Upstatement

Front-End Engineer

Upstatement

full-time

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Location Type: Remote

Location: Remote • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $95,000 - $130,000 per year

Job Level

JuniorMid-Level

Tech Stack

JavaScriptReactSCSSWordPress

About the role

  • Build exceptional front-end experiences. Write high-quality HTML, CSS, and JavaScript that brings designs to life with attention to detail, performance, and web standards.
  • Translate design into production. Interpret design files and make implementation decisions—responsive behavior, interaction patterns, performance trade-offs—that honor the design intent while working within web constraints.
  • Own front-end quality. Take accountability for semantic markup, efficient styles, smooth interactions, accessibility, and performance.
  • Communicate clearly. Articulate technical decisions and trade-offs to both designers and clients. Write clear documentation.
  • Collaborate across disciplines. Partner with designers to shape concepts and design throughout the project, not just at handoff. Contribute technical thinking at every phase.
  • Lead and mentor. Lead front-end development and share your expertise through code reviews, knowledge shares, and close collaboration.

Requirements

  • Front-end expertise. 2+ years building web experiences with strong command of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript fundamentals. Experience with modern tooling (Sass, Tailwind, React).
  • Design sensibility. You care about the details—typography, spacing, interaction patterns, motion/animation. You can interpret design files and make smart decisions when implementing across breakpoints and edge cases.
  • Web fundamentals. Strong understanding of accessibility standards, performance best practices, and semantic markup.
  • CMS experience. Working familiarity with WordPress or Craft CMS. Experience with decoupled CMSes a plus.
  • Modern workflow. Experience with AI-assisted development tools
Benefits
  • Competitive salary
  • Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance
  • Flexible Spending & Health Savings Accounts
  • Online Mental Health Therapy with Talkspace & First Stop Health
  • Short & Long Term Disability Insurance
  • One Medical membership
  • Health Advocacy Support
  • Gynecology and Family-building Care with Kindbody
  • Non-elective 401k company contribution
  • $1,000 home office setup stipend
  • $1,500 annual professional development budget
  • 3 weeks vacation to start, plus company-wide closure between Christmas & New Year’s Day (fully paid)
  • 12 weeks paid parental leave, plus 12 additional weeks available as unpaid
  • Co-working spaces in Boston and Chicago as well as a fully distributed workforce

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard skills
HTMLCSSJavaScriptSassTailwindReactaccessibility standardssemantic markupperformance best practicesAI-assisted development tools
Soft skills
communicationcollaborationleadershipmentoringattention to detail