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Collabera

MERN Stack Developer (React and Node.js)

Hybrid

Richmond hill, Canada

$ 65 /hour

Mid level

Freelance

30-12-2025

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Skills

C# TypeScript NoSQL MongoDB Shopify CI/CD Databases Azure react node.js Back-end Development Software Development .NET CI/CD Pipelines E-commerce

Job Specifications

MERN Stack Developer (React & Node.js)

Client: RETAIL Industry

Location: 3 days/week on site (Markham) - 6 Staples Dr

Duration: 6-month contract

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

Colabra is looking for a MERN stack developer to join a large retail client sitting in Markham. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading a team of five developers while contributing hands-on to both front-end and back-end development efforts within a large retail e-commerce environment. This includes managing daily production activities, delivering new project features, and ensuring overall platform stability.

Key responsibilities include:

Leading, mentoring, and supporting a team of five developers.
Overseeing daily production operations, including incident management, troubleshooting, and resolution.
Performing code reviews, managing team performance, and driving continuous improvement initiatives.
Developing and enhancing front-end features using React (approximately 70% of development workload).
Supporting back-end development using Node.js and TypeScript (approximately 30%).
Working with MongoDB NoSQL databases for designing, querying, and optimizing data structures.
Managing production logs and supporting debugging and issue resolution for the e-commerce platform.
Contributing to new project work aligned with retail e-commerce initiatives.
Building, deploying, and maintaining code within an Azure cloud environment using CI/CD pipelines.
Collaborating with cross-functional groups to ensure timely delivery of enhancements and platform updates.

Required Skills

5-8 years of professional software development experience.
Strong hands-on experience with React and the MERN stack (MongoDB, Express.js, React, Node.js).
Deep front-end expertise (70%) React combined with solid back-end experience in Node.js (30%).
Proven experience leading or mentoring development teams in a fast-paced or production environment.
Practical experience working in Azure cloud, including CI/CD, deployments, and build pipelines.
Strong knowledge of MongoDB and NoSQL data modelling.
Experience supporting production environments, debugging, and resolving issues in real time.
Experience working on high-traffic or enterprise-level web applications is an asset.

Nice-to-Haves

Experience with C# or .NET.
Experience with Shopify or e-commerce platform integrations.

About the Company

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