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full-timeSenior Software Engineer, Frontend
Justworks · New York, New York
Justworks is a company focused on HR solutions, helping businesses streamline operations and manage workforce needs. As a Senior Software Engineer specializing in frontend development, you will be responsible for building and maintaining web applications for both internal and public-facing platforms. Your day-to-day tasks will involve translating design requirements into high-fidelity user experiences, researching and implementing effective UI/UX design patterns, and writing clean, modular code using JavaScript and TypeScript. You will collaborate closely with team leads to ensure that all applications are performant, secure, and scalable. Beyond coding, this role requires a strong sense of ownership, critical thinking, and the ability to mentor team members while contributing to hiring and development efforts. This position is well-suited for an experienced engineer who has mastered at least one major frontend framework and is comfortable working within a collaborative, data-driven environment. You should be adept at balancing technical constraints with user-centric design goals to deliver reliable, high-quality software solutions that support the company's broader business objectives.
Who We Are At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people. We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you. We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team. Our Values If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in. Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Department Engineering Who You Are You’ve been building web applications for a while now and are comfortable ramping up on an existing product quickly. You’ve mastered at least one frontend framework, and know how to build highly reliable, modular systems that many people can collaborate on at the same time without stepping on each other’s toes. You have a strong sense for good design, and won’t stop until the user experience is just right. As a Software Engineer, you will be a part of our Frontend Engineering team, focusing on delivering products and capabilities that power Justworks products. You will leverage your experience working with customer-facing applications and design with performance and security in mind. You will be working primarily in JavaScript/TypeScript and prior experience is preferred. Your Success Profile What You Will Work On You’ll be a part of a team developing frontend web apps for both internal and public use. Gather requirements Partner with your team lead to produce clean, effective, on-brand user experiences Implement designs with a high level of fidelity Research design patterns and propose technical solutions to common web UI/UX problems Coding, testing, and deploying modern web apps Help hire and develop our growing team How You Will Do Your Work As a Frontend Engineer, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following: Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome. Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better. Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism. Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking. Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve. In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for: Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others. Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others. Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude. Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example. Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” Qualifications Minimum of 7+ year experience in Frontend development Mastery of JS/HTML/CSS and at least one framework such as React, Vue, etc Working knowledge in at least one server side language, such as Ruby, Python, Golang, etc Technologies Used JS, TS, Vue 3, Vite, PostCSS, Playwright, Node, Fastify, Golang, Mysql, AWS, Git The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $188,000 - $242,000 per year. Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level
| Role | Senior Software Engineer, Frontend |
|---|---|
| Company | Justworks |
| Location | New York, New York |
| Type | internship |
| Compensation | Not disclosed |
| Posted | 2026-10-02 |
| Deadline | Rolling |
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- 1ApplicationSubmit your resume through the apply link.
- 2ScreeningRecruiter reviews your background against the role.
- 3AssessmentA technical test, assignment, or coding round, depending on the role.
- 4Interview(s)One or more rounds with the hiring team.
- 5OfferOffer letter with compensation and start date.
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0/4Senior Software Engineer, Frontend at Justworks: frequently asked questions
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