Front End Architect, Instructure
$180-245k
Dynamic learning management platform
Job no longer available
Dynamic learning management platform
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$180-245k
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help learners thrive in tomorrow's landscape by delivering a future-ready ecosystem.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
- Proven experience as a Front End Architect or similar role, with a strong portfolio of successful web applications
- Expertise in front end technologies such as HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, and modern frameworks/libraries (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js)
- Deep understanding of web standards, responsive design principles, and cross-browser compatibility
- Strong knowledge of software architectural patterns and principles, including modular design and component-based development
- Experience with front end build tools, task runners, and package managers (e.g., Webpack, Gulp, npm)
- Proficiency in version control systems (e.g., Git) and code collaboration platforms (e.g., GitHub, Bitbucket)
- Familiarity with back end technologies and RESTful APIs to effectively collaborate with backend developers
- Proven experience with building and supporting large-scale production services, including logging, monitoring, alerting, and measuring reliability and availability
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and present technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Master's degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience
Desirable
- Experience with performance optimization techniques, browser rendering behavior, and web accessibility standards
- Knowledge of cloud platforms and services (e.g., AWS, Azure) and their integration with front end applications
- Experience with mobile app development and hybrid frameworks (e.g., React Native, Flutter)
- Familiarity with UX/UI design principles and user-centered design methodologies
What the job involves
- Lead the front end architecture design and development process, ensuring high-quality and scalable solutions
- Collaborate with designers, product managers, and backend developers to translate business requirements into technical specifications and create effective user interfaces
- Define best practices, coding standards, and guidelines for front end development to ensure consistency and maintainability across projects
- Conduct regular code reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure adherence to architectural standards and best practices
- Stay up to date with the latest industry trends, tools, and technologies related to front end development, and evaluate their potential impact on our projects
- Perform performance optimization, code refactoring, and debugging to enhance the overall performance and user experience of web applications
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to junior front end developers, fostering their growth and development within the team
- Collaborate with the infrastructure team to ensure efficient deployment and scalability of front end applications
- Collaborate with the testing team to define testing strategies and ensure the quality of front end deliverables
- Act as a subject matter expert in front end development, providing guidance and recommendations to stakeholders on technology selection, project feasibility, and risk assessment
Our take
Instructure is an education technology company, creator of the Canvas Learning Management Platform that allows schools to build digital learning environments that meet the needs of their institutions. The platform simplifies teaching, elevates learning, and eliminates the headaches of supporting and growing traditional learning technologies.
The Canvas platform has grown to become a key part of a large number of educational institutions, from pre-school to higher education. Meanwhile, the company has gone international and hit the $1 billion market cap, made a number of acquisitions and invested in R&D. In fact, much of Instructure's workforce is dedicated to R&D, which shows their focus on innovating.
Instructure was itself acquired in 2024 by KKR, which supports a broad-based equity ownership program for Instructure employees. With KKR's record of acquired companies, this is a promising development. And, as the company centres a future-oriented vision and brand strategy, it will be interesting to see what it does next.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
3% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jun 2016
$4m
SERIES A
Aug 2015
$1.5m
CONVERTIBLE
Total funding: $5.5m
Company benefits
- Join a passionate community of educators and the people working to support them
- Access to a large course library, mentoring and coaching opportunities, and regular feedback
- Community engagement (partnerships, volunteering, free learning resources, and ongoing outreach efforts)
- Office culture that values outcomes and impact above all
- Equity and ownership programs give every employee a stake in our future
- Ownership, recognition, and celebrations of shared success
- Growth opportunities (we’re all about helping our people move into (and thrive in) new roles)
Company HQ
Cottonwood Heights, UT
Leadership
Steve Daly
(CEO)They have a BS in Mechanical Engineering and a MBA in Strategy and Finance with more than 20 years experience in hardware and software industries.
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