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Principal Software Engineer, Front-end
Location
United States
Posted
4 days ago
Salary
$130K - $155K / year
Seniority
Lead
Job Description
Principal Software Engineer, Front-end
Everfi
• Design, build, and maintain the most complex components of the software platform — including core system services, high-reliability infrastructure, critical APIs, and integration architecture • Analyze system performance, scalability constraints, and technical debt, and develop and execute remediation plans that improve reliability and long-term maintainability • Evaluate emerging software engineering tools, architectural patterns, and methodologies • Define and champion engineering best practices, code standards, testing frameworks, and architectural guidelines • Conduct rigorous code and design reviews • Develop and maintain authoritative technical documentation • Own the technical design of major platform initiatives • Partner closely with peers and technical leaders on platform roadmap decisions • Ensure that system design decisions account for security, reliability, observability, and compliance requirements • Serve as the primary technical mentor for less experienced engineers on the team • Contribute to onboarding frameworks and internal technical learning resources • Partner with Product, QA, and Operations stakeholders on technical requirements
Job Requirements
- Minimum of a bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred
- 8 -10 years of progressive experience in software engineering or a closely related discipline, with a demonstrable record of designing and building complex, production-grade software systems in a SaaS or technology environment
- Expert-level proficiency in system design, including distributed systems, microservices architecture, API design, cloud infrastructure patterns, and reliability engineering
- Experience with component-based frameworks like React or Vue and an ability to identify and architect reusable components for varied use-cases is required
- Experience writing front end code using JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, ARIA and other related user interface technologies is required
- Understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates, HTTP, AJAX, and REST
- Understanding of fundamental design principles behind a scalable web application
- Experience with front-end build/config management, such as yarn/npm, webpack (or similar tools like rollup/parcel), and testing tools like Jasmine, Karma, Mocha, Enzyme, Jest, etc is preferred
- Proven track record of mentoring and elevating less experienced engineers through technical engagement, feedback, and knowledge-sharing without requiring formal management authority
- Experience or interest in AI-assisted development tools (e.g., GitHub Copilot, Claude Code) is a nice to have; we support and encourage growth in this area
Benefits
- 100% Remote position
- Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
- 401(K) with matching contribution
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
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