Senior Staff Software Engineer, Front End (Customer Experience)
Scout Motors3 days ago
Base Salary
$190k - $230k/yr
Responsibilities
- Define and drive frontend architecture across the customer purchase journey, including component design, state management, rendering strategy, and application structure.
- Build performant customer-facing experiences end-to-end, including UI implementation, API integration, error handling, and production monitoring.
- Own frontend performance and reliability, including Core Web Vitals, load time, rendering performance, and resilience during backend or third-party degradation.
- Lead the shared component library and design system, emphasizing consistency, accessibility, and developer ergonomics.
- Partner with product and design on interaction patterns and UX decisions while balancing performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
- Drive cross-team frontend initiatives, standards, architectural decision records, code reviews, and design reviews.
- Mentor and develop senior frontend engineers and establish engineering quality practices.
- Champion inclusive design and evaluate pragmatic AI-assisted development tools and team practices.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in computer science or a related technical field.
- 12+ years of frontend engineering experience with senior staff-level or equivalent technical scope and demonstrated organization-wide influence.
- Deep expertise in WebGL, GSAP, Framer, Astro, React, and TypeScript.
- Experience owning and evolving component libraries or design systems at scale.
- Expertise in frontend performance, including Core Web Vitals, SSR, SSG, CSR, code splitting, and bundle optimization.
- Strong understanding of WCAG and practical experience building accessible experiences.
- Track record of leading cross-team frontend strategy, authoring RFCs, driving architecture reviews, and influencing technical stakeholders.
- Experience collaborating closely with design and translating design intent into maintainable implementations.
- Preferred experience includes AI/ML platform foundations, developer AI tooling, automotive or consumer digital products, multi-tenant platforms, shared enterprise services, micro frontend architecture, mobile platform foundations, iOS, Android, and React Native.
- Valid driver’s license required.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
- 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
- 20 days of planned PTO, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave plus paid bereavement, jury duty, voting, and military leave.
- Full-time, exempt position with an annual performance bonus program.
- Based in San Ramon, California, with three days per week in the office and domestic travel required.
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About Scout Motors
Scout Motors designs and manufactures electric trucks and rugged SUVs for consumer drivers, reviving the historic Scout off‑road brand. Founded in 2022 and headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, the company is building a manufacturing plant in Blythewood, South Carolina. Its lineup targets work and outdoor use, with both an all‑electric powertrain and a Harvester range‑extender option that integrates a gas generator for extended range.