Role overview
The Frontend Developer designs and builds a vehicle manufacturer's digital customer experience, taking hands-on ownership of high-quality web and mobile interfaces from implementation through production. The role combines frontend architecture, component design, state management, and engineering judgment in a startup environment with evolving priorities and sometimes incomplete requirements.
Frontend Delivery and Technical Ownership
- Design, build, and deliver intuitive, reliable, high-performance customer-facing web and mobile experiences.
- Lead the implementation and evolution of frontend systems, including UI architecture, components, and state management.
- Write clean, well-structured code and contribute to code reviews and technical design discussions.
- Own code quality throughout delivery, including tests, edge-case handling, and production readiness.
- Work closely with Product, Design, and UX to turn customer needs into thoughtful technical solutions.
- Balance delivery speed, quality, and long-term maintainability, explaining technical trade-offs clearly.
- Simplify and improve systems through sound judgment, creativity, and attention to detail.
- Mentor other engineers through feedback, technical discussions, and day-to-day example.
Experience and Engineering Skills
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent practical experience.
- At least four years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong focus on frontend or customer-facing web development.
- Strong proficiency in modern frontend languages, ideally TypeScript, React, and JavaScript, supported by solid data structures, algorithms, and problem-decomposition fundamentals.
- Experience building and maintaining production UI systems, including accessibility, cross-browser compatibility, and performance optimization.
- At least three years contributing to frontend architecture and design for maintainability, reliability, and scale.
- At least three years across the full software development lifecycle, including coding standards, reviews, source control, build tools, testing, and operational support.
- Familiarity with cloud-backed environments, such as API integration, CI/CD pipelines, AWS, or Azure, and an understanding of frontend behavior in production.
- Strong communication skills, including asking clarifying questions, explaining assumptions, identifying constraints, and communicating reasoning when requirements are ambiguous.
Remote Work and Eligibility
This is a full-time remote position in the United States. Applicants must have permanent authorization to work in the United States; visa sponsorship is unavailable.
Pay and Benefits
Annual base pay is USD $119,662–$179,493. Compensation depends on relevant knowledge, skills, experience, education, training, certifications, work location, and other business and organizational factors.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance, vacation, and a 401(k). Eligibility for an equity program and/or discretionary annual incentive program is subject to the applicable program rules.
Equal employment opportunity and affirmative action policies apply. Reasonable accommodations are available for qualified applicants with disabilities during the application process.