Senior Front-End Software Engineer

Description

• Architect and develop reusable front-end systems powering complex web applications (React, Next.js).

• Collaborate closely with UI/UX and product teams to shape and deliver roadmap features.

• Integrate and coordinate with third-party services and platforms.

• Participate in planning, scoping, and road mapping sessions to define technical requirements.

• Conduct code reviews, provide mentorship, and advocate for best practices.

• Build, test, and deploy code using CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions).

• Contribute to Agile/SCRUM ceremonies and on-call rotations.

• Champion accessibility, security, and performance in all development work.

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional software development experience.

• 2+ years of experience with modern JavaScript frameworks— React and Next.js required .

• Strong expertise in front-end languages (HTML, CSS) and JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+).

• Experience architecting new systems in an API-driven, microservices environment.

• Familiarity with JavaScript tooling (NPM, Webpack, or similar bundlers).

• Proven ability to build responsive, cross-browser, and cross-device compatible interfaces.

• Hands-on experience writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests (Jest preferred).

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, Gitlab CI/CD, Jenkins, or CircleCI).

• Solid understanding of computer science concepts (algorithms, data structures).

• Demonstrated ability to own projects through the full development lifecycle.

• Security-first mindset and willingness to work in a regulated environment.

• Strong communication and mentoring skills.

• Nice to Haves Astro, Node.js, and WordPress experience .

• Experience building reusable UI libraries and design systems.

• Strong understanding of semantic, accessible markup (W3C, WAI, WCAG/Section 508).

• Full-stack exposure (Node.js, REST APIs, serverless architectures).

• Experience with AWS services (Lambda, CloudFront, CloudWatch, S3, IAM, etc.).

• Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (Terraform preferred).

• Experience instrumenting, monitoring, and debugging production systems.

• Prior experience in a startup or fast-paced environment.

Benefits

• medical, dental, vision, HSA and FSA, generous earned time off, 401K/student loan repayment, life insurance & AD&D insurance, employee assistance program, employee stock purchase program, tuition reimbursement, performance-based incentive pay, short- and long-term disability, and a robust wellness program. Click here to learn more about our benefits: LINK .

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