Senior Staff Software Engineer, Front End (Customer Experience)

The role

You will set the technical direction for customer-facing experiences and own the frontend architecture across the purchase journey. You will build interfaces for trade-in, vehicle configuration, finance, leasing, and delivery.

What you will do

• Define and drive frontend architecture across the customer purchase journey
• Build high-quality, performant customer-facing experiences end-to-end
• Own frontend performance and reliability including Core Web Vitals
• Lead the evolution of the shared component library and design system
• Partner with product and design to shape interaction patterns and UX decisions
• Drive cross-team frontend initiatives and establish standards
• Conduct code and design reviews and author architectural decision records
• Mentor and grow senior frontend engineers
• Champion accessibility and inclusive design
• Champion pragmatic AI-assisted development

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 12+ years of frontend engineering experience
• Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies including WebGL, GSAP, Framer, and Astro
• Deep expertise in React and TypeScript
• Proven experience owning and evolving component libraries or design systems at scale
• Strong instincts for UX and interaction design
• Mastery of frontend performance: Core Web Vitals, rendering strategies (SSR, SSG, CSR), code splitting, and bundle optimization
• Deep understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG)
• Track record of leading frontend technical strategy across teams
• Experience working closely with design
• Excellent communicator
• Valid driver's license

Nice to have

• Experience building AI/ML platform foundations or developer AI tooling
• Experience in automotive, mobility, retail, ecommerce, or digital consumer products
• Experience building multi-tenant platforms and shared enterprise services
• Full-stack engineering experience - micro frontend architecture and mobile platform foundations (iOS, Android, React Native)

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with employer match and immediate vesting
• 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO
• 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• Paid leave for bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave

Before you apply

• Applicants must be 18 years of age or older
• This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City

About the company

Scout Motors is an iconic American brand electrifying and digitizing rugged SUVs and trucks. The company empowers inclusive and entrepreneurial teams to innovate in the transportation industry.