Senior product engineer

Watershed; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

Watershed, a software platform for enterprise sustainability, seeks an experienced frontend engineer to own UI/UX for our complex climate and ESG tools.

You will write high-quality frontend code, mentor teammates, and help shape frontend architecture while collaborating with Design to deliver clear, compelling experiences for financial institutions and other customers.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Write performant, well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code across our technical stack.
• Own our frontend architecture, planning ahead to enable the team to build quickly without compromising on quality.
• Collaborate with Design and Design Engineering to deliver beautiful, clear experiences for customers.
• Lead the team on UI/UX topics, mentoring others in your areas of expertise.
• Champion our design principles like "smart defaults but you decide" and "connected and familiar".

Skills

Frontend engineering

UI/UX for complex apps

Full-stack when needed

Mentoring others

Job description

About Watershed

Watershed is the enterprise sustainability platform. Companies like Airbnb, Carlyle Group, FedEx, Visa, and Dr. Martens use Watershed to manage climate and ESG data, produce audit-ready metrics for voluntary and regulatory reporting including CSRD, and drive real decarbonization. We are looking for team members who love product-building, want to work hard at a mission-oriented startup, and will collaborate with us in shaping the culture of a growing team.

We have offices in San Francisco, New York, Denver, London, Paris, Berlin, Sydney, Mexico City, and remote team members across the US and Europe. We hope that you'll be interested in joining us!

The role

Watershed is a software platform for running a world-class climate program. We measure our success in the carbon reduction achievements of our customers. We are looking for team members to join our team focused on delivering outcomes for our Financial Institution customers.

The Financial Institutions team customizes the Watershed platform for the specific needs of Asset Managers, Banks, Portfolio Companies and others. This involves; modelling finance specific entities like portfolios, assets and holdings - calculating data quality metrics like PCAF scores - and supporting customer report on Financial Regulations like SFDR.

In this role you will:

• Write performant, well-crafted, tested, and maintainable code across our technical stack

• Own our frontend architecture, planning ahead to enable the team to build quickly without compromising on quality

• Collaborate with our Design and Design Engineering teams to give our customers beautiful, clear and consistent experiences

• Lead the team on UI/UX topics supporting others to build their skills in your areas of expertise

• Champion our design principles like "smart defaults but you decide" and "connected and familiar"

You might be a good fit if you have:

• We're looking for 6+ years in software engineering

• Specialism in building UI/UX for complex applications

• A true frontend specialist but who will go full-stack when needed

• A track record of raising the bar on frontend quality by mentoring others and leading by example

Must be willing to work from an office 4 days per week (except for remote roles)

Watershed has hub offices in San Francisco, New York, London, and Mexico City and satellite offices in Denver, Sydney, Paris, and Berlin. Where we have offices, employees are expected to be in office for 4 days per week. Certain jobs are open to being remote and will be specifically noted on the jobs page and in the job description if so.

What's the interview process like?

It starts the same for every candidate: getting to know the team members through 1 to 2 conversations about Watershed, your experience, and your interests. Next steps can vary by role, but usual next steps are a skill or experience interview (e.g. a coding interview for an engineer, a portfolio review for a designer, deeper experience call for other roles) which leads to a virtual or in person interview panel. We prioritize transparency and lack of surprise throughout the process.

What if I need accommodations for my interview?

At Watershed, we are dedicated to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. We provide reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities, long‑term conditions, mental health needs, religious observances, neurodivergence, or pregnancy-related support requirements.