Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Role
We are looking for a senior software engineer to own the creation, design, and maintenance of web applications at our company. The current applications are written in Typescript using React as a framework, served through Next.js, and using React Query. You will work in an environment that is fast paced, has little technical debt, and utilizes the latest technologies.

Responsibilities

- Own the technical vision and architecture for our web applications.

- Lead end-to-end development of new user-facing features.

- Break fuzzy ideas into clear specs, edge cases, phased plans.

- Build intuitive and responsive UIs from Figma mocks.

- Optimize application performance, focusing on Core Web Vitals.

- Evolve React/Next.js structure: routing, state, and code‑split rules

- Define React Query caching, retries, and optimistic updates.

- Build a cross‑platform component library with Storybook.

- Iteratively work with design and product leadership to create a delightful experience.

- Represent engineering in roadmap; balance value, effort, and risk.

- Rapid‑prototype UI/UX to de‑risk big bets with design.

Qualifications

- 5+ years of experience as a software engineer

- 3+ years of experience building and shipping web applications with React and Next.js.

- Strong knowledge of TypeScript, React, and React Native.

- Experience creating websites from Figma mocks.

- Solid understanding of UI/UX design principles.

- A keen eye for detail, particularly in ensuring UI elements' visual quality and interactivity.

- Experience with ‘polishing’ UI in collaboration with a designer.

- Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, Detox, etc.).

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