Staff Software Engineer

Join Frontend Frameworks at Workiva and help construct the internal frameworks that other teams build upon to make resilient and user-friendly web applications. The Frontend Architecture team owns the application shell that houses all of our products and our proprietary microfrontend framework that seamlessly integrates many independently deployed frontends. Much of this is built in the Dart language, but we’re scaling up to accelerate enablement of TypeScript as a first class frontend language at Workiva, and need an injection of TypeScript + React talent to help guide and execute our evolution.

As a Staff Frontend Engineer, you will play a central role in guiding, mentoring, and leading engineers, while also helping shape the technological vision of our frontend environment. You will lead efforts to elevate the frontend developer experience, championing the implementation of cutting-edge capabilities like microfrontends. Your leadership will be instrumental in bolstering the scalability, adaptability, and expansiveness of our web applications. Through close collaboration with our talented engineering and design cohorts, you will drive the delivery of top-tier solutions that exceed our customers' expectations.

We are searching for an enthusiastic, frontend obsessed individual who relishes continual growth and is eager to impart their wisdom to the team. If you are fueled by innovation and thrive in a collaborative setting, this role presents an exceptional opportunity to effect substantial change. Join our esteemed team at Workiva and become an integral part of a flourishing community of frontend experts, where your leadership will directly influence our products and clientele.

What You’ll Do

• Lead the development of frontend applications using TypeScript and React in a large-scale enterprise environment.

• Drive the creation and adoption of best practices and frameworks that will be used and consumed by other development teams.

• Evangelize and collaborate with other development teams to ensure proper usage and improvement of frameworks, libraries, and tools.

• Contribute to building large product codebases with multiple independent teams contributing to the same applications.

• Advocate for microfrontend architectures or similar distributed frontend systems, particularly for teams managing large-scale applications.

• Establish patterns and guidelines for other teams to adopt and follow, ensuring consistency and maintainability across frontend applications.

• Participate in product discovery activities with customers and stakeholders to gain insights, validate hypotheses, and identify opportunities for innovation

• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) and metrics to identify problems, suggest solutions, and drive continuous improvement

• Mentor and coach other engineers both technically and culturally, providing guidance and support to help them grow and achieve their full potential

• Communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences, using clear and concise language

What You’ll Need

Required Qualifications

• 4 years of relevant experience with a Bachelor's Degree or applicable experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Extensive experience with Typescript and React

• Strong experience in large scale TypeScript application architecture

• Experience with microfrontends or module federation in a large-scale enterprise environment.

• Proven track record of leading development efforts that establish best practices and frameworks used by other teams.

• Strong background in collaborating with multiple independent development teams to improve and standardize frameworks and practices.

• Experience working with large codebases contributed to by multiple independent teams.

• Significant experience developing and advocating for microfrontends or similar distributed frontend architectures.

• Proven experience and passion for technical mentorship

• Strong foundation in computer science, including expertise in data structures, algorithms, object-oriented software design, and working with cloud-based distributed systems

• Experience working in an agile development environment preferred, with a focus on continuous improvement and delivery

• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to communicate complex technical issues to both technical and non-technical audiences

• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and adaptability skills, with a commitment to staying up-to-date with new technologies and best practices in software engineering.

Travel Requirements and Working Conditions

• Willingness to travel up to 15% for team and corporate meetings, fostering relationships and representing company interests 

• Reliable internet access for any period of time working remotely, as we embrace flexible work arrangements

How You’ll Be Rewarded

✅ A discretionary bonus typically paid annually

✅ Restricted Stock Units granted at time of hire

✅ 401(k) match and comprehensive employee benefits package

The salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this job in the US. Minimums and maximums may vary based on location. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience and other relevant factors.

Workiva is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer.  We believe that great minds think differently.  We value diversity of backgrounds, beliefs, and interests, and we recognize diversity as an important source of intellectual thought, varied perspective, and innovation.  Employment decisions are made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other protected characteristic.  We strongly encourage and welcome people from historically marginalized groups to apply.

Workiva is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities. To request assistance with the application process, please email talentacquisition@workiva.com.
 

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