Senior Software Engineer, Front End

Description

• Architect & Implement: Lead the development of complex React applications using modern patterns (Hooks, Context, Composition). • Design System Leadership: Build, maintain, and document reusable component libraries to ensure visual and functional consistency across our entire ecosystem, MUI experience preferred. • Performance & Best Practices: Optimize frontend performance, ensure accessibility compliance, and enforce clean code standards through rigorous peer reviews. • Collaborative Design: Partner closely with Product Designers to translate Figma mocks into high-fidelity, responsive layouts, providing technical feedback on UI/UX feasibility. • Full-Stack Awareness: Consume and occasionally contribute to API design (Node.js/Python) to ensure seamless data flow between the frontend and backend. • Data-Driven Iteration: Use monitoring and analytics (logs, usage metrics) to identify friction points in the user journey and implement UI improvements. • AI-Augmented Workflow: Champion the use of AI coding assistants (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate feature delivery, refactor legacy code, and maintain high test coverage.

Requirements

• 5+ Years of Experience: A proven track record of shipping production-grade web applications. • AI Proficiency: Extreme comfort using AI agents to write, debug, and document code. You should be able to demonstrate how you use prompts and context to solve complex architectural problems. • React Mastery: Deep expertise in the React ecosystem, including state management, hooks, and performance profiling. • CSS Architect: Advanced knowledge of modern styling solutions (Styled-Components, CSS Modules, or Tailwind) and a "CSS-first" mindset for layout logic. • The "Design Eye": A passion for UI/UX. You care about the "why" behind a design and have the ability to articulate design system decisions. • Engineering Excellence: Experience with TypeScript, modern testing libraries, and frontend build tools. • Communication: Ability to bridge the gap between design and backend engineering, explaining complex frontend constraints to non-technical stakeholders. • A proactive, self-directed mindset with a track record of suggesting new ideas, improving processes, and contributing to technical direction. • Experience mentoring other engineers or a willingness to support team growth.

Benefits

• medical, vision, dental, disability, and life insurance • parental and military leave • employee assistance program • 401k + match • annual bonus • pet insurance • RSUs • Paid parking* • 10 paid holidays

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