Software Engineer - Frontend

Position: Software Engineer - Frontend Schedule: Full Time Reporting to: VP Technology Position Summary The Augustine Institute seeks a Senior Frontend Engineer to design, build, and maintain the user-facing experiences across its digital platforms. This role is primarily responsible for establishing foundational front-end architecture and design systems for customer-facing platforms, setting code-level implementation standards, and working closely with Product to deliver high-quality, consistent UI experiences across the Augustine Institute's portfolio of brands. Specific duties are listed below, but may not be all-inclusive. Qualifications Significant, demonstrable, and proven experience in: Building, implementing, and maintaining front-end architecture and design systems that yield consistent UX interactions and high-quality UI aesthetics Iterative development and designing experiences behind feature flags for graduated rollout and testing Data-driven approaches to optimizing user experiences across multiple applications React + Next.js for web development React Native + Expo for mobile development Tailwind CSS Building multi-profile / sub-account experiences (e.g., family, organization, and children's profiles) Deploying front-end code at enterprise and multi-hundred-thousand user scale (e.g., Cloudflare Pages, Vercel, AWS Amplify, ECS/Fargate, EC2, S3 + CloudFront) Managing llms.txt standards and designing with AI discoverability ("AI SEO") in mind alongside traditional search SEO Experience with or strong understanding of (preferred): LaunchDarkly or similar feature-flag tools New Relic or similar observability and monitoring tools Front-end tracking tools such as Mixpanel Video infrastructure integration (Mux or similar) in the front end Designing group or family-based features including shared experiences and watch parties Learning Management System (LMS) platforms and their core UI components Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience Skills and Abilities Ability to think cross-product, creating unique experiences for each brand (Formed, Amen, etc.) while sharing the same underlying core elements that make it feel like "the Augustine Institute" Ability to design UX/UI across distinct use cases built on the same core platform, adapting to different user contexts and personas Ability to understand when users need onboarding support and design in-app guides accordingly Experience maintaining UI code and documentation that enables both human collaboration and AI-assisted development, while ensuring AI adheres to design system and architectural standards Strong ability to perform quality assurance and security testing on all front-end code Ability to identify when niche specialists are needed and effectively delegate work to contractors, ensuring output meets quality standards and includes sufficient knowledge transfer for ongoing in-house maintenance Commitment to demonstrate consistently the Augustine Institute's core values including: Humility - We serve the Augustine Institute Mission with humility and a service mind-set. Collaboration - We work together as a united Body of Christ. Innovation - We encourage being creative and demonstrating a clever mindset. Excellence - We strive in everything we do to win souls for Christ. Physical Demands While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to perform stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, lifting, typing and use of office equipment, talking, hearing, seeing, and repetitive motions. Work Environment While performing the duties of this job, the employee will typically work in a climate-controlled office setting. Augustine Institute