Senior Software Engineer (Frontend)

Daydream

$130K — $180K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in frontend development, particularly with React and Next.js
  • Proven ability to build multi-step complex interfaces (referred to as 'power tools')
  • Experience in optimizing React app performance effectively
  • Demonstrated history of creating and maintaining scalable component systems or design systems
  • Strong design sensibility with a high standard for UI/UX polish.

Responsibilities

  • Create and maintain a reusable component library using React/Next.js
  • Build interactive workflows to effectively visualize complex data in insurance and finance
  • Continuously improve UI/UX standards within the team
  • Organize and refine the frontend codebase focusing on accessibility and performance
  • Establish frontend patterns and design systems for consistency across applications.

Benefits

  • Opportunity to work on complex, impactful projects in a fast-growing startup
  • Collaborative environment with experienced co-founders
  • The chance to expand your skills in a rapidly evolving tech landscape
  • Direct influence on product development and design systems
  • Flexibility to shape the direction of the frontend team.
Full Job Description
The Role

We are looking for a frontend focused engineer.

Responsibilities
  • Create and maintain a reusable component library in React/Next.js from the ground-up.
  • Build interactive workflows that visualize complex insurance and financial data.
  • Set and continually increase the bar for UI/UX polish.
  • Bring structure and craft to our frontend codebase, focusing on accessibility, performance, and responsiveness.
  • Help establish frontend patterns, design systems, and interface conventions.
Signs you're a good fit
  • You have experience building "power tools," meaning complex, multi-step interfaces with high functionality.
  • You have deep experience with React and Next.js.
  • You have deep experience optimizing React performance.
  • You have built and maintained a scalable component system or design system.
  • You have strong design sensibility and a high bar for UI polish and interaction.
Current problems to be solved
  • How do we build a maintainable component library?
  • How do we virtualize our large tables?
  • How do we build reusable page layouts to ensure consistency across the app?
  • How do we build UIs that allow users to configure complex data pipeline schemas in a no-code way?
  • How do we make our UI as dense as possible to increase productivity while maintaining usability for non technology-native users?


Team
  • Anton Lin, Co-Founder, CTO:
    • Formerly co-founded Scout, scaled to $1M ARR before an exit to StockX
    • Built and grew several SaaS businesses to 7 figures in revenue
    • UC Berkeley dropout (3 weeks!)
  • Shreyas Parab, Co-Founder, CEO:
    • Formerly first employee at YC W23 startup, Special projects for billionaire Dan Gilbert
    • Started and grew D2C brand to $75k in annual sales, started/sold ed-tech company, Senior Class President at Stanford, student representative on the Board of Trustees
    • Stanford Biomedical Computation
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