Software Engineer Lead, Frontend Consumer Product
Our Company
Afterpay is transforming the way we pay by allowing customers to receive products immediately and pay for their purchases over four installments, always interest-free. The service is completely free for customers who pay on time - helping people spend responsibly without incurring interest, fees or extended debt!
Afterpay is offered by more than 55,000 of the world’s best retailers and has more than 10 million active customers globally. In the U.S. more than 5 million customers use Afterpay and is offered by more than 15,000 of the top fashion and beauty retailers across the country - including Anthropologie, Forever 21, DSW, GOAT, Finish Line, Levi’s, Mac Cosmetics, Ray-Ban and many others. We are currently available in Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom where the brand is called Clearpay. Our U.S. headquarters are located at the heart of the retail and business district in San Francisco, California.
Afterpay is on a mission to power an economy in which everyone wins.
The Role
Afterpay has a unique opportunity for a Frontend Software Engineer Lead to join our team and make an immediate impact on our product by getting involved early at our San Francisco office. The Frontend Engineer Lead will assist in influencing many aspects of our business through building the front-end applications that our customers and merchants experience everyday. This is an exciting opportunity to make a direct, tangible impact on our product and work on projects that are pivotal to our team’s success and our company’s growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Developing our core front-end applications that serve our millions of customers and merchants on both web and mobile
- Responsibility for several large-scale ReactJS web applications
- Working closely with our cross-functional teams consisting of designers, product managers, and QA in an agile, fast-paced environment
- Leading our big web frontend initiatives, while making a great impact on our selection of technologies
- Providing guidance and mentorship to our junior frontend engineers
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years of software development experience for consumer-facing products
- 2+ years of experience leading high-impact web front-end projects
- Experience building and maintaining web or ReactJS applications with a deep understanding of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS (React Native experience is nice to have!)
- Deep appreciation for design and the overall user experience
- Seriousness about testing and have experience with automated testing frameworks
- Enthusiasm about solving business problems with technology and can take ownership of an end-to-end solution
- Passion for learning new technologies, frameworks, and services
- Execution mindset and the ability to deliver with cross-functional teams that are globally distributed
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience
- Master’s degree in CS or related discipline
- Experience leading and growing engineering team in a high-growth environment
What We Offer
• Competitive compensation packages
• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance (100% covered!)
• Fun virtual company events & collaborative team
• Supportive, laid-back environment
• Award winning culture
How to Apply
If you are brave, if you are committed to doing the right thing, if you always keep it real, and your background matches the description above then please apply today!
Afterpay is continuing to hire for all open roles with all interviewing and on-boarding done virtually due to COVID-19. All new team members, in addition to current staff, will temporarily work from home until it is safe to return to our offices.