Hybrid Frontend Software Engineer, Web Experience

at RealSelf

• Job title: Frontend Software Engineer, Web Experience
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: $130,000 - $150,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: JavaScript, Next.js, React, Redux, SCSS, TypeScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, New York City, United States

About the role

• Frontend Software Engineer joining RealSelf's product engineering team. Building high-quality frontend features and collaborating with design, product, and backend teams.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain high-quality, scalable frontend features using Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate complex user needs into clean, performant UI solutions.
• Contribute to RealSelf’s shared UI component library and design system, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and ease of reuse across the platform.
• Implement modern rendering patterns (SSR, ISR, and streaming) to optimize performance and SEO.
• Integrate securely with backend APIs, leveraging React Query, Suspense, and server actions for efficient data fetching.
• Improve site performance, accessibility (WCAG compliance), and Core Web Vitals through measurement and optimization.
• Collaborate with backend, data, and DevOps teams on API design, caching strategies, and deployment workflows.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, write reliable tests, and maintain high code quality standards.
• Advocate for frontend best practices, tooling improvements, and developer productivity initiatives.
• Use AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.) to accelerate delivery and enhance quality.

Requirements

• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.
• Expertise in React, Next.js (App Router), and TypeScript.
• Strong grasp of SSR, SSG, and hybrid rendering for SEO and performance.
• Deep understanding of CSS architecture (Tailwind, SCSS, CSS Modules, BEM) and responsive design.
• Experience integrating with APIs, handling async data, and building robust state management solutions (React Query, Zustand, Redux Toolkit, etc.).
• Experience building or contributing to design systems and component libraries.
• Strong accessibility, testing, and performance optimization skills.
• Proficiency with modern frontend build pipelines, CI/CD, and Git-based workflows.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; comfortable in cross-functional environments.
• Demonstrated ability to own large-scale frontend projects from concept to production.
• Bonus Qualities:
• Experience building consumer web products or marketplaces at scale.
• Familiarity with analytics, experimentation frameworks (A/B testing), and event tracking.
• Prior work on personalization, search, or recommendation systems.
• Experience integrating payments, bookings, or user onboarding flows.
• Knowledge of server components, Suspense, and streaming architectures.
• Experience with web performance monitoring tools (e.g., Lighthouse, Datadog RUM).
• Contributions to open-source frontend frameworks or developer tooling.