Staff Software Engineer, Front End

Summary

Join Gretel, a generative AI platform company, as a Front-End Staff Software Engineer. You will be a key contributor to the development and maintenance of our customer-facing console and APIs. This role requires at least 8 years of software development experience, mastery of web development fundamentals (HTML, CSS, TypeScript, React), and experience building SaaS front-end systems. You will collaborate with a team of engineers, own product happiness, and contribute to application architecture. The ideal candidate will have experience with React, cloud deployment, and modern front-end build technologies. Gretel offers competitive compensation, including a base salary range of $190,000-$230,000 USD for this role (for US and Canada hires), along with bonuses and stock options.

Requirements

• At least 8 years of professional experience in software development
• Mastery of the fundamentals of web development with HTML, CSS, TypeScript, and React
• Experience in the delivery of front-end systems for SaaS products
• A strong understanding of building accessible applications using modern tools
• Ability to deliver rapid prototypes using HTML/CSS/TypeScript to quickly test features and validate ideas, while keeping our campsite clean
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• A passion for web accessibility and inclusivity

Responsibilities

• Be a core contributor of front-end code, tests, and application/data/systems architecture on a small team of engineers working across the stack
• Own both customer and developer happiness for your products in production, working with your own and other teams to build operational transparency and resiliency into every layer of deployed applications
• Coordinate with engineering and product leads to define, prioritize, and task projects that help us meet business objectives
• Collaborate within your team encouraging the growth of others through regular code reviews and feedback

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building applications using React
• Experience building and deploying applications in public cloud providers or with platforms such as Heroku, Vercel, etc
• Experience configuring & maintaining modern front-end build technologies like Webpack, esbuild, etc
• Experience working with, maintaining, and contributing to modular design systems
• Experience working remotely in a distributed company

Benefits

• Bonus (for applicable roles)
• Stock options
• Staff Software Engineer $190,000-$230,000 USD