Job Description
About the Role
Job Title: Front End Engineer
Location: Chicago
Work Environment: Hybrid
About the Company
OneMarket Recruiting is leading the search for a Front End Engineer at a very exciting Private Equity stealth-mode startup.
We are looking for a team member to lead front-end efforts who has a proven track record of impactful and self-directed contributions to intricate front-end projects, showcasing your grit and expertise. Your passion lies in crafting beautiful, intuitive user interfaces that go beyond functionality to create delightful experiences. Operating with speed and self-reliance, you thrive in a dynamic, startup-minded team, where each engineer enjoys significant ownership and the potential for high impact.
What you'll be doing:
- Lead the design and architecture of the front-end systems, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and a seamless user experience.
- Write clean, efficient, and maintainable code for the Front End of the product, following best practices and coding standards.
- Collaborate with UI/UX designers to implement visually appealing and user-friendly interfaces, translating design mockups into functional web pages.
- Contribute to the selection of front-end technologies and tools that align with the product's goals and long-term vision.
- Work closely with back-End Engineers, product managers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration between the front-end and back-end systems.
- Identify and address performance bottlenecks in the front-end code, ensuring optimal loading times and responsiveness.
- Implement responsive design principles to ensure a consistent and effective user experience across various devices and screen sizes.
- Implement and maintain CI/CD pipelines for efficient and automated testing, integration, and deployment of front-end code.
- Contribute to scalability planning, anticipating and addressing potential challenges as the product grows and evolves.
- Create and maintain comprehensive documentation for front-end systems, ensuring knowledge transfer and team efficiency.
- Work closely with engineering, product, and design to create the best possible customer experiences.
What you’ll have:
- 6+ years of experience in a front-End Engineering role
- Extensive proficiency in React, with a proven track record of delivering sophisticated and intuitive front-end solutions.
- Significant expertise in Next.js, showcasing a depth of experience in building scalable and performant front-end applications.
- Experience working with AWS.
- Demonstrated expertise in implementing and maintaining robust CI/CD pipelines, automating testing processes, and ensuring efficient software delivery.
- Embrace the start-up culture, demonstrating flexibility, adaptability, and a willingness to take on various roles and responsibilities as needed in a dynamic environment.
- You have a sustained track record of making significant, self-directed, and end-to-end contributions to large and impactful software projects.
- Experience owning projects from the initial idea all the way to production.