Mid or Senior Frontend Engineer

Location: Austin, TX

Department: Research & Development

About The Job

We are looking for a highly skilled Mid-Level or Senior Frontend Engineer in Austin to help us build our technology products alongside a growing engineering team who are passionate about delivering software we are proud of while having fun along the way. A qualified candidate should have experience as a front-end software engineer developing sleek, highly functional, consumer-facing web apps, and want to have a meaningful impact at an early-stage technology company.

Job Requirements

• 3+/5+ years of experience with Vue.js (preferably including Vue 3 and modern Vue paradigms). Other framework experience considered if you’re comfortable building reactive UIs and interested in becoming fluent in Vue
• 3+/5+ years of experience with custom web application development
• You are passionate and curious about your craft, excited to work in an energetic environment, and mindful of the balance between detail and delivery
• A creative and efficient problem solver who isn’t stopped when the way forward isn’t always paved
• Attention to detail and an understanding of what makes a great user experience
• Ability to work well with the Product team to iterate on designs and user experience flows
• Author reusable, testable code that drives efficiency by building with the experience of both the end user and your teammates in mind
• Self-directed with a strong bias towards action and thrives in an ambiguous environment that is ripe for disruption
• Open to mentorship opportunities

Technical Preferences

• Deep familiarity with Vue or another modern, reactive front-end library
• Experience with Pinia or an equivalent front-end state management tool
• Experience with front-end testing (we use Vitest and Vue Testing Library)
• Experience building consumer-facing front-end single page apps
• Strong HTML, CSS, and JS fundamentals
• Comfort with version control systems such as git
• Familiar with JS build tools such as npm and vite
• Discipline for using AI as an assistant, not a replacement, for human-authored and human-understood code
• Bonus points for familiarity with PHP, Laravel, jQuery, or working in a mixed SPA/MPA codebase
• Ability to consider alternative approaches and select a best fit for a given situation
• Demonstrated success in modernizing legacy applications with current front-end best practices, patterns, and technologies

What You Will Do

• Own portions of the front-end development at Closinglock, including working with Product and Designers on UI concepts and implementing them.
• Work with other highly skilled front-end engineers to create a cohesive customer experience throughout the Closinglock ecosystem
• Engender a culture of documentation, collaboration, and best practices.
• Consult on efforts regarding feature requests, feedback, and future product development for the business.
• Work directly with engineering leadership to continue establishing a maintainable, testable, and elegant code base.

Perks & Benefits

At Closinglock, we invest in our employees and provide a full range of benefits and perks to help you grow and thrive. These benefits include:

• Competitive salary
• Equity compensation
• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) match
• Maternity/paternity leave
• Fully-subsidized downtown parking
• Weekly lunch stipend
• Full access to onsite gym and locker rooms
• Monthly team get-togethers (Lunches, social events, sports outings, etc)

Closinglock is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

About the Company

Company Overview

Closinglock is modernizing the real estate world’s way of transferring information and funds to eliminate wire fraud and provide a secure, easy-to-use platform for title companies, law firms, and other financial services to protect themselves and their clients from wire fraud. We act in the long-term best interests of our customers by understanding their needs and challenges. When our customers win, we win. To date, we have protected over $250B+ in funds related to residential property transactions. Closinglock’s platform has been used by clients in all 50 states and across 42 countries.

Closinglock is headquartered in Austin, TX, with an office in downtown Austin. Today, the company has grown to 100+ employees across product & engineering, sales, partnerships, customer success, marketing, and finance.

Mission: Simplify the real estate closing experience for all parties

Vision: Provide a secure and efficient transfer of data and funds

The inherent value of what we offer with our fraud prevention platform and modern payment solution for real estate is protecting a homebuyer’s largest investment in their life.

We are rapidly expanding our team and are seeking exceptional talent. Our current team is comprised of top performers across the board, and we will continue to hire in this manner. We firmly believe that top performers want to work with other top performers. We have a lot of fun at work because we trust each other and respect each other's talents, abilities, and experiences. We are hyper-focused on a shared vision, and our company's strength is based on the unparalleled quality of our team. There is no limit to what we can accomplish together!

Check out our website to learn more about our company.