Frontend Software Engineer, Writer

• We’re looking for someone with great UX and UI sensibilities who can make thoughtful, beautiful decisions on things usually decided by PMs and designers
• You’ll need solid knowledge of JavaScript and TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. We’re also looking for strength in with Mobx, React and ​​Redux
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years professional Software engineering experience working on modern web ecosystems
• 5+ years professional experience with Mobx, React, Typescript, Javascript, HTML, RESTful API, CSS, and other front-end technologies
• Proactive communication skills, both sync and async
• Sets the highest possible UX and UI bar for what you ship: it’s consumer-grade or bust
• A love for writing

Desirable

• At Writer, you'll be working closely with the founders and the engineering team to build, manage, and scale a user experience that tens of thousands of people rely on every day
• As a frontend engineer, you’ll build key feature sets for the Writer product, manage our in-house design system, and optimize our frontend code for performance and responsiveness
• You’ll be our resident expert on frontend best practices and be a player/coach with the rest of the frontend team
• Build modular, reusable components and features for Writer’s web app
• Extend our product design system and empower other engineers to build well-designed features efficiently
• Integrate in-house and third party systems via APIs
• Make sure every part of the web app is staggeringly fast
• Work closely with our product team to design and develop new features
• Contribute to an early, special team and help us build on our strong engineering culture

• Selection of employer-covered medical plans, plus dental, vision, life insurance, and FSA
• Flexible location and schedule options
• Competitive parental leave policy
• Company stock options
• 401k plan with employer contributions
• Learning and development stipend
• Generous PTO
• Distributed from Day 1: Our processes and operating cadence are built around a distributed culture
• SF office space: If you prefer working from an office, we have a beautiful sunny one in Union Square, the heart of San Francisco

Total funding: $326m

AI-assisted writing tools have taken off over recent years. With the likes of high-exposure company Grammarly accelerating adoption of such tools, a flurry of startups have appeared to offer their own takes. Writer’s angle is to leverage AI as a means of standardizing and scaling both content and communications for business teams. The tool offers autofilling and inline suggestions that keep content aligned with pre-determined company language and style guides.