Staff Frontend Engineer

ClickUp; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading productivity software company is seeking a Staff Frontend Engineer to lead the design and development of major frontend systems. The successful candidate will have over 7 years of experience, deep expertise in Angular 2+ and React, and strong mentorship skills. You will work collaboratively to solve complex challenges and improve engineering velocity in a fast-paced environment. Join a bold team that's redefining workplace possibilities and apply to be part of this innovative journey!

Qualifications

• 7+ years of frontend engineering experience.
• Strong command of Angular 2+, React, TypeScript, and modern architecture.
• Experience with building reusable component systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of complex product features in Angular 2+ and React.
• Partner with teams to deliver high-quality user experiences.
• Drive engineering best practices across testing and code quality.

Skills

Angular 2+

React

TypeScript

RxJS

NgRx

UI architecture

Performance optimization

End to end testing

Mentorship

Tools

Jest

Vite

Playwright

Job description

At ClickUp, we’re not just building software. We’re architecting the future of work! In a world overwhelmed by work sprawl, we saw a better way. That’s why we created the first truly converged AI workspace, unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI, empowering millions of teams to break free from silos, reclaim their time, and unlock new levels of productivity. At ClickUp, you’ll have the opportunity to learn, use, and pioneer AI in ways that shape not only our product, but the future of work itself. Join us and be part of a bold, innovative team that’s redefining what’s possible! 🚀

Role Overview

We’m looking for a Staff Frontend Engineer to lead the design and development of major frontend systems and product initiatives at ClickUp. You’ll work across teams to solve complex technical challenges, improve engineering velocity, and help shape the direction of our frontend architecture. This role is for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, drives clarity in ambiguity, and can influence both technical decisions and execution across the organization.

What You’ll Do

• Lead development of complex product features and frontend systems in Angular 2+ and React.

• Partner with backend, integrations, product, design, and QA to deliver high-quality user experiences at speed

• Architect scalable, reusable frontend patterns that improve product quality and developer velocity

• Identify and address performance bottlenecks, UI architecture issues, and scalability risks

• Drive engineering best practices across testing, observability, code quality, and maintainability

• Help teams make strong technical decisions under tight timelines and evolving priorities

• Own delivery across large initiatives, balancing immediate product needs with long-term technical health

• Mentor engineers and elevate frontend craftsmanship across the team

• Contribute to improving how frontend engineers work together across domains

Qualifications

• 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, with deep expertise in Angular 2+ and React

• Strong command of TypeScript, RxJS, NgRx, and modern frontend architecture patterns

• Experience building reusable component systems and scalable frontend application structures

• Deep knowledge of performance optimization, debugging, and building for large-scale web applications

• Strong product sense and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-moving company

• Demonstrated success leading major technical initiatives and influencing across teams

• Strong mentorship skills and a track record of leveling up other engineers

• Excellent communication and execution skills, especially in high‑urgency environments

• Strong experience with unit, integration and end 2 end testing using jest, vilest, playwright or related frameworks and ability to come up with testing strategies.

Unsure if you meet all the qualifications of this job description but are deeply excited about the role? We hire based on ambition, grit, and a passion for improving the way people work. If you think ClickUp is the company for you, we encourage you to apply!

At ClickUp, we assess every candidate based on the potential impact they can have. We hire the best people for the job and support each person’s journey to build their boldest career.

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ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.

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