Staff Software Engineer, Front End

Responsibilities

• Lead frontend architecture decisions involving component design, state management, rendering strategy, and application structure.
• Build performant customer-facing experiences end-to-end, including UI implementation, API integration, error handling, and production monitoring.
• Own frontend performance, including Core Web Vitals, rendering performance, and resilience during backend or third-party service degradation.
• Contribute to and evolve shared component libraries and design systems with a focus on consistency, accessibility, and developer ergonomics.
• Partner with product and design on interaction and UX decisions and communicate technical tradeoffs.
• Drive technical initiatives through design documents, RFCs, architecture reviews, and frontend patterns.
• Conduct code and design reviews and author architectural decision records.
• Mentor and develop senior engineers.
• Champion accessibility throughout the engineering lifecycle.
• Evaluate AI-assisted development tools and help establish effective team practices.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of frontend engineering experience with staff-level or equivalent technical scope.
• Deep expertise with WebGL, GSAP, Framer, and Astro for performant, maintainable systems.
• Strong command of React and TypeScript, including advanced patterns, performance optimization, and application architecture at scale.
• Experience contributing to or owning component libraries and design systems.
• Strong UX and interaction-design instincts and the ability to translate design intent into maintainable implementations.
• Strong understanding of frontend performance, Core Web Vitals, SSR, SSG, CSR, code splitting, and bundle optimization.
• Understanding of web accessibility standards, including WCAG, and practical experience building inclusive experiences.
• Ability to lead technical work through design documents, architecture reviews, and cross-team influence.
• Clear communication skills for articulating frontend tradeoffs to product, design, and engineering stakeholders.
• Valid driver’s license and ability 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 paid time off as accrued, plus 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 annual company or floating holidays.
• 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 based at the Charlotte, NC headquarters with occasional office attendance and required domestic travel.