Software Engineer (Frontend)

Highbeam; New York (NY); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous PTO

Comprehensive health & benefits package

Stipends for lunch and wellness

Yearly offsite events

Job summary

A fintech startup is seeking a Frontend Engineer to enhance its React application and improve features. The ideal candidate will have over 4 years of React experience and a strong proficiency in TypeScript. This role emphasizes teamwork in a fast-paced environment, offering competitive salary, generous PTO, and benefits. The position is in-person at the New York office, located in NoHo, a vibrant area with accessible public transport.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience building React apps.
• Proficiency in TypeScript and React.
• Comfortable with improving code quality.

Responsibilities

• Refine existing React app and build new features.
• Act as frontend expert for debugging.
• Collaborate using modern frontend technologies.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Debugging

Code quality improvement

Tools

PostgreSQL

Kotlin

Terraform

Google Cloud

Job description

Highbeam is building the future of business banking and cash management.

Our platform combines AI agents, automated financial workflows, and integrated financial products that save brands time and money.

Customers have generated billions in sales and include well-known brands such as Cuts, Tushy, NYON, Sabah, Still Here, Alice Mushrooms, Original Grain, birddogs, and more.

Our team includes alumni of Shopify, Square, Toast, Rippling, and McKinsey.

We’ve raised $42M in equity from Acrew, FirstMark, Mayfield, and Two Sigma Ventures.

About this role

We're looking for a frontend engineer to help us ship features that users find both useful and delightful to use.

Our stack: Kotlin, TypeScript / React, Python, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Google Cloud.

This role will be in-person in New York or Toronto.

What you’ll do

• Refine our existing React app and build new features

• Be the frontend expert other engineers can rely on to help debug frontend issues

• Work with a modern frontend stack including react, typescript, vite, storybook, react-router-dom, and radix-ui

This role will be a great fit for you if...

• You are highly proficient with TypeScript and React

• You have 4+ years of professional experience building React apps

• You are comfortable with rewriting code to improve code quality

• You question requirements before building and, once set, you implement designs perfectly

You'll thrive at Highbeam if...

• You love working in-person with a high-performing team

• You enjoy working in an idea-meritocratic, low-ego environment

• You are proactive and self-directed, and you excel in ambiguous, fast moving environments

• You care about delivering a polished customer experience

• Bonus: You have experience working in fintech, AI or early-stage startups

What we offer

• Chance to join the founding team of a well-funded startup chasing a huge opportunity

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity

• Great location: Our NYC office is in NoHo, a short walk from the A,C,E · B,D,F,M · N,Q,R,W · 1 · 6 trains. Our Toronto office is downtown near Osgoode Station.

• Generous PTO

• Comprehensive health & benefits package

• Stipends for lunch, commute, wellness, and purchasing customer products

• Yearly offsite—most recently we went to Mexico City!