Staff Frontend Software Engineer - Remote Opportunity

About the Role

We are excited to announce an opening for a Staff Frontend Software Engineer to join our remote team at Orum. In this role, you will lead the architecture and standards that power the user interface layer across our real-time, high-scale platform. As a Staff Frontend Software Engineer, you will drive the long-term vision for our frontend ecosystem, ensuring that we deliver exceptional user experiences.

What You'll Do

• Define and lead the architecture of our frontend ecosystem, focusing on scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Own and evolve our unified design system, component library, and UI patterns in partnership with Design.
• Improve developer velocity through standardized tooling, templates, build pipelines, and testing frameworks.
• Establish and document frontend best practices, coding standards, and architectural guidelines.
• Set and enforce performance budgets, accessibility standards, and UI quality benchmarks.
• Integrate automated testing into CI workflows to ensure high-quality deliverables.
• Collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams to deliver cohesive, high-quality user experiences.
• Mentor and influence engineers across teams, driving adoption of shared systems and frontend excellence.
• Lead cross-team initiatives that modernize the frontend stack and improve product delivery velocity.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a strong emphasis on frontend development.
• Expert-level proficiency with JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and modern front-end architectures.
• Demonstrated experience building or leading design systems, component libraries, or UI platforms used across multiple product teams.
• Strong knowledge of performance optimization, accessibility (WCAG), responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Deep familiarity with frontend tooling (Webpack, Vite, Turborepo, ESLint, Storybook) and testing frameworks (Cypress, Playwright, Jest, RTL).
• Proven ability to lead technical direction, mentor senior engineers, and drive adoption of standards.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering teams.

Nice to Have

• Experience working in high-scale, low-latency, or real-time UI environments.
• Strong understanding of design workflows using Figma and design-to-code alignment.
• Experience with monorepos, shared library versioning, and package architecture.
• Experience contributing to or building open-source UI frameworks or design systems.
• Prior experience improving developer experience or UI platform capabilities.

What We Offer

• Base salary range: $225,000–$300,000, commensurate with experience.
• Flexibility to work anywhere in the U.S.
• Flexible Vacation Policy, including Orum Days Off and additional observed holidays.
• 90% coverage for employees and dependents for medical, dental, and vision.
• Online behavioral health and virtual healthcare options.
• Parental leave with quota relief.
• Life Insurance and AD&D coverage.
• 401(k) savings plan.
• $1,000 equipment reimbursement (yours to keep).
• Company retreats and meetups to connect in person.