Staff Front-end Software Engineer, Sonder
+ Generous stock plan
Serviced apartment provider
Open for applications
Serviced apartment provider
1001+ employees
Open for applications
+ Generous stock plan
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide innovative and thoughtfully designed hospitality to all.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
- 8+ years of experience in designing and building enterprise-grade or consumer-facing software
- Excellent coding skills and a strong understanding of architectural patterns in high-scale applications
- Proven expertise with ReactJS and TypeScript at scale. Experience in native mobile development (iOS/Android with or without React Native) is a plus
- Deep understanding of design systems, responsive design principles, and cross-browser compatibility
- Expertise in using RESTful APIs and GraphQL to interface with backend services
- Solid experience in writing unit and end-to-end tests with established frameworks and libraries
- Successful track record of delivering complex projects with multiple technical and non-technical dependencies
- Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to influence and lead technical teams
- Proactive approach to identifying and resolving complex technical issues
What the job involves
- We are seeking an experienced Staff Frontend Engineer, specialized in building user-facing applications at scale
- As a technical leader, you will play a crucial role in defining the frontend architecture of our products while mentoring and guiding other engineers on the team
- You will collaborate with product, design, and backend teams to deliver high-quality solutions and exceptional user experiences
- Define the technical architecture and best practices for frontend applications, ensuring scalability and maintainability
- Design and implement critical and complex features of user-facing applications and internal tools
- Act as a mentor and technical guide for other team members, fostering their development and growth
- Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, designers, and stakeholders to align technical vision with business goals
- Ensure code quality through rigorous code reviews and the use of best practices in testing
- Promote and adopt new technologies and methodologies that enhance efficiency and product quality
- Actively participate in solving complex issues and continuously improve development processes
Our take
Sonder is revolutionizing the hospitality industry through tech-powered services and thoughtfully designed accommodations to provide customers with a seamlessly managed experience. The company manages over 18,000 live & contracted units, from spacious rooms to fully equipped suites and apartments, across 35+ cities in ten countries.
Whereas hotels simply rent rooms, and Airbnb connects hosts and guests, Sonder partners with real estate owners and landlords to manage and operate entire multi-unit buildings. This allows the company to create consistently good experiences. Its apartments feature luxury hotel perks like modern design, professional cleaning, fresh towels, boutique toiletries, and an innovative app-based concierge.
While its main competition has come from hotels, Sonder has expanded into the hotel business as well, adding a substantial number of units to its management portfolio. The company’s continued global expansion and innovative technological guest experiences have the company well set to see continued success.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 8 rounds)
Jun 2020
$170m
SERIES E
Jul 2019
$225m
SERIES D
Total funding: $530.4m
Company benefits
- Competitive compensation
- Generous stock plan
- Medical, dental and vision insurance (where applicable)
- Flexible vacation
- Annual free credits and discounts to stay in Sonders
- A company with a huge vision, a dynamic work environment, and a team of smart, ambitious and fun to work-with colleagues!
- Workplace flexibility for remote positions #ABetterWaytoWork
Company values
- Extend Hospitality to All
- Strive for Better
- Be Creative
- Think Rigorously
- Prioritize Relentlessly
- Get it Done
- Embrace Adversity
- Obligation to Speak Up
- Communicate Directly with Compassion
- Be Grateful & Optimistic
Company HQ
Design District, San Francisco, CA
Articles
Leadership
Francis Davidson
(CEO)After having studied Philosophy and Economics at McGill University, they co-founded Sonder. In 2017 they were included in the Forbes 30 under 30 for Consumer Technology.
Martin Picard
(Global Head of Real Estate)After graduating with a Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accountancy, they were the Senior Financial Auditor at Deloitte and Finance Manager at Ned Davis Research. Before co-founding Sonder, they co-founded Adzura, an online marketplace for advertisers and publishers.
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