Senior Software Engineer, Workiva
Frontend Frameworks
$111-178k
+A discretionary bonus typically paid annually; +Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
Job no longer available
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$111-178k
+A discretionary bonus typically paid annually; +Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- We are searching for an enthusiastic, frontend obsessed individual who relishes continual growth and is eager to grow TypeScript development across our products
- If you are fueled by innovation and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role presents an exceptional opportunity to effect substantial change
- 2+ years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience
- Embrace your inner wanderlust – expect up to 15% travel
- Stay virtually untethered with the power of reliable internet access, enabling you to work remotely from your chosen spot, whether that's your home office or a beachside café
Desirable
- Experience in frontend development with TypeScript and React in a large-scale enterprise environment
- Proven experience building frameworks and developing best practices consumed by other development teams
- Experience with microfrontends or module federation and knowledge of distributed frontend application architectures
- Ability to collaborate and evangelize frontend best practices across multiple independent teams contributing to the same product
- Strong knowledge of frontend web development tools and patterns, with experience in Dart being a plus
- Ability to mentor and guide other developers, with a passion for knowledge sharing and continuous learning
- Excellent communication skills to work with cross-functional teams, including design and backend engineering
- Familiarity with frontend architecture and the challenges of building scalable web applications
- Adaptability and enthusiasm for contributing to evolving technologies and frameworks
What the job involves
- Join Frontend Frameworks at Workiva and help construct the internal frameworks that other teams build upon to make resilient and user-friendly web applications
- The Frontend Architecture team owns the application shell that houses all of our products and our proprietary microfrontend framework that seamlessly integrates many independently deployed frontends
- Much of this is built in the Dart language, but we’re scaling up to accelerate enablement of TypeScript as a first class frontend language at Workiva, and need an injection of TypeScript + React talent to help guide and execute our evolution
- As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will play a central role in executing our frontend TypeScript enablement initiative by building frontend features and libraries, canonizing best practice patterns and tools, and guiding/mentoring fellow engineers in TypeScript + React development
- You will help us elevate our frontend developer experience and bolster the scalability, adaptability, and expansiveness of our web applications
- Through close collaboration with our talented engineering and design cohorts, you will drive the delivery of top-tier solutions that exceed our customers' expectations
- Join our esteemed team at Workiva and become an integral part of a flourishing community of frontend experts, where your leadership will directly influence our products and clientele
- Lead and execute the frontend TypeScript enablement initiative by developing features, libraries, and tools that improve our internal frameworks
- Establish and codify best practices for TypeScript and React development, ensuring consistency and scalability across teams
- Mentor and guide fellow engineers in TypeScript and React, fostering growth and knowledge sharing across the organization
- Collaborate with engineering and design teams to deliver top-tier solutions that enhance our web applications' user experience and performance
- Elevate the frontend developer experience by improving the scalability, adaptability, and expansiveness of our products
- Contribute to the evolution of Workiva’s frontend architecture, including our microfrontend framework and application shell
- Work closely with product teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment of independently developed frontends into a cohesive user experience
Our take
For large-scale businesses, collecting and sharing data can be a complex and challenging process. Workiva solves this problem with its AI-powered data platform.
Workiva is one of the biggest players in the market, serving around 75% of Fortune 500 companies, including Google and Delta. Workiva's controlled, secure and audit-ready platform has maintained a clear edge over much of its competition.
Workiva's quality product and its commitment to transparency has made it a firm favourite with companies around the world. If it can maintain this, it stands to consolidate its impressive growth even further in the coming years.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
5% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 4 rounds)
Oct 2014
$0.7m
EARLY VC
Dec 2012
$30.7m
SERIES C
Total funding: $46.9m
Company HQ
Ames, IA
Leadership
Julie Iskow
(CEO)Julie joined Workiva in 2019 sa COO/President and became CEO in 2023. Previously, she served as the CTO at Medidate Solutions and as the CIO at WageWorks.
David Haila
(CTO)David has been at Workiva since 2009, joining the team as a Senior Software Engineer. Since then, he has held a number of roles and became CTO in 2023.
Jill Klindt
(CFO & EVP)Jill has been at Workiva since 2008, joining as a Controller before holding a number of roles and becoming CFO & EVP in 2023. Previously, she held Financial roles at Financial Intelligence, Wells Fargo Financial, CitiMortgage, and Principal Financial Group.
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