WorkWhile

staffing and recruiting

StaffSoftwareEngineer,Frontend

$220–250k San Francisco, California, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Lead candidates.

The Brief

“Staff Software Engineer, Frontend at WorkWhile. Skills: Frontend systems, JavaScript, React, React Native, UI systems, Frontend platforms. Own and evolve frontend systems that multiple product areas, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability. Partner with engineering leadership, product, and design to shape frontend technical strategy and long-term direction”

What You'll Achieve.

Ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability of frontend systems; Raising team-wide frontend quality; Making a lasting impact

Industry & Context.

staffing and recruiting
Problems you'll solve

Defining problems; Proposing solutions

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Significant experience building and scaling frontend systems using JavaScript and React and/or React Native, A track record of owning complex UI systems or frontend platforms, not just individual features, Deep care for user experience, performance, and long-term maintainability, Ability to operate in ambiguity - defining problems, proposing solutions, and aligning stakeholders, Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across teams, Experience mentoring engineers and raising team-wide frontend quality (people management not required)

Nice to Have

Experience designing or maintaining shared component libraries or design systems, Exposure to mobile performance, accessibility, or internationalization challenges, Experience working on products with real-world impact and high user trust

What You'll Do.

Own and evolve frontend systems that multiple product areas

Partner with engineering leadership

and design to shape frontend technical strategy and long-term direction

Lead high-impact initiatives such as architectural evolution

performance improvements

or major UX foundations

Establish and uphold frontend standards around component design

Act as a force multiplier for the team: guiding technical decisions

and mentoring engineers

Help define how frontend engineering is practiced as the company grows

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Partner with engineering leadership, product, and design; Guiding technical decisions; Reviewing designs; Mentoring engineers; Great team players

Communication Scope

Excellent communication skills; Ability to influence technical direction across teams

Full Job Description

About WorkWhile WorkWhile is on a mission to help workers earn a better living and live better lives. More than 80 million Americans work hourly jobs, often with unpredictable schedules that pay close to minimum wage and offer limited benefits, leading to financial instability. WorkWhile is revolutionizing frontline work by creating a more flexible and efficient labor market. Powered by AI, the WorkWhile platform helps businesses quickly access high-quality talent. Workers benefit from same-day pay, free telehealth services, upskilling, and the ability to choose shifts that match their skills and schedules. We have the audacious goal to align incentives and solve inefficiencies in the labor market, disrupting the $650 billion staffing and recruiting market. Backed by Khosla Ventures and recognized by the Inc. 5000 for 10x growth, WorkWhile is reshaping the future of work. What you'll do - Own and evolve frontend systems that span multiple product areas, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability - Partner with engineering leadership, product, and design to shape frontend technical strategy and long-term direction - Lead high-impact initiatives such as architectural evolution, performance improvements, or major UX foundations - Establish and uphold frontend standards around component design, state management, accessibility, and testing - Act as a force multiplier for the team: guiding technical decisions, reviewing designs, and mentoring engineers - Help define how frontend engineering is practiced as the company grows What we're looking for - Significant experience building and scaling frontend systems using JavaScript and React and/or React Native - A strong track record of owning complex UI systems or frontend platforms, not just individual features - Deep care for user experience, performance, and long-term maintainability - Ability to operate in ambiguity - defining problems, proposing solutions, and aligning stakeholders - Excellent communication skills, wi

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