Senior Front End Engineer

Gametime; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 204,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible PTO

Competitive salary & equity package

Monthly Gametime credits for events ($

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance and disability benefits

Diverse Family-forming benefits

401k, HSA, pre-tax savings

Company off-sites and meet-ups

Wellness programs

Tenure recognition

Job summary

Gametime is hiring Senior and Staff Front End Engineers to build and scale consumer-facing web experiences used by millions of fans. You’ll own large surface areas, collaborate with product, design, and backend teams, and influence architectural decisions to improve speed, reliability, and UX.

You will mentor others, drive frontend standards, and work on a small, high-ownership team delivering cross-platform experiences for event discovery, seat selection, and checkout.

Qualifications

• Experience with React Native and TypeScript or cross-platform mobile development.
• Familiarity with Next.js or similar SSR/SSG frameworks and edge-rendering patterns.
• Proficient with modern state management (Zustand, Redux Toolkit, React Query, or similar) and REST/GraphQL data-fetching patterns.
• Strong UI engineering fundamentals, including responsive/adaptive design, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility, and thoughtful use of motion and animation.
• Comfortable with frontend testing: unit, integration, and end-to-end (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright or Cypress).
• Experience building or maintaining a shared design system or component library at team scale.
• Contributions to open-source projects or public technical writing that demonstrates depth of craft.
• Exposure to web3 or digital-goods purchasing flows (not required—but we’re curious).
• Demonstrated ownership of consumer-facing products at a meaningful scale of millions of users or transactions.
• Experience with experiment-driven product development, using A/B testing and quantitative analysis to validate hypotheses and guide iteration.
• AI curiosity and fluency with tools like Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT is a plus.
• Collaborative mindset with a passion for solving problems and building great products.
• Prior work in a two-sided marketplace, ticketing, or high-transaction-volume e-commerce product is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own high quality end-to-end delivery of major consumer-facing features—from technical design through launch, experimentation, and iteration.
• Drive frontend architecture decisions: component design, state management, data-fetching patterns, and performance budgets.
• Build and optimize conversion-critical flows (event discovery, seat selection, checkout) with a relentless focus on speed, reliability, and UX quality.
• Design, instrument, and interpret A/B experiments in partnership with Product and Data; use results to validate and sharpen product decisions.
• Instrument frontend observability—error tracking, performance monitoring, real-user metrics—and act on what you find.
• Contribute to design-system components and front-end standards that accelerate the whole team.
• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code review, pairing, and technical leadership on shared initiatives.
• Collaborate with mobile, backend, and platform teams to deliver cohesive cross-platform experiences.

Skills

React Native

TypeScript

Cross-platform Dev

Next.js

State management

UI accessibility

Frontend testing

Design system

Open-source

A/B testing

Ownership

AI tools curiosity

Tools

Next.js SSR/SSG tools

REST/GraphQL

Jest

React Testing Library

Playwright

Cypress

Redux Toolkit

Zustand

Cursor/Claude/ChatGPT

Job description

About Us

Live experiences help people cross today’s digital divide and focus on what truly connects us – the here, the now, this once-in-a-lifetime moment that’s bringing us together. To fulfill Gametime’s mission of uniting the world through shared experiences, we make it easy for people to discover and access the live experiences that matter most.

With platforms on iOS, Android, mobile web and desktop supporting more than 60,000 events across the US and Canada, we are reimagining the event ticket industry in order to move at the speed of life.

Engineering at Gametime

Join a team where you can move fast, own meaningful problems, and see your work impact millions of users.

At Gametime, engineers take end-to-end ownership across product, platform, and infrastructure. We value strong technical judgment, high standards and a collaborative culture built around shipping, learning, and continuous improvement.

We're also investing heavily in AI. From internal engineering tools and agentic systems to building an AI-ready marketplace and platform. Engineers who are excited to experiment, automate, and help shape how AI transforms our products and workflows will have the opportunity to influence the future of the company.

The Opportunity

We’re hiring Senior and Staff Front End Engineers at Gametime to help build and scale the systems, applications, and experiences that power Gametime for millions of users. You’ll own a significant surface area of our consumer-facing web and mobile web experience—the product millions of fans use to discover events, find the best seats, and complete purchases in seconds. You’ll work closely with Product, Design, and backend engineers to ship features that move core metrics, and you’ll raise the bar on craft, performance, and reliability across the team.

This is a high-ownership role on a small, focused team. You’ll be expected to drive technical decisions, mentor other engineers, and partner directly with stakeholders to define how features get built—not just implement what’s handed to you.

Level Expectations

• Senior Engineer – Typically 5+ years of experience. Delivers complex solutions independently and contributes to technical decisions.


• Staff Engineer – Typically 8+ years of experience. Leads cross-functional initiatives, drives technical direction, and mentors others.

What You’ll Do

• Own high quality end-to-end delivery of major consumer-facing features—from technical design through launch, experimentation, and iteration.


• Drive frontend architecture decisions: component design, state management, data-fetching patterns, and performance budgets.


• Build and optimize conversion-critical flows (event discovery, seat selection, checkout) with a relentless focus on speed, reliability, and UX quality.


• Design, instrument, and interpret A/B experiments in partnership with Product and Data; use results to validate and sharpen product decisions.


• Instrument frontend observability—error tracking, performance monitoring, real-user metrics—and act on what you find.


• Contribute to design-system components and front-end standards that accelerate the whole team.


• Mentor junior and mid-level engineers through code review, pairing, and technical leadership on shared initiatives.


• Collaborate with mobile, backend, and platform teams to deliver cohesive cross-platform experiences.

What You’ll Bring

• Experience with React Native and TypeScript or cross-platform mobile development.


• Familiarity with Next.js or similar SSR/SSG frameworks and edge-rendering patterns.


• Proficient with modern state management (Zustand, Redux Toolkit, React Query, or similar) and REST/GraphQL data-fetching patterns.


• Strong UI engineering fundamentals, including responsive/adaptive design, accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA), cross-browser and cross-platform compatibility, and thoughtful use of motion and animation.


• Comfortable with frontend testing: unit, integration, and end-to-end (Jest, React Testing Library, Playwright or Cypress).


• Experience building or maintaining a shared design system or component library at team scale.


• Contributions to open-source projects or public technical writing that demonstrates depth of craft.


• Exposure to web3 or digital-goods purchasing flows (not required—but we’re curious).


• Demonstrated ownership of consumer-facing products at a meaningful scale of millions of users or transactions.


• Experience with experiment-driven product development, using A/B testing and quantitative analysis to validate hypotheses and guide iteration.


• AI curiosity and fluency with tools like Cursor, Claude, or ChatGPT is a plus.


• Collaborative mindset with a passion for solving problems and building great products.


• Prior work in a two-sided marketplace, ticketing, or high-transaction-volume e-commerce product is preferred.

What We Offer

• Flexible PTO


• Competitive salary & equity package


• Monthly Gametime credits for any event ($1,200/yr)


• Medical, dental, & vision insurance


• Life insurance and disability benefits


• Diverse Family-forming benefits through Carrot Fertility


• 401k, HSA, pre-tax savings programs


• Company off-sites and meet-ups


• Wellness programs


• Tenure recognition

At Gametime pay ranges are subject to change and assigned to a job based on specific market median of similar jobs according to 3rd party salary benchmark surveys. Individual pay within that range can vary for several reasons including skills/capabilities, experience, and available budget.

United States - Pay Range: $204,000 USD - $251,240 USD

Gametime is committed to bringing together individuals from different backgrounds and perspectives. We strive to create an inclusive environment where everyone can thrive, feel a sense of belonging, and do great work together. As an equal opportunity employer, we prohibit any unlawful discrimination against a job applicant on the basis of their race, color, religion, veteran status, sex, parental status, gender identity or expression, transgender status, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability or genetic information. We respect the laws enforced by the EEOC and are dedicated to going above and beyond in fostering diversity across our company.