Senior Frontend Engineer

Cortex; Austin (TX); Remote; USD 170,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Frontend Engineer, where your expertise in modern frontend technologies will drive the development of a user-friendly developer portal. This role offers the chance to work remotely while collaborating with a passionate team dedicated to engineering excellence. With competitive salary, equity options, and generous perks including unlimited PTO and a learning stipend, this is a unique opportunity to make a meaningful impact in a rapidly growing organization focused on enhancing the developer experience.

Benefits

National medical, dental & vision insurance

Fully covered life insurance

$400 monthly perks stipend

$1000 yearly Learning & Development stipend

401k plan

Pet Insurance

Unlimited PTO

Remote & flexible working hours

Gender-neutral parental leave

All-Company Retreats

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in frontend engineering focusing on user interfaces.
• Strong proficiency in modern frontend technologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement the user interface for the developer portal.
• Collaborate with teams to enhance existing features.

Skills

React

TailwindCSS

Frontend Engineering

Problem-solving

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Equivalent work experience

Job description

Cortex is the enterprise Internal Developer Portal built to accelerate the path to engineering excellence. Customers like Blackstone, Xero, and Fanatics use Cortex to abstract away complexity for developers with a single interface for all their engineering tools, templates, and tasks. By providing a clear view into the health and state of every software component, Cortex helps engineering teams drive progress to goals, optimize productivity, reduce technical debt, and build efficient software and teams.

We’re fully remote and welcome candidates from anywhere in the US! We have all-company offsites a few times a year where we fly the whole team out to meet in person, build stronger relationships, kick off important projects, and have fun!

The Team

We are a mighty group of ~100 passionate individuals excited about building a product that developers love. We recently raised $60M in Series C Funding led by Scale Ventures (with participation from Sequoia, IVP, and others) to build the future of developer experience. You can read more about it here .

We are seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will be responsible for building high-performing, complex front-end features. You’ll have the opportunity to flex beyond the typical scope of a Frontend Engineer by improving our planning, development, deployment processes, and more.

• Design, implement, maintain, and improve the user interface for our developer portal
• Collaborate with product, design, and other engineers to build new features and enhance existing ones
• Write clean, maintainable, and testable code that adheres to best practices
• Continually improve existing planning, development, and deployment processes
• Ensure our product is up to date with the latest frontend technologies
• Participate in operating our systems in production, including Incident Response on a rotational basis
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field, or equivalent work experience
• 5+ years of professional experience in frontend engineering, with a focus on building modern and intuitive user interfaces
• Understanding of fundamental design principles around responsive and user-friendly applications
• Strong proficiency in modern frontend technologies such as React, TailwindCSS, and experience with complex single-page applications
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills
• Strong communication and collaboration skills
• Competitive salary and equity
• National medical, dental & vision insurance (we cover 100%!)
• Fully covered life insurance
• $400 monthly perks stipend
• $1000 yearly Learning & Development stipend
• 401k plan
• Pet Insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• Remote & flexible working hours
• Gender-neutral parental leave
• All-Company Retreats (previously San Diego, Miami, Austin, New York City)

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The base pay for this role starts between $170,000 and $225,000. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs and market demands. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is eligible for equity and benefits.

Cortex is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Cortex is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please email [e-mail]

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