Staff Software Engineer, Frontend

We're seeking a skilled and experienced front-end engineer to join the Neo engineering team. In this role, you'll design and develop responsive, high-performance web applications that deliver exceptional user experiences. You'll collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, and backend engineers to build intuitive, user-focused interfaces and ship iteratively. Reporting to the Engineering Manager, you'll help shape front-end architecture standards, guide technical decisions, and mentor other engineers through hands-on support and thoughtful feedback. You'll also help ensure our UI foundations remain scalable, accessible, and maintainable as the product grows.
You Will:

• Design and develop robust, scalable, and maintainable front-end solutions using modern React patterns
• Collaborate with Product, UX, and Backend teams to define and implement user-centric features, including API contracts and edge-case handling
• Build reusable UI components and contribute to a consistent design system (component libraries, styling conventions, documentation)
• Ensure code quality through best practices: clear PRs, code reviews, automated testing, and developer-friendly documentation
• Optimize applications for speed and reliability (Core Web Vitals, bundle size, rendering performance) and ensure responsive behavior across devices
• Ship accessible experiences by incorporating WCAG-aligned practices into component design, interaction patterns, and QA workflows
• Participate in architecture discussions and help define front-end development standards (state management, data fetching, routing, error handling)
• Maintain build pipelines, including configuring tools like Vite, managing dependency upgrades, and troubleshooting CI/CD issues
• Mentor and support other engineers through pairing, technical guidance, and sharing practical patterns that improve team velocity

You Have:

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• 10+ years of front-end development experience building production web applications with modern JavaScript frameworks (React)
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript, plus responsive design principles
• Experience with state management and scalable front-end architecture patterns (e.g., Redux / Redux Toolkit)
• Hands-on experience integrating RESTful APIs and collaborating closely with backend teams (error states, pagination, auth, caching considerations)
• Solid testing and quality practices (e.g., Jest/Vitest, React Testing Library, Enzyme and end-to-end testing with Playwright or Cypress)
• Familiarity with source control and CI/CD workflows (e.g., GitHub/GitLab, automated builds, linting, test pipelines, release processes)
• Practical experience diagnosing and improving performance, including browser debugging, profiling tools, and monitoring production issues

Bonus Points If You Have:

• Experience with building and deploying Web SDKs
• Knowledge of Decentralized Identity (DCI) and Identity & Access Management (IAM) concepts, including auth patterns like OAuth/OIDC
• Experience working alongside platform teams using technologies like Kubernetes, Cassandra, Kafka, and Redis (and understanding how they influence UI/API design)
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and internationalization (i18n) tooling and workflows (e.g., i18next, formatjs/react-intl)
• Experience with performance monitoring and feature-flagging tools such as New Relic and LaunchDarkly (plus tools like Sentry, Datadog RUM, or OpenTelemetry)
• Experience with modern React ecosystems and build tooling (e.g., React 18+, Next.js/Remix, Vite, code-splitting, SSR/ISR where relevant)
• Experience building and maintaining component libraries and documentation tooling and enforcing UI consistency at scale

Salary Range: $130,000 - $170,000

In accordance with Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act (SB 19-085) the approximate compensation range for this role in Colorado is listed above. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors, such as knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Life at Ping:

We believe in and facilitate a flexible, collaborative work environment. We're growing quickly, but remain true to the innovative, can-do startup values that got us here. Most importantly, we keep hiring talented, smart, fun, and genuinely nice people because that's who we want to succeed with every day.

Here are just a few of the things that make Ping special:

• A company culture that empowers you to do your best work.
• Employee Resource Groups that create a sense of belonging for everyone.
• Regular company and team bonding events.
• Competitive benefits and perks.
• Global volunteering and community initiatives

Our Benefits:

• Generous PTO & Holiday Schedule
• Parental Leave
• Progressive Healthcare Options
• Retirement Programs
• Opportunity for Education Reimbursement
• Commuter Offset (Specific locations)