Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

Perchwell

full-time

Posted on: 9/4/2025

Location: New York • 🇺🇸 United States

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💰 $150,000 - $185,000 per year

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About the role

Lead the design and development of our next-generation frontend architecture
Implement high-quality user interfaces that are fast, beautiful, and accessible
Build complex state management systems that are reliable and easy to understand
Define and enforce frontend code standards, testing practices, and validation frameworks
Translate designs from Figma into modular, production-ready code
Own the frontend development process end-to-end, from technical planning through QA and release
Develop new client-facing features and interfaces
Partner with designers and backend engineers to create seamless experiences
Drive improvements in performance, maintainability, scalability, and overall FE code health
Tackle complex architecture challenges and apply architectural standards
Help shape engineering culture and grow the frontend team

6+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on frontend development
Strong proficiency in Typescript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS, and modern JS frameworks—especially React
Experience working with CDNs and optimizing frontend delivery performance
Experience working on large, complex single-page applications
Deep understanding of software engineering fundamentals: modularity, scalability, separation of concerns
Expertise with JavaScript build tools (e.g., Webpack, Vite) and frontend packaging and delivery
Experience with modern testing frameworks like Playwright, Jest, Cypress, Mocha, or Chai
Proficiency contributing to backend code (Ruby, Python, or Node)
Ability to translate visual designs from Figma into modular, production-ready code
A degree in Computer Science or equivalent experience
Deep experience with application observability
Authorized to work in the U.S.
Comfortable working out of NYC HQ in SoHo at least 3 days/week