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Staff Software Engineer, Frontend (Decisions Orchestration)

  • Remote
  • 6+ years

Salary

$230,000 - 290,000/ year

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Description

The company offers a way to pay over time with no hidden fees or surprises.

The decisions orchestration team owns key points in the checkout flow, from the screens shoppers see to the downstream orchestration and state management behind them.

This is a Staff Frontend Software Engineer role to set technical direction for that space, lead the design of the next version of checkout, and raise the frontend standard across core checkout flows. The aim is checkout that is fast, clear, and reliable.

Responsibilities

  • Set the team's technical strategy on a year-long horizon and connect it to critical projects that affect the business.
  • Work with product management, design, and analytics across the product development lifecycle so that technical sustainability, risks, and trade-offs are understood and handled.
  • Multiply the team's impact by defining and promoting technical solutions and operating processes.
  • Own the team's operations and availability by putting in place monitoring, triage rotations, playbooks, policies, testing, and alerting for upkeep and on-call work.
  • Build a culture of quality and ownership by setting code review and design standards for the team and promoting them beyond it through writing and tech talks.
  • Help grow people on the team through feedback and guidance, and model the behaviour you want to see.

Requirements

  • You have 8+ years of experience building and architecting web applications with declarative UI frameworks such as React or Vue.
  • You are proficient in JavaScript and TypeScript.
  • You have delivered major features or system components, or retired existing functionality, by writing a technical and execution plan. Your code is high quality and easy for others to understand and use.
  • You are comfortable with ambiguity and can move from low-level language details to the architecture of large systems to see how they work.
  • You have a clear track record of gathering feedback from engineering and cross-functional peers and acting on it over time.
  • You communicate well verbally and in writing, which helps a global engineering team work together.
  • You have either equivalent practical experience or a Bachelor's degree in a related field.

Conditions

The base pay grade is P and the equity grade is USA 13.

New hires usually start at the bottom of the pay range. Pay is set by location, experience, and job skills, and the structure is simple and transparent.

Total compensation may include equity, monthly stipends for health, wellness, and tech spending, and benefits, including 100% subsidized medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.

US base pay range for California, Washington, New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut: $230,000 - $290,000.

US base pay range for all other states: $204,000 - $264,000.

This role is remote. The company is remote-first, and most roles can be done from almost anywhere in the country of employment. Some roles may need occasional in-person work at an office, and a few are office-based. All new hires are invited to an in-person onboarding.

Accommodations are available during interviews, and for roles based in San Francisco or Los Angeles, applicants with arrest and conviction records are considered as the law requires.

Benefits

  • Health coverage at no cost, with 100% of premiums covered for you and your dependents.
  • Monthly stipends that support your tech setup and the health and wellness options you choose.
  • Flexible time off and a generous holiday calendar so you can rest when needed.
  • An employee stock purchase plan (ESPP) that lets you buy company stock at a discount.

Where you’d work

Fully remote

You can work from

  • United States

About the company

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  • Industry: FinTech

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Details13 facts · Role, Location, Compensation, Employment, Company
Tech stack
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Vue
Seniority
Staff
Type
Full-time
Equity
Equity offered
Industry
FinTech
Specialty
Frontend
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Role

Category
Development
Specialty
Frontend
Seniority
Staff
Experience
8+ years
Tech stack
  • React
  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • Vue

Location

Work model
Remote
Region
United States
Remote from
  • United States

Compensation

Salary
$230,000 - 290,000 / year
Pay period
Annual
Equity
Equity offered

Employment

Type
Full-time

Company

Industry
FinTech

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