Staff Software Engineer, UI

Your Impact

The Staff Software Engineer (UI) is a highly experienced engineer who leads large-scale projects and are key contributors to their group's success. They are involved in long-term strategic planning, mentor senior engineers, and are influential in technical decision-making across multiple teams or a department. They focus on implementation and system design, as well as maintaining and evolving solutions.

What You'll Do

• User Experience Optimization: Collaborates with UX designers and product managers to enhance the user experience, drawing inspiration from user-centric companies like Apple and Google 
• Technical Expertise in UI Development: Demonstrates expert knowledge in front-end technologies and frameworks, continually applying best practices in UI development
• Technical Leadership and Mentorship: Provides technical leadership in and across project teams, mentoring and guiding junior engineers, and contributing to technical decision-makings

• Performance Optimization: Focuses on designing systems for high performance, scalability, and reliability. Ensures UI components are optimized for performance and scalability 

• Ownership: Proactively identifies areas of products and systems that currently have problems or will develop problems as well as a plan to address those problems. Identifies our most important tech debt, very out of date dependencies, or ways of working that should be improved. 
• Stakeholder Engagement: Works with stakeholders, including product managers, designers, developers, and executives, to align architectural designs with business needs and customer expectations. 
• Excellent UI Software Development: Designs, develops, and maintains sophisticated software solutions, ensuring they are efficient, scalable, and meet business requirements with architectural excellence. Develops and implements innovative, intuitive, and responsive user interfaces, ensuring a high-quality user experience.
• Code Quality and Optimization: Upholds and enhances code quality through rigorous review processes, optimization techniques, and adherence to best practices 
• Technical Problem Solving: Tackles complex technical challenges, employing a problem-solving approach with innovative solutions 
• Collaboration and Communication: Works closely with UX designers and product managers to translate user needs and business goals into compelling UI designs. Works effectively within the engineering team and cross-functional teams, collaborating with other engineers, product managers, and stakeholders, contributing to project planning and execution 
• Continuous Learning and Adaptation: Stays updated with the latest technology trends and advancements, continually enhancing skills and knowledge, bringing innovative ideas to the team. Stay abreast of the latest front-end technologies and trends, continuously integrating them into the product development lifecycle 
• Technical Documentation: Creates and maintains comprehensive technical documentation, ensuring clarity and accessibility of information 

Who You Are

• 10+ years of relevant experience in UI software development, with a substantial track record in SaaS environments
• Demonstrated experience in leading or playing key roles in significant software projects
• Proven history of developing effective and engaging user interfaces
• Experience designing and developing from a Security Perspective
• Demonstrated expertise in designing, implementing, and maintaining (through operational observability) high-availability, high-performance, high-quality user-friendly interfaces

• Comprehensive knowledge of UI technologies, industry trends, and emerging technologies 

• Deep understanding of user experience design principles and best practices in creating user-friendly interfaces 
• Ability to innovate and creatively solve UI/UX challenges, drawing inspiration from industry leaders. Introduce new technologies and methodologies for enhanced efficiency and effectiveness. Strong creative and innovative skills, capable of delivering intuitive and engaging user interfaces 
• Ability to plan strategically and align architectural decisions with organizational strategy 
• Knowledge of system architecture, design patterns, and best practices in software development. Ability to foresee, assess, and mitigate risks in architectural designs 
• Excellent analytical abilities and problem-solving skills, capable of addressing complex technical challenges and tackling UI/UX design and technical challenges effectively 
• Ability to adapt to new technologies and methodologies, and a mindset geared towards innovation and continuous improvement 
• Strong and effective communication and teamwork skills, essential for working in a dynamic and collaborative environment with various stakeholders and team members 
• Excellent skills in programming languages, modern UI frameworks and advanced CSS techniques commonly used in SaaS development. In particular, HTML, CSS, TypesScript, React, Redux, ReactQuery, GraphQL, Styled Components, Jest, Cypress, etc 
• Knowledge of designing and implementing a layered application architecture that can be easily adapted to accommodate evolving business requirements and future enhancements 
• Knowledge of various stages of the SDLC, including design, development, testing, and deployment. 
• Familiarity with a wide range of front-end technologies and frameworks 
• Understanding of how to design and develop from a Security Perspective 
• Familiarity with Agile development methodologies and practices.

Even Better If You Have…

• Experience in UI development roles at companies known for their cutting-edge UI/UX practices
• Experience leading complex UI/UX projects, particularly in SaaS applications
• Experience with Continuous Integration and Continuous Deployment (CI/CD) with an emphasis on a well-maintained testing pyramid

 

Authorization to Work in the U.S.: Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship now or in the future. DISCO is not currently sponsoring visas, including, but not limited to, H-1B, TN, or EAD, and we are not accepting visa transfers.

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Perks of DISCO 

• Open, inclusive, and fun environment
• Benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, as well as 401(k) 
• Competitive salary plus RSUs
• Flexible PTO 
• Opportunity to be a part of a company that is revolutionizing the legal industry
• Growth opportunities throughout the company