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# News 12 Software Developer - Frontend

- **Company:** Optimum Communications Inc.
- **Location:** New York, NY, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Salary:** $83,538.0 - $137,241.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Cascading Style Sheets (CSS), Software Quality, Code Review, Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Responsive Web Design, Software Engineering, Data Logging, ReactJS, Software Security, Backend, Front End Software Development
- **Published:** October 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://diversityjobs.com/career/18629791/News-12-Software-Developer-Frontend-New-York-Long-Island-City

## About the Role

* 2+ years of professional frontend development experience
 * 3+ years experience in React, including hooks, context, state management patterns, and performance optimization techniques
 * Clear understanding of modern Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) including layouts (Flexbox, Grid) and responsive design
 * Familiarity with at least some best practices for software development using AI
 * Experience instrumenting frontend observability: logging, performance metrics, alerting, and dashboards
 * Experience with frontend testing frameworks
 * Excellent communication skills and a collaborative, team-oriented mindset
 * Understands software security best practices
 * Must have a strong desire for self-improvement
 * Strong understanding of software development processes, procedures, and technology

## Description

The Software Developer - Frontend will build and maintain high-performance digital solutions that power News 12's customer-facing and internal platforms. Working within a modern cloud-hosted environment, they will contribute to front-end software design decisions, UI quality standards, and collaborate closely with backend and product teams to deliver exceptional experiences.
Responsibilities

 * Contributor in designing and developing scalable, maintainable React applications following modern best practices.
 * Participate in estimation, sprint planning, and daily status reporting of assigned tasks.
 * Participate in code reviews to uphold high standards of code quality and accessibility.
 * CSS implementation including responsive design, theming, and performance
 * Monitor and improve responsiveness and other key browser metrics for your deliverables.
 * Stay current with latest technologies and best practices in the industry.