Staff Software Engineer, Workiva
TypeScript Enablement
$129-207k
+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
up to 15% travel
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
Job no longer available
Software for sustainability, GRC & financial reporting
1001+ employees
Job no longer available
$129-207k
+ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually
up to 15% travel
1001+ employees
Company mission
To power transparent reporting for a better world.
Role
Who you are
- 4+ 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
Desirable
- Extensive experience with TypeScript and React in large-scale applications
- Expertise in TypeScript application architecture and frontend APIs
- Strong knowledge of microfrontend architecture and modern frontend frameworks
- Proven ability to debug complex systems and design scalable solutions
- Experience mentoring engineers and fostering a collaborative, growth-focused culture
- Solid foundation in computer science, including data structures, algorithms, and cloud-based distributed systems
- Familiarity with agile development practices and continuous delivery
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to diverse audiences
- Passion for staying up-to-date with the latest technologies and best practices in frontend development
What the job involves
- Join our GRC (Governance, Risk & Compliance) Solution engineering team at Workiva to build innovative, resilient, and user-friendly products that meet market demands
- As part of our Frontend Enablement team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the frontend architecture and design while empowering full-stack solution teams across Workiva
- We are seeking a passionate engineer who can drive the adoption of TypeScript as a first-class frontend language, leveraging expertise in TypeScript and React to lead this transformation
- In this role, you will not only contribute technically but also play a key role in mentoring and elevating engineers on full-stack solution teams
- Your experience and leadership will guide them in building scalable, high-quality solutions, fostering growth and innovation across the organization
- If you have a passion for empowering others and teaching best practices while delivering impactful solutions, this is a great opportunity to make a lasting difference
- Build and enhance user interfaces for GRC solutions, ensuring performance, responsiveness, and seamless integration with downstream teams
- Shape and execute our TypeScript and React strategy, enabling scalable, high-quality solutions
- Partner with product owners, designers, and engineers to align on project goals and ensure a cohesive user experience
- Guide and mentor engineers, sharing expertise and fostering a culture of growth and innovation
- Write clean, maintainable code following best practices, participate in code reviews, and drive consistency across teams
- Develop and execute comprehensive test plans, troubleshoot complex issues, and ensure software reliability
- Establish and document TypeScript best practices, building resources that elevate the entire engineering organization
- Engage in product discovery activities to understand user needs and identify opportunities for innovation
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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