Staff Software Engineer, Frontend
GlossGenius8 months ago
Base Salary
$146k - $208k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect and develop scalable, reusable frontend components and shared libraries for GlossGenius web applications
- Define the long-term technical direction, architecture patterns, framework decisions, and developer experience for the web platform
- Partner with product managers, designers, and engineering teams to deliver a cohesive web experience
- Establish frontend standards for code quality, accessibility, performance, and design system consistency
- Improve frontend tooling, build pipelines, and developer workflows
- Champion effective and responsible adoption of AI-powered development tools
- Provide technical leadership through code reviews, architecture decisions, and cross-functional discussions
- Identify and solve systemic problems affecting multiple teams
- Contribute frontend expertise to mobile efforts when applicable
Requirements
- 7+ years of professional frontend engineering experience focused on web development
- Deep expertise in React and JavaScript and strong knowledge of modern frontend architecture
- Strong proficiency in TypeScript, CSS-in-JS, and responsive or adaptive design
- Experience building and evolving component libraries, design systems, or shared UI frameworks at scale
- Deep understanding of web performance, including bundle optimization, lazy loading, rendering strategies, Core Web Vitals, and profiling
- Hands-on experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Cursor and GitHub Copilot
- Ability to independently drive ambiguous projects through production delivery
- Strong verbal and written communication skills and the ability to influence technical direction
- Familiarity with React Native or cross-platform mobile development is preferred but not required
Benefits
- Flexible PTO
- Health and dental insurance options with premiums partially or fully covered
- In-person collaboration opportunities, including coworking spaces, team dinners, and team-building activities
- Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot
- Fully paid parental leave
- 401(k) eligibility beginning on the first day of employment
- Annual professional development stipend
- Pre-tax commuter benefits
- Dependent Care FSA
- Home office support
- Must be commutable to the NYC or SF headquarters; typically in-office 3–4 days per week with required attendance on Tuesdays and Thursdays
Tech Stack
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About GlossGenius
GlossGenius builds an all-in-one business management and payments platform for independent beauty and wellness professionals and salons, offering online booking, marketing, client CRM, analytics, POS, and inventory. It monetizes through SaaS subscriptions and integrated payment processing. Headquartered in New York, it reports over 100,000 small businesses on the platform and has raised a Series D.