We are recruiting for a Senior Frontend Engineer for a fast-growing consumer marketplace technology company in New York City.
This is a high-impact frontend engineering role focused on rebuilding high-traffic customer-facing web experiences, improving performance, and helping set the frontend architecture and standards the team will use going forward.
This is not a maintenance role. This is a strong opportunity for a senior frontend engineer who wants real ownership, modern React / Next.js work, and a path toward broader technical leadership.
What You Will Do
Lead major frontend initiatives across high-traffic consumer web experiences
Build and improve modern web applications using React, Next.js, and TypeScript
Own frontend architecture decisions, reusable patterns, routing, data fetching, caching, and component structure
Improve Core Web Vitals, SEO, site speed, conversion, and overall user experience
Partner closely with Product, Design, Backend Engineering, and leadership
Help raise the technical bar through code reviews, standards, mentoring, and strong engineering judgment
Work in a product-focused engineering environment where quality, speed, and business impact all matter
Must Have
7+ years of production web application development experience
Strong React experience
Strong JavaScript / TypeScript experience
Experience with modern frontend architecture
Experience with Next.js, SSR, SPA, or similar modern web frameworks
Experience building high-traffic, consumer-facing, product-driven web applications
Ability to lead frontend projects from design through release
Strong understanding of performance, SEO, Core Web Vitals, testing, and maintainable code
Strong product sense and ability to work closely with Product and Design teams
Preferred
Next.js App Router experience
Tailwind CSS experience
Playwright or frontend testing experience
Datadog or observability experience
Experience with Ruby on Rails, Node.js, AWS, Postgres, or MongoDB environments
CS degree or strong computer science fundamentals
Background with a high-caliber product company, engineering-driven company, or strong startup environment
Additional Details
Location: New York, NY
Schedule: onsite Monday through Thursday, remote Friday
Compensation: $170K to $210K base salary plus equity
Relocation is open, but relocation assistance is not provided
Authorization: Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future. This employer is unable to provide or transfer visa sponsorship for this position.
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