Software Engineer – Foundations

Front

. Build and maintain shared backend frameworks, libraries, and internal tooling used by engineering teams across Front .

Posted 9/30/2026full-timeSan Francisco • California • United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $178,000 - $205,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in Backend JavaScript/TypeScript engineering, with a focus on building reliable, observable, and performant distributed systems. Proven ability to design frameworks and libraries that enhance engineering productivity and deliver complex projects in a collaborative environment.

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Backend JavaScript/TypeScript EngineeringFrameworks And Libraries DevelopmentDistributed Systems DesignCI/CD Systems OwnershipPerformance Optimization

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Hard Skills

Backend JavaScriptTypeScriptFramework DevelopmentLibrary DevelopmentDistributed SystemsSoftware Design FundamentalsPerformance OptimizationEvent-Driven ArchitectureDatabase ORMBatch Job Framework

Soft Skills

Clear CommunicationStructured ThinkingProblem SolvingCollaborationAdaptability

Tools & Technologies

CI/CD ToolsEvent InfrastructureTask Queue Systems

Industry Keywords

Product-Led CompanyEngineering StandardsHigh-Growth Environment

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Distributed SystemsJavaScriptTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Build and maintain shared backend frameworks, libraries, and internal tooling used by engineering teams across Front
Design and implement reliable, observable, and performant systems, including the event-driven task queue, batch job framework, database ORM, and real-time event infrastructure
Own and evolve CI/CD systems to ensure fast, reliable, and safe delivery pipelines
Collaborate with engineering teams to understand pain points, establish shared patterns, and drive adoption of new frameworks
Influence Front's backend architecture and engineering-wide standards
Navigate ambiguity, define problems to solve, and deliver solutions of significant complexity
Build systems that enable engineering teams to ship customer-facing features
Improve production systems with compounding impact across the engineering organization

Requirements

What you’ll need

Backend JavaScript/TypeScript engineering experience; role is not focused on frontend development
Experience building frameworks, libraries, and/or developer-facing internal tools
Experience building distributed systems with emphasis on reliability, observability, and performance
Exceptional software design fundamentals
Track record of delivering high-complexity projects
Clear, structured thinking and strong communication skills
Ability to explain technical tradeoffs to engineering stakeholders
Comfort navigating ambiguity and executing without a fully defined roadmap
Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced, collaborative, low-ego, high-growth environment
Deep TypeScript performance optimization experience (bonus)
Prior work on platform or enablement teams at a product-led company (bonus)
Ability to work in Front's hybrid model in San Francisco, collaborating in the office Tuesday through Thursday
Must answer whether employment visa sponsorship will be required

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity in the company
Equal employment opportunities
Voluntary diversity and inclusion survey participation with no adverse treatment for refusal