Senior Frontend Engineer, Faire
$156-214.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office
Online wholesale marketplace
Job no longer available
Online wholesale marketplace
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$156-214.5k
+ Equity
More information about location
2-5 days a week in office
1001+ employees
Company mission
To empower brands and retailers to strengthen the unique character of local communities.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience
- Proficient in HTML, CSS, Typescript, and frameworks/libraries like React
- Extensive experience in frontend development, with a strong understanding of modern web technologies
- Strong understanding of web performance optimization techniques
- Strong collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
- Demonstrated ability to lead technical projects, from conception through execution
- A passion for creating high-quality, scalable, and performant code
- A bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Software Engineering or equivalent industry experience
What the job involves
- You will help shape the next generation of Faire’s Search experience. The Search UX team partners closely with Algorithms, Infra, and Design to make search more dynamic, brand-aware, and intent-driven
- As a senior engineer, you’ll be a key force behind initiatives like brand-evaluation modules, brand-centric layouts, Natural Language Search UX, and the migration of Search to a Server-Driven UI (SDUI) with dynamic layouts and components
- You’ll enable retailers to evaluate brands with confidence, refine results seamlessly, and experience search that “just gets them” while laying foundations for AI-driven layouts and multimodal exploration
- Systems analysis & requirements: Analyze retailer and brand use cases, search intent, and business processes; translate findings into functional specs, UI contracts, and system designs for SDUI-based pages and components
- Solution design & documentation: Design front-end system architecture (components, sections, schemas, data contracts), author design/tech specs, sequence diagrams, and runbooks to guide implementation and maintenance
- Implementation & integration: Build high-quality, reusable React/Next.js (incl. RSC) components and SDUI sections; integrate with backend services (REST/Streaming/Kotlin) in partnership with Algorithms and Infra
- Performance & reliability: Define and execute performance strategies (Core Web Vitals, RUM, profiling, caching, RSC boundaries), capacity planning, and resiliency patterns; track results and drive iterative improvements
- Framework development: Contribute to the technical direction of our SDUI framework and design system alignment (Slate). Establish conventions that ensure scalability, consistency, and broad adoption across surfaces
- Roadmapping & ownership: Co-own the Search UX roadmap; evaluate feasibility, perform impact/risk analysis, and lead multi-month projects that materially improve usability, performance, and maintainability
- Quality engineering: Establish testing strategies (unit, contract, integration, e2e with Playwright), code quality gates, and release/rollback procedures; conduct design and code reviews
- Stakeholder advising: Partner with PM, Design, Data Science, and Infra to recommend system changes, evaluate third-party tools, and communicate trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders
- Post-implementation support: Validate releases, monitor, triage, and perform root-cause analysis; propose remediation and preventive controls; maintain clear, up-to-date documentation
- Mentorship & leadership: Mentor engineers, share best practices, and help elevate team standards for analysis, design, and implementation
Our take
Faire is helping retailers find and buy wholesale merchandise for their stores, pairing independent brands with retailers. The company connects two million retailers globally to hundreds of thousands of brands across the globe.
In addition to a large catalog, the company attracts smaller retailers by offering net 60-day terms and free returns to boost confident buying at unpredictable times. Faire has seen impressive growth, reporting 300% year-on-year volume growth and a valuation of over $12.6B following its most recent tranche of funding from Shopify.
This investment is funding its continuing expansion into European and Australian markets, while accelerating product development, focusing on its OS for wholesale. It is also hiring talent globally as it takes aim at becoming a kind of Amazon for local and indie brands that want to sell globally.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
109% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 10 rounds)
May 2022
$416m
SERIES G
Nov 2021
$400m
SERIES G
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare: Including Health, Dental, Vision and Disability for all our locations.
- Time off: Paid time off, holidays and company-wide "Faire Fundays".
- Parental leave: Generous parental and family leave, as well as fertility support benefits.
- Productivity support: Monthly stipends to help cover work from home connectivity needs.
- Annual learning grant: For personal and professional development, as well as unlimited access to training courses through LinkedIn Learning.
- Thoughtfully designed spaces: All of our offices have been designed with local in mind – from our architects to our coffee blends.
- Fitness and well-being benefits: Including monthly credit towards your wellness-related programmes.
- Mental health benefits: Including free access to Modern Health therapists and resources.
- Charitable matching: Faire will match up to £250 of your charity donations, every year.
- Career planning: Whether you want to grow as a leader, hone your craft or explore a new discipline, our career framework allows space for you to explore.
Company HQ
Mission District, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Max Rhodes
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously an Advisor at Blunt Umbrellas and a Director of Consumer Product at Square.
Marcelo Cortes
(Co-Founder 7 Chief Architect)Previously a Senior Software Engineer at Google. Prior to that, they co-founded FreePoint Inc.
Jeff Kolovson
(Co-Founder & COO)Previously an Operations Lead at Square. Prior to that, they were a Business Analyst for McKinsey and Co.
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