Job Summary:
Lendistry is the nation’s largest minority-led, tech-savvy lender for small businesses and commercial real estate. They are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer Frontend to lead the design, development, and implementation of cutting-edge web applications, focusing on modern web technologies and user interface excellence.
Responsibilities:
• Design and implement the front-end architecture for complex web applications, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Evaluate and introduce new technologies, frameworks, and methodologies to improve the development process and product quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define technical requirements and provide guidance on the best front-end practices.
• Develop high-quality, responsive, and user-friendly web applications using modern technologies, with a strong focus on React.
• Integrate RESTful APIs effectively, ensuring smooth communication between the front-end and back-end services.
• Write clean, modular, and maintainable code, adhering to industry standards and best practices.
• Optimize web applications for maximum speed and scalability.
• Champion a user-centric approach to web development, ensuring that applications provide an intuitive and engaging user experience.
• Collaborate closely with designers to implement pixel-perfect interfaces and ensure design fidelity.
• Stay updated with the latest trends in UI/UX design and development, bringing new ideas to the table.
• Develop and maintain comprehensive unit and integration tests for front-end components, ensuring robust and error-free applications.
• Implement automated testing frameworks to streamline the development and deployment processes.
• Work closely with QA teams to identify and fix bugs, ensuring high-quality releases.
• Mentor and guide junior engineers, providing technical direction, code reviews, and career development support.
• Foster a collaborative and inclusive team environment, encouraging knowledge sharing and continuous learning.
• Lead by example, demonstrating best practices in front-end development and setting high standards for code quality.
• Work closely with product managers, backend engineers, and other stakeholders to deliver features on time and with high quality.
• Clearly communicate technical concepts and decisions to non-technical stakeholders.
• Participate in technical discussions, architecture reviews, and code reviews to ensure high standards across the team.
Qualifications:
Required:
• 6+ years of professional experience in front-end development, with a focus on React and other modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Proven experience in architecting and building large-scale web applications.
• Strong understanding of RESTful APIs and how to integrate them into front-end applications.
• Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, or Cypress.
• Strong understanding of web performance optimization techniques and best practices.
• Passion for UI/UX design and a strong eye for detail.
• Experience mentoring and leading engineering teams, with a focus on growth and development.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Strong communication skills, both verbal and written, can convey complex technical concepts to various audiences.
Preferred:
• Experience with TypeScript, Webpack, and other modern front-end tools.
• Knowledge of backend technologies and how they interact with front-end architecture.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices for front-end applications.
• Contributions to open-source projects or a strong presence in the front-end development community.
Company:
Lendistry is a lender and fintech company that provides business loans and grant access to small businesses. Founded in 2015, the company is headquartered in Los Angeles, USA, with a team of 201-500 employees. The company is currently Growth Stage.