Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
Staff Frontend Engineer architects component libraries, shared abstractions, and performant React experiences for a music platform. Requires 7+ years building modular web apps with TypeScript, React, NextJS, and obsession for UX, accessibility, performance.
About the job
What You’ll Do
- Architect the component libraries, shared abstractions, and foundational TypeScript and React code
- Make it easy for feature teams to do the right thing through tooling and infrastructure that keeps quality high without sacrificing velocity
- Drive a culture of high-quality craft through code review, documentation, and hands-on collaboration with engineers across the org
- Accelerate feature development by scaling a rich component library with an emphasis on reusability and a consistent and accessible user experience
- Write tests, documentation, and structured briefs that make agentic development workflows reliable
- Identify pain points and drive technical improvements through thoughtful, incremental refactors
- Design and build highly interactive, performant experiences for exploring and listening to music
- Obsess over the performance, accessibility, and craft of our products
What You’ll Need
- 7+ years experience shipping production web apps
- Advanced expertise in TypeScript, React, NextJS, CSS
- Experience building complex responsive web apps that are modular and maintainable
- Experience translating ambitious prototypes into production-ready code without compromising on quality, accessibility, or delight
- An obsession with great user experiences, getting the details right, and iterating rapidly
- Strong communication skills with experience collaborating across engineering, design, and product teams
- Passion for web performance metrics and a healthy fear of red numbers
Nice to Have
- Experience building developer tooling and automation pipelines
- Familiarity with design systems and building shared component libraries
- Experience with AI-assisted development workflows
- A love of music (listening, exploring, making) is a huge plus
Perks & Benefits for Full-Time Employees
- Company Equity Package
- 401(k) with 3% Employer Match & Roth 401(k)
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (PPO w/ HSA & FSA options)
- 11 Paid Holidays + Unlimited PTO & Sick Time
- 16 Weeks of Paid Parental Leave
- Creative Education Stipend
- Generous Commuter Allowance
- In-Office Lunch (5 days per week)
Skills
TypeScript, React, Next.js, CSS, JavaScript
Similar jobs
Frontend Engineering jobs
Abridge
CaliforniaBuild and support React/TypeScript applications for an AI healthcare platform, shaping frontend technology standards and collaborating across product, design, machine learning, and infrastructure. The role requires 7+ years building web applications, including 5+ years with React, plus strong autonomy and AI-assisted engineering experience.
Playground
New York, NY
Staff Software Engineer building and maintaining scalable, secure frontend infrastructure and developer tooling for a child care platform. Requires 5+ years experience, React proficiency, and expertise in Vite, CI/CD, and monitoring tools.
ezCater
Boston, MA
Leads frontend architecture for restaurant partner portals, order management, and embedded business intelligence experiences. Requires 8+ years of development experience with deep React, Next.js, and TypeScript expertise, plus experience with scalable architecture, data-rich interfaces, and technical mentorship.
Launchdarkly
United States
Own the consistency, design-system adoption, shared interaction primitives, and performance of LaunchDarkly’s core feature-management interfaces across teams. The role requires 10+ years of engineering experience, deep TypeScript and React expertise, enterprise UI experience, and production experience with agent-driven workflows.
United States
Leads the technical direction of Pinterest’s foundational web platform, with emphasis on client-side data fetching, architecture, developer experience, and scalable engineering standards. Requires 8+ years of web engineering experience and expertise in JavaScript or TypeScript, GraphQL, REST, and modern web systems.