Senior Software Engineer, Front-End

Summary

Join Short Story, an award-winning tech-powered retailer for petite women, as a Senior Frontend Engineer. Build internal and customer-facing applications for order handling and styling, establishing key design patterns and guidelines. This role requires 5+ years of front-end development experience, including 4+ years with Javascript/Typescript and React. You will work closely with designers, building flexible, composable libraries and components. Short Story offers comprehensive health, vision, and dental care, 401k matching, generous paid time off, and the opportunity to work at a Y-Combinator backed startup. The company values data insights, exceptional fit, and quick action. You'll be part of a high-velocity team creating new user experiences and optimizing operations.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience in professional front-end development (eg. HTML, CSS, JS)
• 4+ years of experience working with Javascript/Typescript and React
• Understanding of web technologies, programming concepts, and web architecture
• Previous experience working closely with designers, building flexible, composable libraries and components
• Familiar with front-end testing automation (eg. Cypress/Jest)
• Thorough understanding of ReactJS and its core principles
• Experience with frontend development tools (eg. WebPack, Babel, Yarn)
• Familiar with ReactJS workflows (eg. redux)
• Focus on communication and documentation

Responsibilities

• Build internal and customer-facing applications for order handling and styling
• Establish key design patterns/guidelines for all frontend applications

Preferred Qualifications

• Worked in a fully remote environment with colleagues from around the world
• Worked in sprint-based environments with an OKR framework
• Understanding of UI/UX best practices and design principles

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, vision, and dental care
• 401k with company match
• Generous paid time off
• Opportunity to work at a Y-Combinator backed startup alongside a dedicated and experienced founding team
• Company wide and team events