Contractual Junior Frontend Developer Jobs in Richmond, VA

Junior Front End Engineer - React

MECCA's digital platforms reach millions of customers, and every interaction matters.We'relooking for a curious and motivated Junior Frontend Engineer to help us build the experiences behind those interactions, contributing to scalable, high-performing web applications while developing your craft alongside experienced engineers who genuinely care about your growth.

You'llwork across the frontend stack, building modern features with React, Next.js, TypeScript,GraphQL, and REST APIs, collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and delivery teams to bring ideas to life.You'llalso work in an engineering teamthat'sactively embracing AI as part of how we build software, using AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and free up more time for the creative, problem-solving work that makes engineering rewarding. Youwon'tbe expected to arrive as an expert in any ofthis. You will be expected to arrivecurious.

The Role You Could Play:

• Build andmaintainfrontend features usingReact(essential), Next.js, TypeScript,GraphQL, Apollo, and REST APIs, contributing to applications that serve millions of customers

• Understand the Mecca customer and contributing to ideation and solutions to create an amazing user experience

• Translate designs and requirements into responsive, accessible, and maintainable UI components that feel polished and considered

• Write clean, readable, and testable code, actively seeking feedback and applying team standards as you develop your engineering instincts

• Participate in code reviews, technical discussions, and team ceremonies, bringing your questions and perspective to the table

• Collaborate with senior engineers, designers, product managers, and QA to deliver workyou'reproud of

• Contribute to automated testing acrossunit, integration, and end-to-end layers, building confidence in the code you ship

• Use AI-assisted development tools as a natural part of your workflow, while building the judgment to know when to trust it and when to question it

• Help investigate bugs, troubleshoot issues, and improve the reliability and performance of our web applications

• Support improvements to developer experience, shared components, and tooling within ourmonorepoenvironment

• Stay curious about emerging frontend technologies and AI tooling, and bring ideas back to the team as you grow

What You Will Bring:

• Hands-on frontend experience through commercial work, internships, personal projects, or open-source contributions

• Working knowledge of React and Next.js, and an understanding of component-based architecture

• Solid fundamentals in HTML, CSS, responsive design, and how browsersrenderand behave

• Familiarity with REST orGraphQLAPIs and how frontend applications consume them

• Experience with Git and collaborative workflows including branching, pull requests, and code review

• An interest in writing tests and building toward automation, even ifyou'reearlyinthat journey

• Awareness of web accessibility and SEO principles

• An openness to using AI-assisted development tools as part of how you learn and work

• Strong problem-solving skills and the willingness to ask good questions

• Clear communication and a collaborative, team-first approach

• Curiosity, self-motivation, and a genuine drive to keep improving

• Comfort in Agile environments, or an eagerness to learn Scrum or Kanban ways of working

Nice to Have

Experience or interest in the following areas will help you hit the ground running:

• Exposure to e-commerce or customer-facing digital products

• Experience with testing tools like Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright, or Cypress

• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines or cloud platforms such as AWS

• Some familiarity with backend technologies, particularly .NET, and how frontend integrates with backend services

• Experience with React Native or mobile app development

• Familiarity with observability platforms such as Datadog or New Relic

Your Life At MECCA

Whilst we are singularly focused on our #CustomerFirstmantra, we know thatwouldn'tbe possible without an incredible team that is guided by our MECCA values and motivatedeach and everyday to be solutions focused, innovative, collaborative and adaptable, and have a bit of fun along the way!

Some of our other team member benefits include:

• Professional development programs and first-classdigitisedlearning offering

• Health and well-being initiatives

• Reward and recognition programs

• Access to bonus and incentive programs

• Access to quarterly product allowance

• Generous discount to spoil yourselves and your immediate family, as well as a generous product allowance, subject to company policy.