition.
• Experience building reusable React components and front-end libraries to promote consistency, scalability, and maintainability.
• Strong experience with state management solutions such as Redux, Flux, Context API, MobX, or equivalent.
• Experience integrating front-end applications with back-end services using RESTful APIs and/or GraphQL.
• Strong understanding of responsive web design, cross-browser compatibility, accessibility, and web performance optimization.
• Experience with modern front-end development tools and build pipelines, including Webpack, Babel, npm, and/or Yarn.
• Proficiency with Git or other version-control systems such as SVN or Mercurial.
• Experience with unit testing and debugging, using frameworks/tools such as Jest, Mocha, or equivalent.
• Ability to troubleshoot complex UI, performance, integration, and browser compatibility issues.
• Strong understanding of front-end architecture, coding standards, design patterns, and development best practices.

• Design and develop high-quality, responsive, and scalable user interfaces using React.js and modern JavaScript.
• Translate UI/UX designs, wireframes, and business requirements into functional, production-ready applications.
• Develop and maintain reusable components, shared libraries, and scalable front-end architecture.
• Collaborate with UI/UX designers, product/project managers, QA engineers, and back-end developers to deliver integrated solutions.
• Integrate front-end applications with RESTful APIs, GraphQL services, and back-end systems.
• Implement effective state management and data flow across complex React applications.
• Optimize applications for performance, scalability, responsiveness, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve UI, functional, integration, and performance-related issues.
• Write clean, efficient, maintainable, and well-documented code following established coding standards.
• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and architectural decisions.
• Develop and maintain unit and integration tests to ensure application reliability and code quality.
• Work with build tools, package managers, and CI/CD pipelines as required to support efficient development and deployment.
• Stay current with React ecosystem updates, modern JavaScript practices, front-end technologies, and industry best practices.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development processes, coding standards, and front-end engineering practices.
• Education
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field is preferred.
• Equivalent practical experience and demonstrated technical expertise may be considered.

• Experience working on large-scale, enterprise-grade React applications.
• Knowledge of modern React development patterns and ecosystem.
• Experience with TypeScript is a plus.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, cloud environments, and Agile/Scrum methodologies is a plus.
• Experience with frontend architecture, micro-frontends, or design systems is an advantage.