Staff Frontend Engineer

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We are seeking an exceptionally talented and experienced Staff Frontend Engineer to join our innovative engineering team. As a key member of the team, you will be responsible for driving the development of intuitive and high-performance user interfaces that empower our customers. You will collaborate closely with product management, backend engineering, design, and other stakeholders to create exceptional user experiences. This role requires a leader who is not only proficient in frontend technologies but also capable of influencing the direction of our frontend architecture and mentoring other engineers.

• Lead Frontend Development: Own the design, development, and delivery of major frontend features and applications, ensuring they are performant, scalable, and deliver a seamless user experience.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Design, Backend and Mobile Engineering, Computer Vision and Data Science, to translate business requirements into functional and compelling user interfaces.

• Architectural Leadership: Influence the technical direction of the frontend stack, ensuring that our applications are built using best practices, modern technologies, and scalable architectures.

• Mentorship: Guide and mentor junior and senior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement within the team.

• Code Quality: Set the standard for code quality within the team, conducting code reviews, writing unit tests, and ensuring that the team adheres to best practices.

• Innovation: Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, advocating for their adoption where they can drive value. Propose and lead initiatives to modernize and improve our frontend ecosystem.

• Performance Optimization: Identify and address performance bottlenecks, ensuring that our applications are fast, responsive, and provide a smooth user experience across devices and browsers.

• User Experience Focus: Work closely with UX/UI designers to ensure that the user experience is intuitive, accessible, and aligns with our customers' needs.

• Educational Background: BS or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.

• Experience: 6+ years of experience in frontend software engineering, with a strong portfolio of work demonstrating your ability to deliver complex and user-friendly web applications.

• Technical Expertise: Deep knowledge of modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3, and frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js.

• Frontend Architecture: Strong understanding of frontend architecture, design patterns, and best practices. Experience with state management libraries such as Redux, and performance optimization techniques.

• Mobile Web Apps: Proven experience in developing mobile web applications, with a deep understanding of responsive design principles and mobile-first development practices.

• WebRTC: Strong knowledge of WebRTC and experience in building real-time communication applications.

• Testing: Proficiency in writing unit, integration, and end-to-end tests using tools like Jest, Cypress, or similar frameworks.

• Tooling: Experience with build tools like Webpack, Babel, and task runners. Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and version control.

• Cross-Browser Compatibility: In-depth understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and how to overcome them.

• Collaboration: Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Mobile Devices & Cameras: Experience with developing applications for mobile devices, including optimizing for various screen sizes and integrating with device cameras.

• Computer Vision & ML Models: Strong experience working on projects involving computer vision and machine learning models, particularly in deploying and integrating these models into frontend applications.

• Cloud Services: Experience with cloud services (e.g., AWS, GCP) and integrating frontend applications with cloud-based backend services.

• UI/UX Design: A strong eye for design and experience working closely with UX/UI designers to implement responsive and visually appealing user interfaces.

• Performance and Optimization: Proven experience in optimizing frontend performance, with a deep understanding of web performance metrics and tools.

• Leadership: Previous experience in a staff or lead engineering role, with a track record of mentoring and growing engineering teams.

Socure is all about encouraging people to push the boundaries of what’s possible through top-tier performance, innovation, ownership, and shared expertise.

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