Software Engineer II - Front End

Opentrons Labworks Inc.; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Opentrons Labworks Inc. in New York is hiring a Front End Software Engineer II to join our robotic platform and web apps. You will build customer-facing features with TypeScript, React, HTML5, and CSS, focusing on performance and reliability in a hybrid work setting.

The role requires 2+ years of frontend experience, collaboration across product and design teams, and a willingness to work on CI/CD pipelines and modernization efforts. Remote work not emphasized; on-site presence requested.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience building, shipping, and maintaining customer-facing web applications (preferably in mission-critical or regulated environments)
• Demonstrated experience writing performant, well-tested, and resilient front-end code in a production environment
• Proven track record of collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams to translate UI/UX designs into production features
• Experience maintaining or interacting with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployment workflows preferred
• Active contributions to or maintenance of open-source software preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop performant and reliable software that will enable our users to efficiently execute scientific workflows
• Implement new features for customer-facing web applications built with TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• Assist in developing and maintaining software systems
• Collaborate on design improvements and translate UI/UX concepts into high-quality front-end code
• Review code contributions from members of the team and establish an effective development / deployment workflow
• Proactively help unblock teammates
• Help triage and solve tricky bugs when teammates need assistance
• Collaboratively plan for and build toward long-term goals, including architectural and other design decisions that will have wide-reaching impact
• Other duties as assigned.

Job description

Job Title: Software Engineer II - Front End

Software / Opentrons

Reports to: Engineering Team Lead

Direct Reports: No

Job Code: IT10000002

FLSA Classification: Exempt

Location: Hybrid in Long Island City (Queens) NY*

• Must reside in: NY, NJ or CT

About Us

Opentrons Labworks, Inc. is a disruptive life science company leveraging its integrated lab platform to supercharge the pace of innovation in research and healthcare. Through Opentrons Robotics, thousands of institutions are automating lab operations with flexible, easy-to-use liquid handling lab robots. With our own cutting edge R&D, biopharma and biotech at large can also benefit from our world-class genome-scale cell engineering solutions.

If you are looking for your next exciting opportunity, come join us! We provide excellent benefits, competitive compensation, equity packages, and opportunities for growth. Learn more on our Careers Website.

About The Role

Our robotic platform, API, and the apps built on top of them empower scientists to discover, build, and run their own automated experiments. The engineering team is constantly building, iterating on, and shipping these powerful and user friendly products. We are looking for a skilled Front End Software Engineer (SWE II) who can grow with the organization as a core member of the software team, and write applications in a way that is focused on customer needs and strikes a healthy balance of flexibility without unnecessary complexity.

This is a hybrid position, requiring onsite presence at our Long Island City HQ at least 3 days per week. The Front-End Software Engineer reports directly to the Engineering Team Lead.

What You Would Do

• Develop performant and reliable software that will enable our users to efficiently execute scientific workflows.
• Implement new features for customer-facing web applications built with Typescript, HTML, and CSS.
• Assist in developing and maintaining software systems.
• Collaborate on design improvements and translate UI/UX concepts into high-quality front-end code.
• Review code contributions from members of the team and establish an effective development / deployment workflow.
• Proactively help unblock teammates.
• Help triage and solve tricky bugs when teammates need assistance.
• Collaboratively plan for and build toward long-term goals, including architectural and other design decisions that will have wide-reaching impact.
• Other duties as assigned.

Who We’re Looking For

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience

Experience

• 2+ years of professional software engineering experience building, shipping, and maintaining customer-facing web applications (preferably in mission-critical or regulated environments)
• Demonstrated experience writing performant, well-tested, and resilient front-end code in a production environment
• Proven track record of collaborating across multi-disciplinary teams to translate UI/UX designs into production features
• Experience maintaining or interacting with CI/CD pipelines and cloud-based deployment workflows preferred
• Active contributions to or maintenance of open-source software preferred.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong team player with excellent communication skills and a proactive approach to unblocking teammates and triaging technical issues
• Working knowledge of or desire to expand skills into backend technologies (Python, Node.js)
• Solid software engineering fundamentals: testing, debugging, code reviews, git workflows, and architectural planning
• High proficiency in modern front-end web technologies, including TypeScript, HTML5, CSS, and React
• Familiarity with desktop application frameworks (Electron) and state management architecture (Redux) preferred.
• Strong interest in life sciences; prior software experience in biotech, pharmaceuticals, or medical technology preferred.

Compensation Range: The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between $115,000 and $140,000 per year. Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job‑related knowledge, skills, and years of experience. We typically target mid‑range for well‑qualified candidates. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including bonus, equity and full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. Following employment, growth beyond the hiring range is possible based on performance.

Opentrons Labworks Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy and gender identity), national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, genetic information, age, membership in an employee organization, retaliation, parental status, military service, or other non‑merit factor.

The position will be posted until a final candidate is selected for the requisition or the requisition has a sufficient number of applications.