Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

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Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform

Location - United States (Remote – Excluding Hawaii)

Compensation - $137,000 – $217,000 Base + Competitive Equity - (Compensation varies by geographic zone)

Visa - No Visa Sponsorship Available

Company Stage - Series D ($170M+ Raised | $1.17B Valuation)

Industry - Digital Health, Mental Health Technology, Enterprise SaaS, Healthcare Technology, Developer Platform, AI-Enabled Healthcare

About the Company

The company is building one of the leading mental health platforms helping organizations deliver personalized, evidence-based mental healthcare to employees worldwide.

Its platform connects members with therapists, coaches, digital programs, and AI-powered mental health experiences while serving some of the world's most recognizable employers including Pixar, Gusto, EA, Okta, and Nextdoor. Millions of members rely on the platform to access high-quality behavioral healthcare through a seamless digital experience.

Backed by Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, and other leading investors with more than $170M raised and a valuation exceeding $1B, the company combines startup speed with proven enterprise scale while continuing to invest heavily in AI-powered product experiences and developer tooling.

As a Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform, you'll own the company's frontend platform and design system, enabling every product engineering team to build faster, more consistently, and with higher quality across both web and mobile platforms. You'll drive architectural decisions, establish frontend engineering standards, and mentor senior engineers while helping define the future of frontend developer experience.

This is an exceptional opportunity to join a mission-driven technology company where Staff Engineers have organization-wide technical influence while building foundational systems that accelerate product development across the entire engineering organization.

What You'll Do

• Own and evolve the company's cross-platform design system across React and React Native

• Build and scale shared component libraries used across multiple engineering teams

• Lead frontend architectural initiatives including React upgrades, TypeScript standardization, and platform modernization

• Drive the development of a greenfield mobile design system and shared mobile component platform

• Establish frontend engineering standards through RFCs, architecture reviews, and technical leadership

• Improve developer experience through better tooling, build systems, CI/CD, linting, and code generation

• Integrate AI-powered developer tooling and agentic workflows into frontend engineering processes

• Champion accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), internationalization, theming, and design consistency

• Partner closely with Product, Design, and Platform Engineering teams

• Mentor and coach senior engineers across frontend architecture and engineering best practices

• Drive platform scalability, maintainability, and engineering excellence across the organization

• Improve frontend platform performance, reliability, and developer productivity

Ideal Candidate Background

Experience Requirements

• 8+ years of frontend engineering experience

• Experience owning frontend platforms, design systems, or shared component libraries

• Experience leading frontend architecture across multiple engineering teams

• Experience working at high-growth SaaS companies or VC-backed startups

• Experience mentoring senior engineers and driving engineering standards

• Strong startup ownership mentality with demonstrated technical leadership

• Experience leading major frontend migrations and modernization efforts

• Experience collaborating closely with Product, Design, and Platform Engineering

• Experience building internal developer platforms and tooling

• Previous experience supporting both web and mobile platforms strongly preferred

Technical Requirements

• Expert-level React and TypeScript experience

• Strong React Native experience

• Deep experience with Storybook, Figma, and design system tooling

• Strong understanding of accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA)

• Experience supporting internationalization and RTL layouts

• Strong frontend architecture and systems design expertise

• Experience with GraphQL and frontend data architecture

• Familiarity with Python backend services is a plus

• Experience integrating AI-assisted developer tooling into engineering workflows

• Strong understanding of frontend platform engineering, CI/CD, build tooling, and developer experience

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or another technical discipline preferred

• Strong engineering background with demonstrated frontend platform expertise

• Top technical universities or exceptional engineering accomplishments strongly preferred

Soft Skills

• Outstanding technical leadership

• Strong engineering ownership

• Excellent mentoring and coaching ability

• High execution mentality

• Comfortable operating with ambiguity

• Strong communication and presentation skills

• Startup mindset with high execution velocity

• Structured systems thinker

• Passion for developer experience and platform engineering

• Continuous learner with strong technical curiosity

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $137,000 – $217,000 (Geographic Tier Based)

• Competitive Equity Package

• Fully Remote (United States excluding Hawaii)

• Opportunity to own the frontend platform powering an industry-leading healthcare product

• Direct collaboration with engineering leadership and product teams

• Significant ownership across frontend architecture and developer experience

• High-impact engineering culture with exceptional career growth

• Well-funded Series D company backed by top-tier investors

• Opportunity to improve the engineering experience for every frontend developer across the organization

Why Join

This is an opportunity to define the frontend platform powering one of the world's leading digital mental healthcare companies.

You'll work at the intersection of frontend architecture, design systems, developer tooling, AI-powered engineering workflows, and platform engineering while helping hundreds of engineers build better products faster.

As a Staff Software Engineer, Frontend Platform, you'll own foundational engineering systems, influence company-wide technical direction, and help shape the future of frontend development at scale.