Senior Frontend Engineer – UI/UX Lead for Complex Apps

Watershed; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Watershed is seeking a senior frontend engineer to join our team focused on delivering outcomes for Financial Institution customers. You will own frontend architecture, collaborate with design, and mentor others to raise frontend quality.

The role emphasizes building UI/UX for complex financial applications, with opportunities to go full-stack when necessary. You will contribute to a mission-oriented startup culture and a scalable product platform.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in software engineering.
• Specialism in building UI/UX for complex applications.
• A true frontend specialist who will go full-stack when needed.
• A track record of mentoring others and leading by example in frontend quality.

Responsibilities

• Write performant, well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code across our technical stack.
• Own our frontend architecture, planning ahead to enable rapid, high-quality delivery.
• Collaborate with Design and Design Engineering to ensure clear, beautiful user experiences.
• Lead the team on UI/UX topics and raise the bar in frontend quality.
• Champion design principles like 'smart defaults' and 'connected and familiar'.

Skills

Frontend development

UI/UX focus

Mentoring

Full-stack awareness

Job description

Watershed is seeking a senior frontend engineer to join our team focused on delivering outcomes for Financial Institution customers. You will own frontend architecture, collaborate with design, and mentor others to raise frontend quality.

The role emphasizes building UI/UX for complex financial applications, with opportunities to go full-stack when necessary. You will contribute to a mission-oriented startup culture and a scalable product platform.