Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Hawaii.

📋 Description

• Establish the technical vision and long-term architectural strategy for our frontend platform encompassing both web (React) and mobile (React Native) applications.

• Create, develop, and enhance shared foundations including design systems, component libraries, state management patterns, routing, build tools (Vite), and testing frameworks.

• Propel enhancements in developer experience through initiatives such as CI/CD pipelines, linting, type safety, code generation, MR/PR workflows, and metrics that highlight platform health.

• Take ownership of advancing accessibility (WCAG) and internationalization/RTL standards within the frontend ecosystem.

• Collaborate with backend engineers to design and enhance GraphQL APIs powered by Python services (Django, Flask), and contribute to backend modifications when necessary to facilitate platform progress.

• Develop efficient and reusable systems that support complex web and mobile applications.

• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and GDPR, maintaining security through best-practice implementations.

• Lead large, ambiguous, or cross-team initiatives by working closely with design, product, and engineering teams to deliver exceptional and consistent user experiences.

• Write and maintain technical documentation, unit tests, and integration tests.

• Serve as a thought leader in strategic engineering and technology initiatives, and actively participate in cross-team engineering discussions.

• Mentor frontend and full-stack engineers to amplify your impact across the engineering organization.

• Provide thoughtful and constructive reviews of technical project plans and code.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 8 years of relevant software development experience, emphasizing frontend engineering.

• Profound expertise in React, TypeScript, and contemporary frontend tools (Vite, Webpack, or similar); experience with React Native is highly preferred.

• Documented success in designing and scaling frontend platforms, design systems, or shared component libraries utilized by multiple product teams.

• Strong proficiency in GraphQL (schema design, client tooling) and the capability to contribute effectively to backend services in Python (Django/Flask) as needed.

• Experience in steering frontend architectural decisions, including state management, performance, bundling, rendering strategies, and testing.

• Solid understanding of web performance, accessibility (WCAG), and internationalization (experience with RTL is a plus).

• Proven track record in enhancing developer experience and CI/CD for frontend codebases (linting, type checks, automated testing, MR/PR workflows, metrics).

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders across teams.

• Capacity to work effectively with and mentor a distributed engineering team.

• Experience leading and architecting large-scale projects as a technical thought leader.

• A passion for creating solutions that improve people's lives.

• Immigration sponsorship is not available for this position. Applicants must maintain work authorization for the entire duration of employment without employer sponsorship or employer-provided training plans or attestations (including, for instance, the Form I-983 required for STEM OPT).

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Disability / Life Insurance.

• High Deductible Health Plan with Health Savings Account (HSA) option.

• Flexible Spending Account (FSA).

• Access to coaches and therapists through Modern Health's platform.

• Flexible Time Off.

• Company-wide Collective Pause Days.

• Parental Leave Policy.

• Family Forming Benefit through Carrot.

• Family Assistance Benefit through UrbanSitter.

• Professional Development Stipend.

• 401k.

• Financial Planning Benefit through Origin.

• Annual Wellness Stipend for items that promote your overall well-being.

• New Hire Stipend to assist with work-from-home setup costs.

• ModSquad Community: Virtual events including active ERGs, holiday-themed activities, team-building events, and more.

• Monthly Cell Phone Reimbursement.