Staff Engineer, FE - Account Experience

Role Overview

Staff Engineer (Front-End) focused on Account Experience for a complex, data-rich merchant platform managing global payments workflows. This is a senior individual contributor role that sets and drives front-end architecture across multiple teams in a remote-first environment.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve front-end architecture across multiple Account Experience teams to ensure a unified, scalable, high-performance merchant experience.
• Drive front-end technical strategy across product areas, balancing strategic leadership with hands-on implementation.
• Own architecture for a complex web platform, including:
  • State management
  • Performance optimization
  • System design
• Build and maintain shared front-end foundations such as:
  • Component libraries
  • Design systems
  • Reusable patterns
• Shape merchant-facing experiences, including emerging AI-driven interfaces and conversational workflows.
• Lead and mentor engineers via design reviews, code contributions, and technical guidance (no direct authority).
• Champion best practices across accessibility, performance, observability, and front-end reliability.
• Partner with Product, Design, and backend engineering to align on technical and product trade-offs.
• Ensure cohesion across multiple product surfaces to prevent user experience fragmentation.

Requirements

• Senior/staff-level front-end expertise with demonstrated influence over architecture across multiple teams and systems.
• Proven ability to operate at Staff or Principal Engineer level.
• Strong expertise in TypeScript and React building large-scale, long-lived applications.
• Deep understanding of front-end architecture: state management, performance optimization, and component system design.
• Experience scaling design systems and reusable patterns across teams.
• Strong technical judgment and ability to influence engineering direction.
• Comfortable collaborating across the stack, especially with backend engineers on API and system design.
• Excellent communication skills to explain complex decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience in platform, fintech, or payments environments.

Benefits (Summary)

• Fully remote, global-first with strong async culture.
• Competitive compensation with equity/share options.
• Unlimited holiday with a minimum guaranteed allowance.
• Private medical insurance and health benefits (varies by location).
• Learning & development budget, home office setup allowance, high-quality equipment, optional global workations and company retreats.