Staff Software Engineer, Front End (Customer Experience)

Location: Based at hirify.global' corporate headquarters in San Ramon, California, with 3 days per week in the office; regular in-person meetings and events, domestic travel, and a valid driver's license required.

Initial California base salary range: $181,500–$220,000 annually. The full-time exempt position is also eligible for an annual performance bonus.

Company

hirify.global is developing electric pickup trucks and rugged SUVs by electrifying and digitizing an iconic American automotive brand.

What you will do

• Lead frontend architecture across vehicle trade-in, configuration, finance and leasing, and delivery experiences.
• Build customer-facing interfaces end-to-end, including UI implementation, API integration, error handling, and production monitoring.
• Own frontend performance, including Core Web Vitals, rendering performance, resilience, code splitting, and bundle optimization.
• Evolve shared component libraries and design systems with consistency, accessibility, and developer ergonomics.
• Partner with product and design, author design documents and RFCs, and establish frontend patterns and architectural decisions.
• Conduct code and design reviews, mentor senior engineers, and champion accessibility and pragmatic AI-assisted development.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
• 8+ years of frontend engineering experience with staff-level or equivalent technical scope.
• Deep expertise in WebGL, GSAP, Framer, and Astro for performant, maintainable systems.
• Strong command of React and TypeScript, including advanced patterns, performance optimization, and application architecture at scale.
• Experience contributing to or owning component libraries and design systems.
• Strong UX and interaction design instincts, with the ability to translate design intent into maintainable implementations.
• Understanding of frontend performance, Core Web Vitals, SSR, SSG, CSR, code splitting, and bundle optimization.
• Understanding of WCAG and practical experience building accessible, inclusive experiences.
• Ability to lead technical work through design documents, architecture reviews, and cross-team influence; clear communication of frontend tradeoffs to product, design, and engineering stakeholders.

Culture & Benefits

• Entrepreneurial, inclusive, collaborative environment focused on building products and a company from the ground up.
• Medical, dental, vision, and income protection plans.
• 401(k) with employer match and immediate vesting.
• 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave plus paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.

Hiring process

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older to be considered.
• Reasonable accommodation is available for applications, pre-employment testing, interviews, or other hiring-process participation.