Staff Software Engineer Frontend (Fintech)

TL;DR

Staff Software Engineer Frontend (Fintech): Lead development of scalable, reusable frontend components and shared UI frameworks for a fintech web platform with an accent on React architecture, performance optimization, and AI-powered tooling. Focus on designing frontend best practices, improving developer workflows, and enabling cross-team engineering velocity.

Location: Must be commutable to NYC or SF headquarters with required in-office attendance 3-4 days per week including Tuesdays and Thursdays

Salary: $241,000-$284,000 base plus target equity and benefits

Company

GlossGenius builds a fintech and SMB software ecosystem empowering over 100,000 small business owners with business management tools including booking, marketing, analytics, and payments.

What you will do

• Architect and develop scalable, reusable frontend components and shared libraries powering web applications.
• Define and lead long-term technical direction of the web platform including framework and architecture decisions.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to deliver a cohesive, high-quality web experience.
• Set standards for frontend best practices including code quality, accessibility, performance, and design system consistency.
• Improve frontend tooling, build pipelines, and developer workflows to increase engineering velocity.
• Champion adoption of AI-powered development tools and establish best practices for their effective use.

Requirements

• Must be commutable to NYC or SF with hybrid in-office attendance required
• 7+ years professional frontend engineering experience with strong React and JavaScript expertise.
• Proficiency in TypeScript, CSS-in-JS, responsive and adaptive design principles.
• Experience building and evolving component libraries, design systems, or shared UI frameworks at scale.
• Deep understanding of web performance optimization including bundle optimization and Core Web Vitals.
• Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools and enthusiasm for AI in engineering.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with React Native or cross-platform mobile development.

Culture & Benefits

• Flexible PTO and generous fully-paid parental leave.
• Competitive health and dental insurance with premiums partially or fully covered.
• 401k plan with eligibility from day one.
• Professional development stipend for learning and education.
• Pre-tax commuter benefits and dependent care FSA.
• Home office support and in-person team building activities.