Senior React Software Engineer (contract)
Mindgrub · Baltimore, MD
$65–$75/hrfrom the description
Jul 15, 2026
Baltimore, MD
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A contract-based front-end engineering role focused on building and maintaining React/TypeScript web applications for enterprise clients, with a particular emphasis on the energy and utilities sectors. Day-to-day work involves architecting component libraries, managing client-side state and data flows, and ensuring accessibility and cross-browser quality. The role suits an experienced front-end engineer comfortable working independently within a team and engaging with client stakeholders.
Mid level · 4+ years · Remote · Contract
Advertised as Senior, but the requirements read as Mid.
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 120,000 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 50,500–180,500
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (12)
The posting is a time-bounded engagement ('July through January with potential to extend, 40 hrs/wk'), which is treated as a contract role rather than full-time employment.
A degree is listed as 'preferred' and not a hard gate, so the degree requirement is set to None.
The 4+ years figure is tied explicitly to React/JavaScript/TypeScript front-end experience; it also serves as the role-level experience floor.
TypeScript is listed alongside JavaScript as acceptable ('React and JavaScript or TypeScript'); JavaScript is captured as an alternative.
Testing is required in aggregate ('unit, integration, and end-to-end testing tools') but no specific framework is named; emitted as separate skill entries for unit and end-to-end testing without named alternatives to avoid inventing tools.
Front-end build tooling, component libraries, and client-side state management are named capabilities required by the JD but reference no single canonical tool; they are retained as skills because the JD explicitly gates on depth of experience with them.
The role is titled 'Senior' but gates on only 4+ years of experience with a relatively focused front-end scope — requirements support a Mid-level band. The advertised seniority reflects the title as written.
The alternative occupation code 15-1254 (Web Developers) is noted as a runner-up given the front-end/React focus, but the role ships a full application with state management, routing, CI/CD, and testing — squarely Software Developers (15-1252).
U.S. citizenship is explicitly required.
Ignored 3 non-technology phrase(s) as skills (responsibilities/concepts, not named tools): front-end build tooling, client-side state management, end-to-end testing.
Posting is for a contract engagement — the market benchmarks below price full-time roles, so read the comp comparison with that in mind.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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