
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend
Optimal Ways
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $165,000 - $195,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Frontend Architecture & Development: Design, build, and scale performant, accessible, and maintainable frontend systems using modern frameworks (React, TypeScript). Own key UI architecture decisions, including state management, component design, and application structure.
- Design Systems & UX Excellence: Lead the development and evolution of reusable component libraries and design systems that ensure consistency and scalability across the platform. Collaborate closely with design to deliver polished, user-centric interfaces.
- Performance & Quality: Optimize application performance, load times, and responsiveness. Establish best practices around testing, observability, and frontend reliability.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver seamless, end-to-end features. Translate complex domain requirements into intuitive UI/UX solutions.
Requirements
- Educated: Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience.
- Experienced
- Senior level expertise in React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystems
- Proven experience building and scaling complex, production-grade web applications (SPAs)
- Deep understanding of frontend architecture, including state management, performance optimization, and component design patterns
- Experience integrating with APIs and distributed backend systems
- Familiarity with modern frontend tooling, testing frameworks, and CI/CD workflows
- Experience collaborating with design teams using Figma, including interpreting design specs and contributing to design systems.
- Nice to Have (Bonus Points)
- Experience mentoring engineers, driving technical decisions, and frontend excellence across teams.
- Experience building or maintaining design systems or component libraries
- Familiarity with data-heavy or real-time UIs (e.g., dashboards, operational tools)
- Experience working with event-driven architectures (e.g., Kafka)
- Background in logistics, transportation systems, or other complex operational domains.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation, including Series C level equity
- Health / Dental / Vision 100% covered for employee and 50% for dependents
- Life Insurance, with optional supplemental insurance
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- Health Spending Account (HSA)
- 401(k) with match
- Unlimited PTO (vacation, personal days, sick days, jury duty, military leave, bereavement)
- 11 Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave for all employees
- Short-term and Long-term Disability Insurances, and AD&D Insurance
- Fitness membership reimbursement
- Commuter benefits
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Hard Skills & Tools
ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptfrontend architecturestate managementperformance optimizationcomponent design patternsbuilding SPAsAPI integrationevent-driven architecture
Soft Skills
cross-functional collaborationmentoringtechnical decision makinguser-centric designcommunication
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in Computer ScienceMaster’s degree in Computer Science