Senior Frontend Engineer (HashiCorp Vault)

Location: Hybrid role based in the United States, with listed locations including Poughkeepsie, Lowell, Rochester, Tucson, Research Triangle Park, Armonk, Bellevue, Atlanta, San Jose, Dallas, Austin, San Francisco, Seattle, and New York.

Salary: $161,000–$276,000 per year.

Company

IBM Software develops AI-powered, cloud-native and hybrid-cloud products for digital transformation, security, automation, application modernization, and data management.

What you will do

• Design, prototype, and implement stable, usable UI features for on-premise, self-managed, and cloud-based software.
• Collaborate with Product Design, Product Management, and frontend and backend engineers.
• Lead large-scale frontend initiatives, including OpenAPI-driven dynamic form generation, design system migrations, and modular architecture patterns.
• Integrate interfaces with technical backend systems and resolve complex API, performance, and security issues.
• Advocate for technical roadmap improvements, maintain code quality through testing, and mentor frontend engineers.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED required; a Bachelor’s Degree is preferred.
• 8+ years of professional experience building and maintaining frontend applications with modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Strong JavaScript and TypeScript expertise, plus hands-on experience with at least one major frontend framework such as React, Angular, Vue, Ember, or comparable technology.
• Experience leading or contributing to large-scale production frontend initiatives, including framework migrations, design system implementations, and data-layer modernization.
• Experience developing comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end testing strategies using tools such as Jest, Vitest, Playwright, and Puppeteer, with API mocking or service virtualization such as MSW, Mirage, or similar solutions.
• Experience integrating RESTful APIs, designing reusable service layers, implementing robust error handling, and working with OpenAPI or Swagger specifications.
• Must be able to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice to have

• Production experience with React 18+, including component architecture, state management, routing, performance optimization, and modern build technologies.
• Knowledge of frontend build and dependency management ecosystems including Webpack, Vite, npm, Yarn, and pnpm.
• Experience developing secure, user-focused applications, including Content Security Policy, XSS mitigation, secure OIDC, SAML, and MFA patterns, and sensitive-data protection.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with healthcare, dental, vision, mental health, life insurance, disability, and retirement benefits including 401(k).
• Paid time off includes 12 holidays, at least 56 hours of sick time, 120 hours of vacation, and parental and family leave according to IBM policy and applicable law.
• Access to AI-driven learning resources, training, certifications, employee resource groups, and volunteer opportunities.
• Work takes place in a hybrid arrangement; travel is not required.

Hiring process

• The role was posted on 03 November 2026 and is expected to remain posted for 21 days or until filled.
• Visa sponsorship will not be provided now or in the future.