Staff Software Engineer, Perchwell

• This role is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of deep technical expertise, leadership, mentorship, and strategic thinking — someone who enjoys both shipping elegant code and raising the bar for engineering excellence across an organization
• 8+ years of experience in software engineering with a strong focus on frontend development, frameworks, and modern tooling
• Deep expertise in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS, and React
• Deep understanding of how frontend systems are built, deployed, and operated in production, including infrastructure, caching, API integration patterns, and performance optimization
• Track record of architecting and delivering large-scale, complex frontend systems with high performance and maintainability
• Experience defining and implementing frontend best practices for modularity, testing (unit/integration/e2e), component libraries, and performance optimization
• Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction, drive engineering initiatives across teams, and align stakeholders on strategy
• Strong mentoring and leadership capabilities — ability to grow engineers at all levels
• Excellent communication skills, with a passion for collaboration across functional teams
• Experience in establishing developer workflows and automation that improve productivity and code quality

Desirable

• We’re seeking an experienced Staff Software Engineer (Front End) who will help define and build the future of our frontend platform
• In this foundational greenfield role, you will not only write high-quality code, but also shape the organization’s approach to frontend engineering, establish best practices, and influence frontend strategy across the entire company
• You will partner closely with design, backend, QA, product, and engineering leadership to define technical direction, build scalable and maintainable systems, and mentor engineers at all levels
• You’ll be a trusted voice in architectural decisions, and you’ll help the broader team leverage cutting-edge tools and approaches (including AI-augmented development) to deliver best-in-class experiences
• You'll lead the architecture, design, and implementation of our new frontend platform — setting the foundation for years of future development
• Drive org-wide frontend best practices, including patterns for maintainability, performance, testing, accessibility, and scalability
• Mentor and guide engineers across teams — through code reviews, design discussions, pair programming, and knowledge sharing
• Collaborate with design, product, domain experts, and backend teams to ensure seamless end-to-end experiences, excellent API contracts, and shared patterns
• Evangelize and operationalize new tools, frameworks, and approaches — including AI-assisted development workflows that accelerate delivery while maintaining quality
• Define and enforce frontend standards: component libraries, coding conventions, tooling, CI/CD, testing strategy, and performance budgets
• Troubleshoot and resolve deep architectural challenges, and drive decisions that influence the entire engineering organization
• Lead cross-team initiatives and technical programs to completion with measurable outcomes and clear impact
• Champion frontend engineering excellence — including documentation, onboarding, learning, and team rituals around quality and craftsmanship