Senior Staff Software Engineer

Responsibilities

• Define and drive frontend architecture for the customer purchase journey, including component design, state management, rendering strategy, and application structure.
• Build customer-facing web experiences end-to-end, including pixel-perfect UI implementation, API integration, error handling, and production monitoring.
• Own frontend performance and reliability, including Core Web Vitals, load time, rendering performance, and resilience during backend or third-party degradation.
• Lead the evolution of shared component libraries and design systems with a focus on consistency, accessibility, and developer ergonomics.
• Partner with product and design to shape maintainable, performant, and accessible interaction patterns and UX decisions.
• Drive cross-team frontend initiatives and establish standards adopted by other customer-facing engineering teams.
• Conduct code and design reviews, write frontend architectural decision records, and establish engineering quality practices.
• Mentor senior frontend engineers and support their architectural thinking, design system judgment, and customer-experience ownership.
• Champion accessibility, inclusive design, and pragmatic AI-assisted development across the UI development lifecycle.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 12+ years of frontend engineering experience with senior staff-level or equivalent technical scope and demonstrated organization-wide influence.
• Deep expertise in WebGL, GSAP, Framer, Astro, React, and TypeScript, including advanced patterns, performance optimization, and large-scale application architecture.
• Proven experience owning and evolving component libraries or design systems at scale.
• Strong UX and interaction design instincts, including the ability to translate design intent into maintainable implementations.
• Mastery of frontend performance concepts including Core Web Vitals, SSR, SSG, CSR, code splitting, and bundle optimization.
• Deep understanding of WCAG and practical experience building accessible, inclusive experiences.
• Track record of leading frontend technical strategy, authoring RFCs, conducting architecture reviews, and influencing stakeholders.
• Preferred experience includes AI/ML platform foundations or developer AI tooling, automotive or consumer products, multi-tenant platforms, shared enterprise services, micro frontend architecture, and mobile platform foundations using iOS, Android, or React Native.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain frontend tradeoffs to product, design, and engineering stakeholders.
• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel domestically.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders.
• Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.
• Full-time, exempt position with an annual performance bonus program.
• Role based in Fremont, California, with one day per week in the office, regular in-person meetings and events, and required domestic travel.