Senior Product Software Engineer – Frontend

Jobtailor; California (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor is seeking an experienced software engineer to lead the design, development, and deployment of large-scale software solutions. You will drive best practices, mentor teammates, and deliver features that integrate with AI-backed services.

Responsibilities include guiding technical decisions, performing thorough code reviews, and establishing team processes for responsible use of AI coding tools. Strong focus on security, performance, and maintainability.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on software engineering experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IS, software or related field (or equivalent work experience).
• Ability to write clean, scalable code and solve problems.
• Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript for client-side features.
• Experience building RESTful APIs and state management patterns.
• Knowledge of authentication/authorization concepts.

Responsibilities

• Own design, development, and deployment of medium-to-large software solutions with performance and security in mind.
• Drive software engineering best practices within the team.
• Provide technical guidance and serve as primary resource for the team.
• Design and deliver features integrating with AI/LLM-backed services.
• Mentor less experienced engineers and document technical details.
• Conduct thorough code reviews focused on quality and optimization.
• Establish team practices for using AI coding tools responsibly.
• Solve complex technical problems with an innovative, can-do attitude.
• Collaborate across functions to ensure high-quality deliverables.

Skills

TypeScript/JavaScript

RESTful APIs

CI/CD pipelines

Testing frameworks

Security concepts

Cross-functional communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

GitHub Actions

GitLab CI

Job description

Responsibilities

• Own the design, development, and successful deployment of medium-to-large size software solutions, ensuring performance, quality, scalability, and security.
• Drive software engineering best practices, including design, code quality, security and testability within the team.
• Exhibit deep and broad technical expertise, with hands‑on proficiency in key functional/specialty areas.
• Serve as a primary technical resource for the team, offering guidance on technical issues and new feature development.
• Participate in the design and delivery of features that integrate with LLM-backed services.
• Help establish and refine team practices for using AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude Code, or equivalent) effectively and responsibly in day‑to‑day development.
• Solve complex technical problems with an innovative and experimental can‑do attitude grounded by advanced technical skill and technique.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, focusing on requirements, design and coding standards, readability, testability, and optimization.
• Mentor and guide the work of less experienced engineers to develop solutions.
• Document technical details for assigned features, fixes, and projects.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of hands‑on software engineering experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software, Electrical or Electronics Engineering, or comparable field of study, and/or equivalent work experience
• Strong problem‑solving skills and ability to write clean, maintainable, scalable code
• Proficiency in TypeScript/JavaScript; experience building client-side features in web or device environments
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs and working with state management patterns
• Familiarity with authentication and authorization concepts
• Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and deployment tooling (GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, or equivalent)
• Experience with testing frameworks for unit, integration, and/or end-to-end coverage
• Strong cross‑functional communication skills