Senior Software Engineer, Web

About DAT

DAT is an award-winning employer of choice and a next-generation SaaS technology company that has been at the leading edge of innovation in transportation supply chain logistics for 45 years. We continue to transform the industry year over year, by deploying a suite of software solutions to millions of customers every day - customers who depend on DAT for the most relevant data and most accurate insights to help them make smarter business decisions and run their companies more profitably. We operate the largest marketplace of its kind in North America, with 400 million freights posted in 2022, and a database of $150 billion of annual global shipment market transaction data. Our headquarters are in Denver, CO, with additional offices in Missouri, Oregon, and Bangalore, India. For additional information, see www.DAT.com/company.

The Opportunity

DAT is looking for a Senior Software Engineer, Web, in Denver, CO and will have the opportunity to directly shape the architecture, quality, and long-term direction of our web experience. You''ll bridge the gap between engineering and design, bringing deep technical craft to our web stack while partnering closely with design and marketing to deliver fast, flexible, and beautifully built web experiences. This role is ideal for a seasoned engineer who thrives on translating design intent into performant, maintainable code, takes deep ownership of the full web lifecycle, and is energized by delivering high-impact work across our web presence.

What You'll Do

• Create Beautiful Web Experiences: Design, build, and maintain highly performant, accessible, and responsive website improvements using Next.js and React, integrating with headless CMS via REST and GraphQL. You'll also be at the forefront of architecting a greenfield web experience, doing exciting work alongside designers, researchers, marketers, and fellow engineers to bring DAT's visual story to life.
• Build Partnerships: Partner closely with product designers, researchers, and marketing stakeholders. You will be the liaison who translates brand, content, and campaign requirements into polished, production-ready web experiences.
• Improve via Rapid Prototyping & Experimentation: Build prototypes to explore design and product concepts, and implement A/B tests to inform and validate data-informed decisions about the web experience.
• Leverage Our Design System: Integrate and improve key UI components and design system elements, including long-term strategy for performance optimization, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility standards.
• Champion Quality: Champion a standard of quality by testing solutions fully, maintaining site integrity, and advocating for web implementation best practices.

The Skills and Experience You'll Bring

• Several years of experience in frontend and web development, with a track record of delivering high-quality work. You have proficiency in modern frontend stacks and the broader ecosystem, including build tooling, bundlers, performance optimization, and core web vitals.
• Desire to work closely with a team of designers who are passionate about building web experiences that solve real problems for our customers.
• A desire at this point in your career to build, drive change, and assume ownership. You will be one of two engineers crafting the future of our web experience and enjoy autonomy and recognizing opportunities.
• Demonstrated ability to lead technical discussions, influence cross-functional stakeholders, and drive consensus on complex decisions.
• Deep knowledge of Next.js and React, with hands-on experience building on headless CMS architectures.
• Adaptability to AI-assisted workflows and processes, while also practicing informed discernment on the differences between slop and quality. Appetite to serve as a bridge-builder between design-created prototypes and what's possible in production codebases.
• Exposure to working with RESTful and GraphQL APIs and patterns for integrating complex frontend applications with content services.

Bonus Points If You Also Have

• Proven experience leveraging and evolving component libraries or design systems used across multiple teams or products.
• Experience partnering with Marketing or similar business stakeholders to deliver web experiences that support campaigns, content, and brand goals.
• Hands-on experience with rapid prototyping and A/B testing methodologies and tooling.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship

For Colorado-based candidates, in compliance with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, the salary range for this role is $150,545- $192,000 + target bonus. DAT considers factors such as scope and responsibilities of the position, candidate''s work experience, education and

DAT embraces the value of a diverse workforce, and believes it is a core strength of our company that we encourage those values in every DAT employee, at every level of our organization, regardless of tenure or rank. We provide equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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