Senior Software Engineer, Renter (Front-End)
Apartment List
Software Engineering
Canada · Remote
Posted on Dec 9, 2024
Senior Software Engineer, Renter (Front-End)
Remote within Canada
Engineering
Remote
Full-time
At Apartment List, we’re on a mission to find every renter a home they love at the value they deserve. As the fastest-growing online rental marketplace, our platform takes the time to understand renters’ preferences and seamlessly finds their perfect match while aligning incentives with our properties on-site. To date, we’ve helped nearly 1 million families find a home they love, and we’re just getting started. Join us!
As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and maintaining the user-facing components that power our platform's renter experiences. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and analysts to build features and deliver high-quality, responsive frontend solutions that support the business's goals. You will influence the engineering culture by driving best practices, participating in code reviews, and collaborating with other engineers to improve the user interface and developer productivity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, Build, and Maintain Frontend Applications: Develop high-performance, responsive user interfaces using modern frontend technologies like React and TypeScript, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience.
- Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Partner with product managers, designers, and other engineering teams to define and prioritize projects that align with business objectives and deliver a cohesive user experience.
- Lead Frontend Development Initiatives: Drive the development of scalable and maintainable frontend architecture, implementing best practices and ensuring the integrity of the user interface.
- Optimize for Performance and Accessibility: Continuously improve the performance, usability, and accessibility of the platform to provide a fast and inclusive experience for all users.
- Promote Best Practices: Influence the engineering team by advocating for robust frontend standards, conducting code reviews, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement in frontend development.
Required Skills and Experience:
- 5+ Years of Frontend Engineering Experience: Proven track record of building and maintaining high-quality frontend applications in environments with established engineering processes.
- Problem-Solving Skills and Attention to Detail: Ability to devise creative, technically sound solutions to complex challenges in frontend development, with a focus on user experience.
- Expertise in Modern Frontend Frameworks: Extensive experience with React and TypeScript, including designing reusable components and managing application state.
- Proficiency in Web Technologies: Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, as well as experience with frontend build tools and testing frameworks.
- Comprehensive Software Development Skills: Comfort tackling all stages of frontend development, from initial design and implementation to performance optimization and testing.
- Strong Computer Science Fundamentals: Deep understanding of algorithms, data structures, and software design principles, whether gained through formal education or practical experience.
- Continuous Learning Mindset: Passion for staying updated with the latest frontend technologies and continuously improving your skills.
- Experience with Backend Integration: Familiarity with integrating frontend applications with backend services and APIs, or a willingness to learn.
What You’ll Bring to the Team:
- Technical Expertise and Mentorship: While this is an individual contributor role, you will help up-level the team by sharing knowledge, guiding peers, and promoting engineering best practices in frontend development.
- Collaborative Approach: Work closely with other engineers, product teams, and designers to deliver cohesive, user-friendly solutions.
- Focus on Product Impact: Dedication to building high-quality, user-centric interfaces that support a seamless renter experience and deliver real business value.
Here's the Pay Range:
At Apartment List, we carefully consider a variety of factors to determine compensation for each position, including the role, level, and work. The Canadian base salary range (in CAD) for this position is:
- Zone 1: $121,000 - $147,000 TTC (including $109,000 - $132,000 base salary) + equity
- Zone 2: $109,000 - $132,000 TTC (including $98,000 - $119,000 base salary) + equity
** TTC = Total Target Compensation
This reflects the compensation target for new hire salaries for the position across all Canadian locations. Please note, the compensation details provided do not include benefits and perks that we offer.
We also rely on market indicators along with considering your work location, job related skills, experience and relevant education and training, to determine compensation that is fair and competitive for you. Apartment List will consider paying compensation near the higher of the range in exceptional circumstances, where candidates have the experience, credentials or expertise that would warrant such consideration. It is always our goal to hire exceptional talent and we would be happy to share more about compensation during the hiring process.
Applicants must be legally entitled to work in Canada at the time of application. Sponsorship for employment visa status is not available for this position. Canadian benefits details can be outlined upon request.
Req ID: R5