Senior Frontend Engineer

Summary

Join Axios, a respected media company, as a Senior Frontend Engineer in our Application Development organization. You will play a key role in delivering high-quality, trustworthy content to our users by architecting and developing new and existing codebases. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and stay updated on industry best practices. This role requires experience building large-scale frontend applications, proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript and modern frameworks, and a passion for user-focused development. Axios offers a competitive salary, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work environment.

Requirements

• Experience building large, high-traffic frontend applications, with a sharp eye toward responsive and accessible user experiences
• Fluency in TypeScript or JavaScript with strong foundation with a modern front end library, such as React, and a framework like Next.js
• Proven ability to ship high quality and testable code using Jest, React Testing Library and Storybook
• Experience with REST API development and best practices for API design
• Experience working on cross-functional agile teams where you advocate for technical needs as well as the best solution to the problems at hand
• Specific passion for user-focused and data-driven decision making
• Experience working on front end web performance, SEO and accessibility
• Experience with TDD and up-front tech design planning
• Experience working with asset management, content management, ad tech, and A/B testing solutions
• Caching and multi-layered caching strategies (e.g. redis, Varnish, but also Cloudflare)
• A passion for media and building award-winning brands

Responsibilities

• Architect and build significant features across the Axios web site, content/media management systems, and feeds
• Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code
• Advocate for best practices, automation over repetition, the best technical approaches, and when to build vs buy
• Collaborate with Axios’ platform engineers, test engineers, product managers, and product designers to ensure we quickly and safely ship and iterate on high-quality products
• Mentor and coach members of the team through pair-programming and empathetic code review
• Share knowledge through presenting at guild meetings and demoing to team members and stakeholders
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advise the team on best practices

Preferred Qualifications

Familiarity with using AI to optimize workflows

Benefits

• 401(k) with employer match
• Robust PPO and High Deductible health insurance options on the Blue Cross Blue Shield network
• Employer Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution for the high deductible health plan option
• Dental and vision coverage
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• Generous vacation policy, plus holidays
• One mental health day per quarter
• Annual learning and development stipend
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Tele-mental health services through Headspace
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services
• Personal health advocacy resources through HealthAdvocate
• Inclusive fertility, hormonal health and family forming benefits through Carrot Fertility
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers
• Virtual company-sponsored social events
• A strong and positive work environment
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture