Senior Staff Engineer, Workiva
Frontend
$151-242k
+ a discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
Expect up to 15% travel
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
Be an early applicant
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$151-242k
+ a discretionary bonus typically paid annually and Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire
Expect up to 15% travel
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- If you’re passionate about empowering others, raising technical standards, and creating scalable systems that teams can easily consume and extend, this is an opportunity to make a lasting impact
- Deep expertise in React and TypeScript, including component architecture, frontend APIs, and application design at scale
- 6+ years of relevant experience as a Software Engineer
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent combination of education and experience in a related field; an advanced degree may be considered in lieu of professional experience
- 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
- Strong knowledge of modern frontend and microfrontend architectures, with proven ability to design scalable, maintainable solutions
- Proven ability to debug complex systems and optimize for performance and reliability
- Experience building or maintaining shared frameworks, SDKs, or libraries used across multiple products or teams
- Solid foundation in computer science, including data structures, algorithms, and distributed system principles
- Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction and drive alignment across multiple teams
- Passion for mentoring and fostering a collaborative, growth-focused culture
- Excellent communication and technical storytelling skills, you’re able to articulate complex concepts to diverse audiences
- Familiarity with agile development practices and continuous delivery pipelines
- Curiosity and drive to stay current with evolving frontend technologies and best practices
What the job involves
- Join our GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) Enablement team at Workiva to build innovative, resilient, and user-friendly systems that empower our product teams to deliver exceptional experiences
- As a Staff Software Engineer (FrontEnd, TypeScript) on the Enablement team, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the frontend architecture and design patterns that drive consistency, scalability, and performance across Workiva
- This role is about more than building, it’s about helping others use what we build
- You’ll develop shared frameworks, reusable systems, and clear documentation that make adoption seamless for engineers across the organization
- You’ll collaborate closely with cross-functional partners and mentor engineers of all levels, guiding them in applying best practices and delivering high-quality, maintainable solutions
- Design and evolve scalable frontend architecture, frameworks, and reusable systems that enable product teams to build faster and more consistently
- Partner with product, design, and engineering peers to deliver performant, accessible, and cohesive user experiences
- Develop clear patterns, documentation, and examples that make adoption of shared systems intuitive across teams
- Build and enhance frontend solutions with a focus on performance, responsiveness, and seamless integration with downstream systems
- Drive improvements in developer experience, tooling, and processes that reduce friction and improve maintainability
- Lead by example through hands-on contributions, code reviews, and architectural guidance
- Develop and maintain testing strategies to ensure reliability and quality across shared frameworks
- Mentor engineers, fostering technical growth and alignment in frontend best practices
- Contribute to discovery and innovation efforts, identifying opportunities to strengthen our frontend ecosystem and developer 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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