Frontend Engineer at Upwards

Ranked #292 on Inc. 5000 Fastest-Growing Private Companies 2022

*** Candidates must reside within a commutable distance to Los Angeles ***

About Upwards:

Upwards is a fast-growing Los Angeles-based startup transforming childcare in the United States. Backed by top investors and VCs, we're making childcare accessible to all families by connecting parents, caregivers, employers, and governments to offer benefits programs that meet ever-evolving family needs.

It is our mission to make childcare affordable and accessible for all.

The role of the Frontend Engineer:

Are you an enthusiastic Frontend Engineer with a passion for building seamless, user-friendly web applications?

Join Upwards and become part of a transformative team that’s reshaping how families access and engage with childcare services. Your expertise will be crucial in developing cutting-edge web applications that deliver intuitive, high-quality user experiences across our platform. Together, we’re making a significant impact on addressing the childcare needs of families nationwide. This is an opportunity to apply your skills, drive growth, and help shape the future of childcare technology.

As a Frontend Engineer at Upwards, you’ll be part of a dynamic team dedicated to delivering exceptional services to our users.

In This Role, You Will:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (backend engineers, designers, and product managers) to deliver new features and enhance existing ones.
• Write clean, scalable code using HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript (ES6+), React, and TypeScript.
• Maintain and improve frontend codebases for performance, scalability, and maintainability.
• Resolve operational issues to ensure smooth system performance and user experience.
• Integrate RESTful APIs and JSON to create dynamic features.
• Optimize web pages for responsiveness, SEO, and cross-device compatibility.
• Contribute to technical discussions and architectural decisions as needed.
• Work within an agile team to deliver high-quality, user-focused solutions.

*** Candidates must reside within a commutable distance to Los Angeles ***

You'll excel at this role if you:

• Have 3+ years of experience building modern web applications using HTML5, CSS3, SCSS, JavaScript (ES6+), and TypeScript.
• Have experience with React for building component-driven UIs.
• Are comfortable writing type-safe code using TypeScript.
• Have worked with jQuery or have experience maintaining or refactoring legacy code.
• Understand RESTful APIs, JSON integration, and building SEO-friendly web applications.
• Have worked with CI/CD pipelines (e.g., Jenkins), testing tools (e.g., Selenium, Jest, React Testing Library), and application monitoring tools (e.g., Sentry, Datadog).
• Have experience with PHP or are willing to work with PHP-based backend services.
• Take pride in writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code.
• Enjoy collaborating with teams and documenting processes.
• Are proactive in learning about new frontend trends and best practices.
• Are passionate about solving real-world problems, particularly in marketplaces.
• Have experience with Automated Acceptance/Functional Testing.

What the Interview Process will look like:

• 1st Interview: Recruiting Manager
• 2nd Interview: Exercise
• 3rd Interview: Hiring Manager Interview
• 4th Interview: Final Interview with various members of the Upwards Team

Let’s talk about the perks at Upwards:

• Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 yearly
• Comprehensive Benefits - Medical, Vision, Dental, Short and Long Term Disability.
• Parental Leave - Upwards provides a generous parental leave.
• Monthly Fringe Benefits - Pick something fun for yourself!
• 401K with a 3% Match - You invest in us, we are going to invest in your future.
• Flexible Paid Time Off - We encourage you to take time for yourself.
• Equity - We want our employees to be stakeholders.
• Paid access to co-working spaces or a monthly internet allowance.
• Stipend to outfit your home office - We are 100% remote, so find that comfy chair!
• Yearly professional development stipend - We support career development for all employees.