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Senior Frontend Engineer

Siteline
Location
San Francisco
Posted
2 months ago
Department
Engineering
What they actually want (must-haves)
  • 4+ years of professional software engineering experience
  • Proficiency in React, especially state management, lifecycle patterns, and Hooks
  • Strong full-stack fluency, comfortable making schema changes, debugging API calls, and tuning backend queries
  • Track record as a product engineer with a focus on user workflows
  • Experience modeling relational data
  • Proven ability to deliver projects end-to-end from architecture to production
Nice to have
  • Experience in SaaS or complex web applications
  • Construction tech, ERP, or billing/payments domain knowledge
  • Accessibility best practices or advanced PDF/file handling
  • Building shared libraries or developer tooling
  • Creativity expressed through hobbies or interests outside of coding
What the job really is

As a Senior Frontend Engineer at Siteline, you will lead the design and implementation of complex product features primarily using TypeScript and React. Your role involves collaborating with product and design teams to shape features, manage complex data models, and contribute to backend services. You will also be responsible for writing design documentation and deployment strategies while working closely with a small, senior team in a supportive, low-ego culture.

Benefits
  • In-office collaboration 4 days a week
  • Weekly team lunch
  • Impact from day one by shaping product decisions
  • Challenging problems to solve
  • Low-ego culture with supportive teammates
Things to weigh
  • The role requires a strong product mindset and full-stack fluency, which may be challenging for those with a strictly frontend background.
  • The company is a startup, which can mean less stability compared to larger organizations.
  • The pay range is specified, but no specific benefits beyond in-office collaboration and culture are mentioned.
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