Frontend - Focused Full Stack Developer

Role Summary

Journey Payroll is looking for a Frontend‑Focused Full Stack Developer to join the team and support the ongoing development of our payroll and HR web application.

This role is best suited to a junior‑to‑intermediate developer with strong frontend development skills, especially with Vue.js, who is comfortable working in an existing application and gradually growing into broader full stack responsibilities over time.

The primary focus of the role will be frontend feature development, application maintenance, bug fixing, staging support, and supporting the existing frontend development workload.

The developer will work within a multi‑repository application environment and will be expected to follow established development patterns, coding standards, review processes, and release workflows.

This role does not require ownership of backend architecture, infrastructure, production environments, major system design decisions, or complex backend migration work.

• Build, maintain, and improve frontend application features using Vue.js.
• Work with existing frontend components, pages, workflows, and application patterns.
• Assist with the delivery of user‑facing features across payroll, HR, employee management, time, PTO, and related workflows.
• Implement assigned frontend tasks based on provided requirements and technical guidance.
• Refactor and clean up assigned frontend code where approved by the technical leads.
• Ensure frontend changes follow existing application patterns and integrate correctly with the current application structure.
• Support the current frontend developer by assisting with assigned tasks and helping reduce the frontend development workload over time.
• Help improve frontend maintainability by identifying areas where components, pages, or logic can be simplified under guidance.

• Learn how the existing application is structured across multiple repositories.
• Develop an understanding of how frontend screens, data structures, workflows, and backend‑driven behavior connect.
• Work with existing schemas, configuration files, and data‑driven workflows under guidance.
• Assist with small, reviewed application changes where required for assigned tasks.
• Inspect application behavior and data flows when troubleshooting bugs.
• Escalate complex backend, data, payroll, HR, workflow, or architectural concerns before making changes.
• Document findings where existing behavior, dependencies, or workflows are unclear.

• Work in a Mac or Linux‑based development environment, or a suitable Linux‑compatible set up.
• Use the command line for development setup, repository management, debugging, and running project scripts.
• Work with Docker as part of the local development workflow.
• Work across multiple repositories as assigned, with a primary focus on frontend tasks.
• Use Git and Git Lab for source control, branches, merge requests, and code review processes.
• Follow existing setup scripts, development workflows, and team documentation.

• Test assigned changes locally and in staging environments.
• Support staging testing before releases.
• Assist with identifying, reproducing, and reporting issues found during staging review.
• Learn the established release process under supervision.
• Follow release instructions provided by the technical leads.
• Escalate deployment, infrastructure, or production‑related issues to the responsible technical team members.

• Investigate and resolve assigned frontend and application bugs.
• Reproduce reported issues and document findings clearly.
• Assist with troubleshooting issues across frontend screens, data structures, and application workflows.
• Escalate complex backend, pipeline, database, infrastructure, or production issues where needed.
• Provide clear notes on bugs fixed, areas changed, and any risks identified during development.

• Work within Projentry to manage assigned tasks, tickets, updates, and priorities.
• Communicate clearly with the development team about progress, blockers, questions, and risks.
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