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FullStack Typescript Engineer / React / Node.JS

Chicago, Illinois

Hybrid

Contract

$70/hr - $95/hr

We’re looking for a Senior Fullstack Engineer to help build and scale a next-generation platform for collectibles and trading cards. This role is ideal for an engineer who thrives in product-driven environments, enjoys solving performance and scalability challenges, and wants to directly impact how collectors buy, sell, manage, and engage with their collections.

You’ll work closely with product, data, and business stakeholders to design systems that support high-traffic APIs, complex data models, marketplace integrations, and subscription-based monetization—all while maintaining reliability, performance, and cost efficiency at scale using React, Node.JS, Typescript.

Required Skills & Experience

+ 7–10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong backend focus.

+ Proven experience designing and scaling high-performance, production-grade systems.

+ Strong knowledge of Backend APIs (REST and/or GraphQL), Relational databases and query optimization, Caching strategies (Redis or similar), and Event-driven architectures

+ Hands-on experience with cloud infrastructure (AWS or equivalent), with an emphasis on reliability and cost efficiency.

+ Experience integrating payment systems, subscriptions, and third-party APIs.

+ Ability to translate business and product requirements into clean, scalable technical designs.

+ Comfortable leading initiatives, making architectural trade-offs, and mentoring other engineers.

+ Excellent communication skills and experience working with distributed or global teams.

Desired Skills & Experience

+ Experience in marketplace, fintech, or subscription-based products

+ Familiarity with analytics and customer engagement tools (Segment, Mixpanel, marketing automation platforms)

+ Experience building software for collectibles, trading cards, gaming, or enthusiast communities

+ Exposure to mobile + web platform ecosystems

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You will receive the following benefits:

+ Medical Insurance - Four medical plans to choose from for you and your family

+ Dental & Orthodontia Benefits

+ Vision Benefits

+ Health Savings Account (HSA)

+ Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

+ Voluntary Life Insurance, Long-Term & Short-Term Disability Insurance

+ Hospital Indemnity Insurance

+ 401(k) including match with pre and post-tax options

+ Paid Sick Time Leave

+ Legal and Identity Protection Plans

+ Pre-tax Commuter Benefit

+ 529 College Saver Plan

Motion Recruitment Partners (MRP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All applicants must be currently authorized to work on a full-time basis in the country for which they are applying, and no sponsorship is currently available. Employment is subject to the successful completion of a pre-employment screening. Accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process as required under MRP’s Employment Accommodation policy. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

**Posted by:** Esteban Medina

Specialization:

+ Node.js

+ Javascript

+ Front End