Hybrid Senior Software Engineer, Front End

at Kiddom

• Job title: Senior Software Engineer, Front End
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Angular, AWS, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Microservices, React, Vue.js
• Location requirements: Hybrid, San Francisco, United States

About the role

• Senior Software Engineer designing and delivering high-impact product experiences for instructional materials and digital learning. Collaborating with product, design, and backend teams to build scalable front-end systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of major product features and frontend initiatives across our web apps.
• Contribute to the evolution of Kiddom’s frontend architecture, focusing on performance, reliability, accessibility, and long-term maintainability.
• Collaborate deeply with designers and product managers to translate requirements into elegant user experiences.
• Partner with backend engineers to shape APIs, data models, and integration patterns for scalable front-end development.
• Participate in design reviews, code reviews, and architectural discussions.
• Mentor and support junior and mid-level engineers, fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement.
• Identify technical debt and propose pragmatic solutions that align with product needs.
• Help drive improvements in testing, tooling, CI/CD, and overall developer experience.

Requirements

• 5–8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant emphasis on modern front-end development.
• Strong proficiency with React (or similar frameworks such as Vue or Angular) and the surrounding ecosystem (state management, routing, build tools).
• Solid understanding of frontend performance, responsive UI development, and accessibility best practices.
• Ability to design modular, scalable solutions that support long-term product evolution.
• Familiarity with backend fundamentals (REST APIs, microservices, data modeling) and experience collaborating closely with backend teams.
• Experience with cloud-based infrastructure (AWS, GCP, or similar).
• Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate across design, product, and engineering.
• Passion for building products that improve the lives of teachers and students.

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• Meaningful equity
• Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
• One Medical membership (in participating locations)
• Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
• Paid holidays
• Paid bereavement leave
• Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State.
• Commuter and FSA plans