Crisis Text Line is hiring a
Staff Front End Engineer

Summary

Join our team and be part of a mission-driven company that promotes mental well-being for people wherever they are. Our core values are at the heart of all we do: connect with empathy, center equity, get it done together, and reflect and evolve.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in frontend software engineering with a strong focus on modern Javascript frameworks, particularly React and NextJS
• 6+ years of experience building and maintaining scalable, responsive user interfaces with HTML, CSS, and Javascript/Typescript
• 6+ years with front end libraries such as AntD or MUI. Experience taking a design system from 0 to 1
• 6+ years of experience in full stack development using languages like Java / GO / Python
• Experience with accessibility and WCAG compliance
• Strong understanding of front-end performance optimization, ensuring that we deliver an ideal user experience to our affiliates
• Strong understanding of Authentication (AuthN and AuthZ) and how to implement it in an application
• Experience working with relational databases like Postgres / MySQL / Oracle / Microsoft SQL Server
• Experience working with containerization technologies such as Docker and deploying with GitHub Actions

Responsibilities

• Share ownership of our frontend NextJS / Typescript stack and help shape the direction of our technical investments
• Help iterate on front-end best practices, our approach to accessibility standards, end-to-end testing and so on
• Help define the future of our platform. Identify opportunities for technical initiatives across all of our teams to help us scale and sustain our business
• Work alongside Principal and Staff engineers to build technical strategy for the engineering department
• Drive innovation by partnering with Product and Design on solutions and features that help further our mission to promote mental health being for people wherever they are

Benefits

• 20 paid holidays including Federal holidays like Juneteenth and Labor Day, Election day, Holiday break from Dec 24 through January 1, 2 renewal days, 2 floating holidays
• Flexible paid time off, including 15 vacation days, 3 personal days, 7 sick days
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits for the staff member and family at no cost to the employee
• 403B retirement plan (the nonprofit equivalent of a 401K): 3% contribution by Crisis Text Line to support building financial wellness, regardless of personal contribution
• 12 weeks paid parental leave (after 6 months of employment)
• Student loan repayment (after 2 years of continuous full time service)
• Family support through a virtual childcare platform
• Stipends/Allowances, including Mental health (Monthly), Internet Service (Monthly), Professional Development (Annual), Wellness (Annual), Home office setup (One time/First year)