Front End Engineer, Senior

Waymark is a team of healthcare providers, technologists, and builders whose mission is to bring the best healthcare to people with Medicaid benefits. Guided by the communities we serve, we bring support and technology-enabled care to help primary care providers keep Medicaid patients healthy. We are building the tools and designing an approach that enables care to reach the patients who can benefit most.

Our core values embody the essence of what makes Waymark a unique team today, and what we look for, nurture, and sustain as a team. We are bold builders, believing that the greatest challenges in care delivery can be solved when we harness the power of community and technology. We are humble learners, seeking feedback and perspectives different from our own, and welcome challenges to our conclusions. We experiment to improve, actively seeking data to inform decisions and to assess our own performance. We act with focused urgency, our commitment to our mission drives us to tirelessly pursue results.

If this vision resonates with you, we hope you consider bringing your creativity, your energy, and your curiosity to Waymark.

About this role

As a Senior Front End Engineer, you will be a key contributor to our mission of delivering intuitive, high-performance healthcare applications. You will independently lead projects and deliver high-impact results that directly affect our users' experience. In this role, you will own end-to-end solutions for our user-facing applications, ensuring they are not only technically sound but also intuitive and reliable for our healthcare providers and staff.

Over the next 18 months, you will shape our front-end architecture, establish best practices for our UI development, and drive improvements in our user experience. Your work will directly impact how healthcare providers interact with our platform, ultimately helping them deliver better care to Medicaid patients.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of complex front-end features, breaking down projects into manageable tasks and coordinating with team members for efficient delivery.
• Drive technical innovation by researching and introducing new front-end technologies, creating proofs of concept that advance our technological capabilities.
• Collaborate closely with designers and product managers to ensure seamless user experiences, providing technical expertise in UI/UX decisions.
• Establish and promote testing and CI/CD best practices, ensuring high-quality code and maintaining rapid development cycles.
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and knowledge sharing sessions, fostering their growth and development.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to align front-end initiatives with broader organizational goals and user needs.
• Provide technical leadership in architectural decisions and best practices implementation across the front-end ecosystem.

Minimum Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional experience in front-end development, with expertise in modern frameworks like React.
• Demonstrable proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive web design.
• Strong experience with API integrations and complex state management across multiple views.
• Proven track record of working with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines.
• Experience with Agile methodologies and cross-functional collaboration.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work USA Eastern Time hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with design systems and component libraries (e.g., Storybook, Chakra UI, MUI).
• Expertise in front-end performance optimization techniques.
• Exposure to backend technologies for full-stack collaboration.
• Early-stage startup experience or proven ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.
• Background in healthcare or mission-driven organizations.

Technologies We Use

• React/TypeScript
• Next.js
• Node.js
• Elixir and Phoenix
• Twilio
• CI/CD pipelines (GitHub Actions, CircleCI)
• AWS
• PostgreSQL/Redshift with Prisma

Salary Range

US employees in New York City, Seattle, or the San Francisco Bay Area: $138,000 - $180,000

US employees in Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, San Diego & Washington DC: $127,000 - $165,000

US employees outside of the above listed US Cities: $119,000 - $155,000

In addition to salary, we offer a comprehensive benefits package. Here's what you can expect:

Stock Options: Opportunity to invest in the company's growth.
Work-from-Home Stipend: A dedicated stipend for your first year to help set up your home office.
Medical, Vision, and Dental Coverage: Comprehensive plans to keep you and your family healthy.
Life Insurance: Basic life insurance to give you peace of mind.
Paid Time Off: 20 vacation days, accrued over the year, plus 11 paid holidays.
Parental Leave: 16 weeks of paid leave for birthing parents after six months of employment, and 8 weeks of bonding leave for non-birthing parents.
Retirement Savings: Access to a 401(k) plan with a company contribution, subject to a vesting schedule.
Commuter Benefits: Convenient options to support your commute needs.
Professional Development Stipend: A dedicated stipend supports professional development and growth.

COVID Vaccination: Waymark has adopted a policy on mandatory full vaccination to safeguard our employees, our partners, and the patients we serve from the hazard of COVID-19. As a healthcare company, we believe it is important for our employees and actions to reflect the best available science and the interests of public health. You will be asked to attest to your COVID vaccination status before an offer of employment is made.

Don't check off every box in the requirements listed above? Please apply anyway! Studies have shown that marginalized communities - such as women, LGBTQ+ and people of color - are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. Waymark is dedicated to building an inclusive, diverse, equitable, and accessible workplace that fosters a sense of belonging – so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to still consider submitting an application. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings!