Staff Software Engineer, Frontend

The Consensus; Toronto; On-site; CAD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & dental insurance

Flexible PTO

Professional development stipend

Bonus program for long-tenured

Paid parental leave

Fertility/adoption benefits (Carrot)

In-person events

Job summary

Genius AI is seeking a Staff Frontend Engineer to own the technical direction of the web platform, building shared UI frameworks, libraries, tooling, and release infrastructure that empower dozens of teams.

You'll set the standard for frontend engineering, embed AI-powered development practices, and raise the ceiling on what’s buildable across the organization. This role offers high impact and remote-friendly team collaboration.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional frontend engineering experience with a track record of leading high-impact technical work and owning platform-level decisions, not just shipping features.
• Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture, and a track record of using AI tooling to push the quality and velocity of that work beyond what's manually achievable at scale
• Deep understanding of web performance and experience using AI-assisted tooling to diagnose and resolve performance issues faster than traditional debugging cycles allow
• You use tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot to architect, debug, and ship, and you've actively shaped how the teams around you adopt AI-assisted development practices
• Proven experience building and evolving component libraries, design systems, or shared UI frameworks that other engineers rely on.
• Drive to ownership and action, you don't wait for a fully defined problem to start building, you set a technical direction, move, and adjust based on what you learn in production
• Strong communicator who can influence technical direction and align stakeholders across teams without relying on positional authority
• Competitive health & dental insurance options
• Flexible PTO
• Annual stipend for professional development and continued learning
• High performers at 5 years receive a $5,000 bonus to use however you recharge best
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot
• Local events - in-person gathering opportunities throughout the year for our distributed team

Responsibilities

• Architect and drive the development of scalable, reusable frontend components and shared libraries that every product team at Genius AI builds on top of
• Define the long-term technical direction of the web platform: framework decisions, architecture patterns, developer experience, and own those decisions through execution
• Champion AI-powered development tools across the engineering org: establish best practices for how engineers at Genius AI use AI tools and set the standard for what AI-assisted frontend engineering looks like in production
• Own frontend tooling, build pipelines, and developer workflows end to end, with a relentless focus on increasing velocity across teams
• Set the bar for frontend best practices: code quality, accessibility, performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, design system consistency. And actively raise it across engineering through code reviews, architectural decisions, and cross-functional technical leadership
• Identify systemic problems before they become blockers and drive solutions that have broad impact across multiple teams, not just the one you're working with directly
• Partner with product managers, designers, and engineering teams org-wide to deliver a cohesive, high-quality web experience across every surface

Skills

Frontend engineering

React

TypeScript

Platform ownership

AI tooling

Architecture

Performance optimization

Tools

Cursor

GitHub Copilot

Job description

Genius AI is building technology to help local businesses run themselves. Genius AI products do the admin work that keeps practitioners from the work they love and the people they serve. From GlossGenius to Reception, its products work 24/7 on busywork like booking, marketing, client management, finances, staff and inventory management, and more.

Genius AI technology has saved businesses 106M in admin hours, earned them $2.0B in additional revenue, and facilitated more than 624M client touch points.

About the Role

Every product team at Genius AI builds on the App Platform, and right now, the App Platform is being rebuilt to keep pace with and match the ambition of what we're shipping. As Staff Frontend Engineer, you'll own the technical direction of the web platform: the shared UI frameworks, component libraries, tooling, and release infrastructure that determine how fast every other team can move. This isn't a feature role; it's a force multiplier role. The person in this seat will set a new standard for what great frontend engineering looks like at Genius AI, embed AI-powered development practices across the org, and raise the ceiling on what's buildable. If the platform you design works well, dozens of engineers ship faster, break less, and spend more time on the work that actually matters.

What You'll Do

• Architect and drive the development of scalable, reusable frontend components and shared libraries that every product team at Genius AI builds on top of
• Define the long-term technical direction of the web platform: framework decisions, architecture patterns, developer experience, and own those decisions through execution
• Champion AI-powered development tools across the engineering org: establish best practices for how engineers at Genius AI use AI tools and set the standard for what AI-assisted frontend engineering looks like in production
• Own frontend tooling, build pipelines, and developer workflows end to end, with a relentless focus on increasing velocity across teams
• Set the bar for frontend best practices: code quality, accessibility, performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, design system consistency. And actively raise it across engineering through code reviews, architectural decisions, and cross-functional technical leadership
• Identify systemic problems before they become blockers and drive solutions that have broad impact across multiple teams, not just the one you're working with directly
• Partner with product managers, designers, and engineering teams org-wide to deliver a cohesive, high-quality web experience across every surface

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of professional frontend engineering experience with a track record of leading high-impact technical work and owning platform-level decisions, not just shipping features
• Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture, and a track record of using AI tooling to push the quality and velocity of that work beyond what's manually achievable at scale
• Deep understanding of web performance and experience using AI-assisted tooling to diagnose and resolve performance issues faster than traditional debugging cycles allow
• You use tools like Cursor and GitHub Copilot to architect, debug, and ship, and you've actively shaped how the teams around you adopt AI-assisted development practices
• Proven experience building and evolving component libraries, design systems, or shared UI frameworks that other engineers rely on.
• Drive to ownership and action, you don't wait for a fully defined problem to start building, you set a technical direction, move, and adjust based on what you learn in production
• Strong communicator who can influence technical direction and align stakeholders across teams without relying on positional authority
• Competitive health & dental insurance options
• Flexible PTO
• Annual stipend for professional development and continued learning
• High performers at 5 years receive a $5,000 bonus to use however you recharge best
• Paid parental leave
• Fertility and adoption benefits via Carrot
• Local events - in-person gathering opportunities throughout the year for our distributed team

At Genius AI, we celebrate our differences and are committed to creating a workplace where all employees feel supported and empowered to do their best work. We believe this benefits not only our employees but our product, customers, and community as well. Genius AI is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.

Agency Submissions

If a resume or applicant is submitted to Genius AI by a third party without a signed search agreement in place, it will become the property of Genius AI and no fee will be paid, irrespective of whether the candidate is hired.

Genius AI may use automated tools, including artificial intelligence and machine learning systems (AI Tools), to assist in evaluating applicants’ qualifications and fitness for the position. These AI Tools may be used alongside human review during one or more stages of the recruiting process, including application screening, skills assessments, and interviewing. No final hiring decision will be made solely by AI Tools without human oversight.