Senior Frontend Engineer, Ethyca
Data privacy software
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Data privacy software
21-100 employees
Be an early applicant
21-100 employees
Company mission
To help teams build respectful systems, and in doing so, restore user trust in the internet.
Role
Who you are
- This role demands deep technical expertise, design sensibility, and the ability to mentor others while shipping high-impact features that directly affect how the world's largest organizations deploy AI responsibly
- 8+ years building production-grade web applications with modern frontend frameworks, with proven track record of delivering complex technical projects
- Expert-level proficiency with TypeScript, React, and modern frontend development; deep understanding of performance optimization, state management, and React ecosystem best practices
- Strong experience with Ant Design component library, building reusable component systems, and maintaining design system consistency
- Proficient with Storybook for component development and documentation; experienced in building and maintaining component libraries
- Passionate about automated testing; experienced with Jest for unit/integration testing and Cypress for end-to-end testing, maintaining high test coverage
- Comfortable with modern build tools (Webpack, Vite), bundling strategies, and frontend performance optimization
- Strong eye for design and user experience; able to collaborate effectively with designers and push for better user experiences
- Experience with design tools (Figma, Sketch) and translating designs into pixel-perfect implementations
- Understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) and building inclusive interfaces for all users
- Experience with data visualization libraries (D3.js, Recharts, Plotly) for building complex dashboards and analytics interfaces
- Proven ability to design component architectures for scale, maintainability, and reusability; make sound technical tradeoffs between complexity, time, and quality
- Tackle ambiguous, complex problems with innovative solutions; comfortable diving deep into unfamiliar codebases or technologies
- Track record of helping other engineers grow through code reviews, pairing, documentation, and technical guidance
- Drive initiatives from concept to completion without waiting to be told what to do; comfortable with autonomy and accountability
- Strong technical writing skills; produce clear documentation, technical specs, and design proposals that bring clarity to complex topics
- Thrive in distributed team environments; experienced working across time zones with async communication as default
- Self-directed and productive in remote settings; proactive about over-communicating and keeping stakeholders informed
- Comfortable with fast-paced environments where priorities shift; embrace rapid iteration and continuous delivery
Desirable
- Hands-on experience with AI coding tools (GitHub Copilot, Cursor, etc.) to accelerate development and improve code quality
- Built AI-powered features or worked with ML models in production environments
- Experience integrating large language models into user interfaces or building AI-assisted user experiences
- Built and operated applications serving millions of users with stringent performance, accessibility, and browser compatibility requirements
- Understanding of enterprise security practices, authentication/authorization patterns, and compliance requirements (WCAG, SOC 2)
- Experience designing interfaces that serve multiple large enterprise customers with complex data visualization and workflow requirements
- Thrived at Series A-C startups where you wore multiple hats and moved fast with limited resources
- Shipped products or major features from scratch that moved key business metrics
- Found creative solutions with constraints; comfortable with ambiguity and changing priorities
- Comfortable working across the stack; can contribute to backend codebases (Python, Node.js) when needed
- Experience with state management libraries (Redux, Zustand, Jotai) and complex application state patterns
- Track record of identifying and resolving performance bottlenecks in frontend applications
- Expert at bundle optimization, code splitting, lazy loading, and frontend performance tuning
- Experience contributing to or maintaining open source projects; understand community dynamics and collaboration workflows
- Demonstrate your technical skills through open source contributions, side projects, or technical writing
- Enjoy helping others troubleshoot issues, reviewing PRs, and engaging with developer communities
What the job involves
- As a Senior II Frontend Engineer at Ethyca, you will be a technical leader and force multiplier on the engineering team
- You'll architect and build sophisticated user interfaces that power Fides enabling enterprises to manage data governance, consent, and privacy rights at massive scale
- Lead the design and implementation of major frontend components and systems, from complex data visualization dashboards to intuitive consent management interfaces to high-performance data grids
- Make critical decisions about component architecture, state management, and technology choices that will scale to support Fortune 500 customers managing billions of privacy requests
- Identify architectural risks and performance bottlenecks before they become issues; propose solutions that keep us ahead of customer needs
- Champion best practices in code quality, testing, accessibility, and documentation; raise the bar for the entire team
- Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code that serves millions of users and meets enterprise-grade reliability and performance standards
- Take projects from concept through design, implementation, testing, deployment, and iteration; driving outcomes, not just completing tasks
- Balance speed and excellence; ship rapidly while maintaining high standards for code quality, design polish, and user experience
- Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate development, improve code quality, and enhance productivity across the development lifecycle
- Provide technical guidance, code reviews, and architectural mentorship to help other engineers level up their skills
- Lead project planning sessions, write detailed technical specifications, and ensure alignment across engineering, product, and design
- Support the open source community through thoughtful PR reviews, issue triage, and helping users troubleshoot complex problems
- Work closely with Product, Design, and Customer Success to ensure technical solutions align with business goals and customer needs
- Design interfaces and components that handle enterprise workloads with demanding performance requirements, browser compatibility, and accessibility standards
- Use metrics, monitoring, and analytics to inform architectural choices and user experience improvements
- Take ownership of production systems; respond to incidents quickly and drive post-mortems that prevent future issues
- Identify inefficiencies in development workflows, tooling, and processes; propose and implement solutions
Our take
Online privacy is the digital issue of the century. New GDPR laws have led to data use regulations that are difficult for marketers to navigate. Companies are spending increasing amounts of time and resources to ensure compliance with the latest laws, only to miss information and be subject to fines.
Ethyca has built a software platform that helps companies of all sizes automate their data privacy needs. Competitor solutions typically need direct consultant involvement and don't solve privacy issues from the perspective of infrastructure. However, Ethyca's platform is based on API tools that make GDPR navigation clearer, allowing organisations to identify how they can use, report, and analyse sensitive data.
The company has secured funding from big names such as PayPal's Max Levchin. Ethyca aims to use this funding to expand its available services, including the creation of software development tools that will help support security and audit processes.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
24% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Dec 2024
$10m
EARLY VC
Nov 2021
$7.5m
SERIES A
Total funding: $56.2m
Company benefits
- 100% medical and dental insurance coverage
- Remote-friendly office hours and vacation polocy
- Sponsored company lunches and events
- Parental leave and 401K plan
Company HQ
NoMad, New York, NY
Leadership
Cillian Kieran
(CEO)Joined Intellisign as a Lead Application Engineer in 2004. Founded digital technology company CKSK in 2006, and then co-founded the retail fulfillment and logistics company, BrandCommerce in 2016.
Miguel Burger-Calderon
(Co-Founder)Founder and Managing Partner of BFF, as well as an Investor for many early-stage startups. Previously the Head of Global Business Development at Group Nine Media and President at Elite Daily.
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