Senior Front-End Engineer

Mudflap serves the $800B trucking industry, the backbone of the U.S. economy. Our market-leading payment products help truckers save thousands of dollars on fuel (their #1 business expense), while providing our fuel stop partners with access to new, hard-to-reach customers. We’re a fast-growing marketplace business looking for a new customer-obsessed teammate to join us on this exciting journey.

As a Senior Front-End Engineer, you will lead the creation of our web products for trucking fleets, truck stops, and other partners. You will work on a complex business payment app that is easy to use for everyone and is at the core of Mudflap. 

This is an opportunity to build at a rapid pace and have a significant impact on the hundreds of thousands of SMB trucking companies that rely on Mudflap.

Expectations (In this role, you will):

• Lead and Influence: You will champion the development of new features and steer the Mudflap product towards excellence. Your insights will shape the team's vision and long-range goals
• Collaborate: You will work with product managers, designers, and backend engineers. You will help foster a culture of innovation and mutual respect
• Be an expert: You will solve the hard technical problems we encounter. Your expertise will simplify complex technologies for non-technical stakeholders
• Own it: You will lead projects from inception to deployment, ensuring a high quality standard and maintainability in your code
• Find a way: You adapt to the fast pace of a startup, changing as needed
• Mentor: You will guide the engineers on your team, boosting their skills and solving problems
• Champion excellence and innovation: You will push the boundaries of what's possible, continuously seeking ways to improve our product, processes, and practices

Experience (What we look for):

• Extensive professional experience with VueJS or similar modern JavaScript frameworks (React, Angular, Ember, etc.)
• Proven track record of writing high-quality, testable code and automated tests
• A good grasp of basic web and browser ideas (like how a browser shows a web page)
• Shown skill in tackling tough problems, creating systems that can grow, and guiding major tech projects
• Proven ability to clearly explain complex tech problems and offer detailed solutions
• Working knowledge of Ruby-on-Rails a plus
• Experience in a peak performance organization, preferably a tech startup, a plus
• Experience working with a remote team a plus

Perks and Benefits (What we offer): 

• A remote-first company focused on hiring the best talent
• A committed team on a mission to change a massive industry for the better
• A high bar for quality and commitment to self-improvement
• An open mind to new ideas and methodologies
• Competitive salary and benefit options
• Opportunities and support for major career growth

The salary range for this role is $166,000 - $214,000. This information reflects a base salary range for this position based on current market data, which may be subject to change as new market data becomes available. The candidate's skills, experience, and other relevant factors will determine the exact compensation. This position may also be eligible for additional incentives such as equity awards or short-term incentives. Our benefits include medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, WFH stipend and PTO.

Company Overview (Who we are):

Mudflap is on a mission to transform the trucking and logistics industry by leveling the playing field for owner operators and small fleets. Backed by top-tier venture investors, including QED, Matrix Partners, Commerce Ventures, NFX, and 500 Startups and included in the Forbes Fintech 50 list, Mudflap offers fleet fuel management solutions. Our core team hails from Disney, Uber, Procore, DoorDash, Google, Meta, Capital One, Affirm and Brex.

Here are the core values that we believe in and look for in new teammates:

• Be Customer Obsessed: We deeply understand customer needs and put our customers at the center of everything we do
• Make it Count: Act like an owner by focusing on the impact of your work
• Find a Way: Be a creative problem solver who pushes past roadblocks to win for our customers and our teammates
• Sweat the Details: We keep our standards high and achieve them by paying attention to every detail
• Be Curious: Use a growth mindset to question assumptions, take calculated risks and stretch the boundaries of what’s possible