Staff Frontend Engineer

About the role

As a Staff Frontend Engineer, you’ll lead the architecture and evolution of the user-facing experience across Vetcove’s platforms. You’ll own critical frontend systems that power how tens of thousands of veterinary professionals and millions of pet parents interact with our products daily—from clinical workflows to patient care tools. This role goes beyond implementation: you’ll define frontend strategy, establish best practices, and shape how our applications scale in performance, usability, and maintainability. You’ll work closely with product, design, and backend teams to deliver seamless, high-quality user experiences at scale.

What you’ll do

• Lead the architecture, design, and delivery of large-scale frontend applications across web and mobile.
• Build and evolve high-performance React and React Native applications.
• Define and enforce frontend best practices, including performance optimization, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Develop shared component libraries, design systems, and frontend infrastructure to improve team velocity.
• Drive improvements in application performance, reliability, and user experience.
• Partner closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver cohesive, user-centered features.
• Mentor junior frontend engineers.
• Influence technical direction and frontend strategy across multiple product areas.
• Debug and resolve complex frontend and cross-stack issues.

What we’re looking for

• 8+ years of software engineering experience, with a strong focus on frontend development.
• Experience building Claude/Cursor skills to help streamline frontend best practices.
• Bachelor’s degree required; CS or technical degree preferred.
• Deep expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frontend frameworks (especially React).
• Experience architecting and scaling complex frontend applications and systems.
• Strong understanding of performance optimization, state management, and frontend architecture patterns.
• Experience building and maintaining design systems or shared component libraries.
• Familiarity with mobile development (React Native or similar) is a plus.
• Solid understanding of APIs and backend interactions (REST, GraphQL, etc.).
• Proven ability to lead projects and mentor engineers.
• Strong communication skills and a product-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable operating in fast-paced, evolving environments.

Tools we use

• Backend: Python (Django, Django Rest Framework)
• Frontend: JavaScript (React, React-Query), TypeScript
• Datastores: Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redis, ClickHouse
• Mobile: React Native
• Version Control: Git

Benefits

• 100% remote within the U.S.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Automatic 401k contribution
• Employee referral program
• At-home office setup
• Bi-annual company retreats
• Open vacation policy
• Equity
• Monthly team events

Pay

The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is $170,000/year – $230,000/year + significant bonus + equity + benefits. For Colorado, the salary range is $190,000 – $220,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Actual compensation may vary based on skills, qualifications, and experience.