{"schemaVersion":"jobsearcher.job.v1","id":"c75f34883d91f1aa1cd9cd74","url":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c75f34883d91f1aa1cd9cd74","canonicalUrl":"https://jobsearcher.com/jobs/c75f34883d91f1aa1cd9cd74","title":"Web Developer - (Part-Time W-2)","description":"Location: Western Massachusetts / Northern Connecticut (Remote-friendly with occasional in-person collaboration)\nHours: 15-20 hours per week\nEmployment Type: W-2 Part-Time\nCompensation: $28-35/hour DOE\nAbout Us\nFriendly IT & Tech is an LGBTBE-certified managed service provider serving businesses across Western MA and Northern CT. We're not your typical IT company—we believe in speaking human, not jargon, and building genuine partnerships with our clients. We handle everything from managed IT services to custom web and software development, and we're growing fast.\nOur approach is modern, transparent, and non-hierarchical. We use AI-augmented workflows, cutting-edge tools, and we genuinely enjoy solving problems together.\nThe Role\nWe're looking for a web developer who's ready to build and implement—someone who can take specifications and turn them into working websites and applications. You'll work directly alongside our lead developer on client projects, handling the implementation work: building out sites, connecting APIs, setting up databases, and getting features shipped.\nYou're not expected to design interfaces or architect systems from scratch—our lead developer handles that. What we need is someone who can take a design or spec, understand what needs to be built, and execute on it efficiently using modern tools and workflows. You should be comfortable working independently on well-defined tasks while knowing when to ask questions.\nHere's what matters most to us:\nWe're looking for people who can learn, communicate, and code—in that order. We don't need someone who's memorized every framework or has 10 years of React experience. We need someone who's hungry to learn, thinks about how their work affects the bigger picture, and can clearly communicate when they're stuck or when they see a potential issue.\nIf you're early in your career but you're adaptable, thoughtful, and excited to build real things with modern tools, we want to hear from you.\nWhat you'll actually do day-to-day:\nBuild Next.js / React sites from designs and wireframes\nSet up and configure backend services (Convex, Supabase, etc.)\nImplement authentication flows using Clerk or similar\nConnect APIs and third-party integrations\nDeploy sites to Vercel and manage deployment workflows\nHandle routine updates and maintenance on existing client projects\nWork through the development task queue and technical specifications\nWhat We're Looking For\nOur priority order (and yours should be too):\nYou can LEARN fast - If our lead developer can spend 3-4 hours showing you a process and you can replicate it well, that's what matters most\nYou COMMUNICATE clearly - Ask good questions, explain your thinking, flag issues before they become problems\nYou can CODE - But we don't care which languages you know; we care that you can build things\nWhat that actually means:\nMust-haves:\n1-4 years of development experience (bootcamp grads with portfolios welcome)\nHunger to learn new tools and frameworks - Our stack evolves with client needs, and you should be excited (not intimidated) by that\nSystems thinking - If you implement X, can you think about side effect Y? 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Leading candidates will get a short take-home project (think hours, not days) that's intentionally vague—we want to see your thinking, approach, and whether you build only what's asked or think beyond the spec. You're welcome to use any tools, including AI assistants.\nWe're looking for people who can learn, communicate, and code—not people who've memorized every framework. If you're early in your career but you're hungry to learn and build real things, we want to hear from you.\nFriendly IT & Tech LLC is an equal opportunity employer. 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