Software Engineer - SWE Ops Infrastructure & Planning

Socket.dev; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Socket.dev is seeking a hands-on software engineer to own full-stack web applications that power critical experiences. You’ll work with React, Next.js, and TypeScript to design, build, and maintain scalable front-end and back-end integrations.

You’ll own architecture decisions, improve performance and accessibility, and mentor teammates while delivering robust, data-driven UI for internal and external audiences. This role is ideal for initiative-takers who care about quality.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional software engineering experience.
• Experience shipping and maintaining production web applications with React and Next.js.
• Strong proficiency with TypeScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Experience using GenAI when writing code, tests, PR reviews, documentation, and more.
• Hands-on experience with full-stack web development: building front ends, integrating with back-end services and APIs.
• BS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain web applications across the full stack with a focus on performance and accessibility.
• Work across React, Next.js, and TypeScript on the front end and integrate with back-end services and APIs.
• Own the build and delivery pipeline to keep applications live, healthy, and scalable.
• Mentor teammates, make architectural decisions, and uphold quality and craft standards.
• Deliver robust, accessible, and polished user experiences for internal and external audiences.

Skills

React

Next.js

TypeScript

HTML

CSS

Full-stack development

Ownership

Performance optimization

Accessibility

GenAI in coding

Testing

Education

BS in Computer Science or related field

Tools

CI/CD

Observability tools

Design systems

APIs

Job description

Imagine building web applications that keep Apple running. Do you like taking ownership of products end-to-end, from how they look and feel to how they scale in production? Have you cared deeply about performance, accessibility, and shipping polished experiences that people depend on every day? Our team builds and maintains critical web applications for operations, employee engagement, events, education, and community. We own them completely: the front-end interfaces, the data layer that powers them, the pipeline that ships them, and the on-call responsibility that keeps them running. We're a small, high-impact team with broad surface area, and we need engineers who thrive in that environment. Are you drawn to building products that make Apple more efficient and connected? Do you love the intersection of front-end craft, full-stack thinking, performance, and accessibility? Do you want to own meaningful applications and help shape how your team grows? If so, we'd like to talk.

Description

This is a hands-on engineering role with real ownership. You'll design, build, and maintain web applications across our full stack, making decisions about architecture, performance, and user experience. You'll work across React, Next.js, and TypeScript on the front end, integrate with back-end services and APIs, and own the build and delivery pipeline that keeps our applications live and healthy. Our applications span both internal and external audiences in the machine learning communications space: internal tools that support review and approval workflows, and public-facing experiences that publish rich, data-driven content to a broader audience. The role is full-stack in the truest sense. You'll move fluidly across the entire surface: front-end interfaces and components, data fetching and state management, back-end integration, and deployment infrastructure. You'll also mentor and learn from teammates, make technical judgments independently, and help set the bar for quality and craft on your team. You'll be building products that are robust, performant, accessible, and a pleasure to use and maintain.

Minimum Qualifications

5+ years of professional software engineering experienceExperience shipping and maintaining production web applications with React and Next.jsStrong proficiency with TypeScript, HTML, and CSSExperience using GenAI when writing code, tests, PR reviews, documentation, and moreHands-on experience with full-stack web development: building front ends, integrating with back-end services and APIs, and understanding deployment and infrastructure concernsDemonstrated ability to take ownership, work independently, and make sound technical decisionsBS in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience

Preferred Qualifications

Strong, deep experience with modern React patterns (hooks, context, state management libraries) and Next.js App RouterExperience with server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation (SSG), and modern rendering strategiesComfortable working across the stack: databases, back-end services, APIs, and deployment infrastructureExperience building and shipping data-driven front ends against complex back-end systemsExpertise in automated testing (unit, integration, end-to-end, visual regression)Hands-on experience with CI/CD systems, observability tools, and shipping applications safely and iterativelyExperience with design systems, component libraries, and accessibility best practicesA growth mindset: comfort learning new technologies and helping others do the sameCare for the craft of software development, thoughtful about architecture, maintainability, and long-term health of codebasesA design sensibility and an eye for performance, accessibility, and user experienceExperience mentoring and helping junior engineers grow