Remote Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Description:

• Backstage is seeking a remote Senior Frontend Engineer to join their passionate web team.
• The frontend web team consists of six engineers, including mid and senior level engineers, a tech lead, and an engineering manager.
• This team is part of Backstage’s larger product and engineering department, which includes approximately thirty high-performance engineers, designers, product managers, analysts, and quality assurance resources.
• The company values curiosity, trust, and impact, fostering a culture of constant learning and improvement.
• The process is a modified Kanban aimed at delivering incremental value to the customer, with products workshopped and broken into milestones.
• Engineers are trusted to choose the best tools for their tasks and work collaboratively towards mutual goals.
• The team releases multiple times a day and adheres to a robust QA and code review process before any code is released.
• As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will work with cutting-edge technology and new product development in a stable and rapidly growing company.
• This is an individual contributor role, allowing you to make your own decisions about implementations and work at your own pace.
• The Senior Frontend Engineer will report to the Frontend Director of Engineering.
• Responsibilities include partnering with various teams to create user-friendly interfaces, designing engineering plans, leveraging a modern tech stack, contributing to frontend architecture decisions, translating customer feedback into features, and collaborating with other engineers.

Requirements:

• Proven experience building a major product or feature from scratch at scale for a large public-facing web application is required.
• Advanced proficiency with TypeScript and React is necessary.
• Proficiency with CSS is required, and experience with TailwindCSS is a plus.
• A deep understanding of various state management and data fetching approaches in the React ecosystem is essential.
• Knowledge of the trade-offs of different rendering techniques (server-side-rendering, static-site-generation, client-side rendering) is required.
• Familiarity with common front-end build tools such as Webpack and Vite is necessary.
• Experience in incrementally rolling out new features, components, or refactors without blocking the rest of the team is required.
• Strong project management skills are essential, with the ability to organize, adhere to processes, and execute projects by deadline.
• Excellent communication skills are required to articulate clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Comfortability with the entire development life cycle in an Agile environment is necessary.
• A collaborative, engaged, and adaptable attitude is essential, especially in a team with a large, mature codebase.
• Flexibility and proactivity in a fast-paced environment are required.
• Familiarity with Python and/or Django is a plus.

Benefits:

• Cast & Crew provides a comprehensive package of employee benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Employees receive paid time off (PTO) and have access to health and wellness programs.
• Employee discounts and additional benefits are also included.
• Note that Cast & Crew benefits are subject to eligibility requirements.