Staff Frontend Engineer

Description

• Communicate regularly with stakeholders, project managers, quality assurance teams, and other developers regarding progress on a long-term technology roadmap • Convert business requirements into actionable engineering plans and work items • Produce quality code, raising the bar for team performance and speed • Write code and tests, build prototypes, resolve issues, and profile and analyze bottlenecks • Optimize front-end services for performance, reliability, security and scalability • Integrate front-end service deliverables from other engineering teams into a single user-experience • Provide technical leadership and direction to other front-end developers • Partner with back-end developers to develop services and APIs • Develop automated unit and integration tests to ensure business needs are met • Participate in an on-call rotation to quickly resolve technical issues impacting customers • Develop product analytics designed to understand the user experience • Mentor and develop front-end engineering talent

Requirements

• Proficient knowledge of HTML, JavaScript, CSS • Deep understanding of modern web practices and the associated technologies (JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, etc.) • Experience with at least one of the major public cloud providers: AWS, Google, Azure • Experience with API development frameworks (Swagger or other frameworks) • Technical knowledge and understanding of techniques and standards for authentication, authorization, and encryption • Experience converting UI mockups to usable web pages • 5-10 years of experience developing web applications • Experience shipping UI software in production environments • Experience leading development for a UI team • Experience with modern observability platforms (Datadog or similar)

Benefits

• Health insurance • Retirement plans • Paid time off • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development • Bonuses • Stock options • Equipment allowances • Wellness programs

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