Staff Software Engineer, Front End
Scout Motors1 day ago
Base Salary
$165k - $200k/yr
Responsibilities
- Architect, design, and develop scalable and performant frontend applications for web platforms.
- Define and implement frontend best practices for accessibility, security, testing, performance, and maintainability.
- Mentor engineers and help raise the technical bar for frontend engineering.
- Partner with Design, Product, backend, platform, and business teams to deliver effective user experiences and integrations.
- Make architectural decisions regarding frameworks, tooling, and component design.
- Contribute to technical roadmaps and lead initiatives from concept through launch.
- Identify, scope, and lead large technical projects while improving reliability and reducing system complexity.
- Assist in calibrating and developing the software engineering team.
- Evaluate AI-assisted development tools and help establish effective team usage norms.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related technical field.
- 8+ years of frontend engineering experience with staff-level or equivalent technical scope.
- Deep expertise with React, Node.js, GSAP, and their ecosystems and best practices.
- Experience addressing web application security vulnerabilities and applying secure coding and development lifecycle practices.
- Expertise with micro-frontend architecture in large-scale systems.
- Experience architecting complex frontend applications that consume GraphQL, REST, and/or RPC APIs.
- Deep knowledge of UI/UX principles, responsive and mobile-first design, SEO, WCAG accessibility, and performance optimization.
- Experience with analytics, experimentation platforms, feature flagging, IAM/SSO systems, branching strategies, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud environments.
- Experience with Playwright and Cypress testing frameworks and AWS cloud environments.
- Experience contributing to technical roadmaps and strategic planning, launching 0-to-1 products, and working in startup settings.
- Preferred experience with React Native, AI/ML platform foundations, developer AI tooling, automotive or ecommerce products, multi-tenant platforms, shared enterprise services, iOS, Android, and full-stack engineering.
Benefits
- Competitive medical, dental, vision, and income protection insurance plans.
- 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting.
- 20 days of planned paid time off, 40 hours of unplanned PTO, and 14 company or floating holidays annually.
- Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave and paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, and military leave.
- The posting describes the role as remote but also requires 4–5 days per week in the office, regular in-person meetings, and occasional travel.
- Full-time, exempt position eligible for an annual performance bonus.
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.