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, 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
Engineering @ WorkWhile- We're a small and mighty team with senior engineers from Rippling, Stripe, DoorDash, Faire among others
- We value user-centricity, competence, speed, and having fun
- We embrace independence and take ownership of our projects, yet are also great team players
- We deal in outcomes, not projects
- Read more about our team at https://tech.workwhile.ai/
Benefits & Perks- Remote-friendly work culture with office hubs in SF, NY, Seattle & Toronto
- In-person company offsites
- Medical, dental, & vision coverage
- Flexible time off
- 401(k) with employer match
- WFH stipend to support your home office needs
WorkWhile has a diverse, mission-driven, and supportive culture-we look for people who want to take ownership, are energized by ambiguity, and strive to make a lasting impact. If this resonates with you, we'd love to chat!
