Principal Frontend Engineer

As the Nonprofit Marketing Platform trusted by over 1,300 nonprofits, Feathr is purpose-built to help our customers unlock more results, time, and confidence.

Feathr's software marketing platform equips nonprofits with the tools they need to build purposeful connections with their community and grow impact with confidence.

We're working on building an amazing culture at Feathr, where amazing people (like you) can do their best work. If you're ready to grow and "help the helpers" you've come to the right place.

• 6+ years of experience in software development, with a strong focus on SaaS products.

• Expertise in designing, building, and maintaining large-scale distributed systems.

• Professional experience owning a process that included shipping a complicated piece of software to real users.

• Expertise with React and TypeScript.

• Demonstrated focus on developing and maintaining security and compliance with enterprise data concerns.

• Experience in writing automated unit tests for your code.

• Planning and executing an integration with an API layer.

• Knowledge of REST/CRUD API development.

• Ability to maintain and scale containerized applications.

• Ability to optimize data modeling for constantly growing business needs.

• Experience with self-hosted Drone CI/CD.

• Not required but a big plus - experience with Storybook for component development and documentation.

• Curiosity and enthusiasm for all aspects of web development.

• Service-oriented team player who is here to achieve success for Feathr as well as themselves.

• Pragmatic and customer-oriented. You are building software to help customers, not for the sake of building software.

• Comfortable adapting to quickly changing conditions. You might be working on one project but need to context switch to another unexpectedly during a critical outage.

• Careful, detail-oriented approach to building software - ask questions first and write code later.

• Comfortable breaking down technical concepts to non-technical audiences. 

• Your code solves immediate problems while building a sustainable system that lasts into the future.         

• Understand how to ingest and transform event streams from a variety of sources.                                                                            

• Assist with the mentoring and training of developers.

• Review and approve code written by colleagues.

• Solve technical problems and document their solutions.

• Plan and iterate over the product development lifecycle.

• Work alongside other Product Team engineers to design and develop features.

• Collaborate closely with designers to implement and refine frontend UI/UX.

• Break down complex technical challenges into manageable work components, ensuring clear deliverables.

• Receive feedback on your code and features and iterate.

• Collaborate with members of other departments to ensure technical solutions meet the company's business interests.

• Ensure the integrity, availability, and confidentiality of Feathr’s data and operations.
  

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

This position is remote for candidates located within the United States, with preference given to those who reside in the Eastern or Central time zones. There is also an option to work from our headquarters in Gainesville, FL. If you aren’t familiar, Gainesville is a hip, mid-sized city with a highly innovative population and an attainable standard of living.

As a part of our commitment to creating a fair, equitable, and positive interview experience for all candidates, we offer full transparency of our interview stages to give applicants an idea of the time and effort involved. Additionally, each interview stage consists of standardized questions and rubrics with a scoring system to ensure a consistent and fair assessment practice of all candidates. 

We've prepared a comprehensive candidate resource that provides valuable insights and tips for interviewing at Feathr. It covers everything from common interview questions to helpful advice on how to make the most of your interview experience with us. Access the resource here.

We encourage all applicants to take advantage of this resource to help prepare for their interviews and gain a deeper understanding of what to expect when applying to join our Flock.

Feathr defines culture as the secret sauce that makes our flock members want to come to work everyday and do their best work. Like every company, we have an acronym that conveys the most important aspects of the culture we strive to have. 

• Practicality: Progress Over Perfection

• Ambition: When Feathr wins, We all win

• Candor: Better communication, Better results

• Trust: Assume the best, Share openly

• Service: We exist to fix

This acronym is only as useful as the integrity of the people who reference it and believe in it. Every person at Feathr will face challenges, the most important quality is a commitment to work through those challenges with self-awareness and honesty. 

Feathr is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive and equitable environment for all employees. So, however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, if you think you’d drive value in this position, please apply.