# Staff software engineer, front end

**Company:** [Watershed](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/watershed)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Frontend Engineering
**Salary:** $216k – $282k/yr
**Experience:** 6+ years
**Skills:** JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Frontend Architecture, UI/UX Design, Full-Stack Development, Code Review, Mentoring, Performance Optimization, Testing
**Posted:** 2026-05-22

> Own frontend architecture and deliver high-quality UI/UX for complex financial applications while mentoring the team. Requires 6+ years of software engineering experience and a true frontend specialist who can go full-stack when needed.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Write performant, well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code across the technical stack
- Own the frontend architecture, planning ahead to enable the team to build quickly without compromising on quality
- Collaborate with Design and Design Engineering teams to deliver beautiful, clear, and consistent customer experiences
- Lead the team on UI/UX topics, supporting others to build skills in your areas of expertise
- Champion design principles such as “smart defaults but you decide” and “connected and familiar”

## Requirements
- 6+ years in software engineering
- Specialization in building UI/UX for complex applications
- True frontend specialist with willingness to go full-stack when needed
- Track record of raising the bar on frontend quality by mentoring others and leading by example
- Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week

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