Frontend Software Engineer II

Bestow • Dallas, TX

2d • $126,000 - $148,500 • Remote

About The Position

Bestow is a leading vertical technology platform serving some of the largest and most innovative life insurers. Our platform unifies the fragmented, legacy value chain, enabling carriers to launch products in weeks instead of years. Carriers choose us to scale and operate at unprecedented speed, powered by AI and automation. Bestow isn't selling policies. We're building the infrastructure that helps an entire industry move faster, reach more people, and deliver on its promise. Backed by leading investors (Goldman Sachs, Hedosophia, NEA, Valar, 8VC) and trusted by major carriers, Bestow is powered by a team that moves with precision, purpose, and heart. If you want to help reimagine a centuries-old industry with lasting impact, join us. Bestow offers flexible remote/hybrid work, meaningful benefits, equity, and substantial growth opportunities. Bestow uses E-Verify to confirm the employment eligibility of all newly hired employees. The Frontend Platform team is responsible for all frontend applications, libraries, tooling, and infrastructure for Bestow and the Bestow Platform. We serve employees, consumers, and enterprise customers. In addition to building software, we integrate and manage many third-party products used by employees and as part of the platform. Within Bestow Engineering, our major functional teams are product engineering, infrastructure, IT, data and analytics, mar-tech, and program management. Frontend Platform works closely with upstream engineering teams, experience design, and product management to define and prioritize the product roadmap. This role will report to our Director of Frontend Platforms today and will eventually report to the Sr Engineering Manager.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in software development
• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience required
• Deep understanding of (or interest in) GraphQL for data fetching, integrating with back-end systems, and optimizing queries for efficient communication between frontend and backend.
• Ability to implement accessible, intuitive, and user-friendly designs, working closely with design teams to create responsive and aesthetically pleasing interfaces.
• Excellent communication skills to collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and designers to ensure alignment on platform features and technical requirements.
• Proficiency in implementing unit tests and integration tests (using tools like Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library) to ensure code quality, stability, and maintainability.
• Experience managing build and deployment pipelines
• Solid experience with Git for version control and collaboration through platforms like GitHub or GitLab.
• Familiarity with, or strong interest in, building scalable frontend architectures and frameworks that can easily grow as the platform evolves, supporting new features, integrations, and modules.
• AI-Driven Full-Stack Engineering: Leverages AI development tools across the entire lifecycle (from design to testing) to accelerate full-stack feature delivery. Crafts and iterates on prompts to ensure AI-generated outputs meet team quality standards, while demonstrating the technical judgment to discern when manual coding yields better results.

Responsibilities

• Use a cutting-edge frontend platform to develop scalable experiences, and make exciting contributions to the platform itself
• Design, develop, and optimize React-based micro front-ends, ensuring they are accessible, intuitive, responsive, and user-friendly across different devices.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to maintain state-of-the-art GraphQL infrastructure
• Work closely with designers, backend engineers, and product managers to build and iterate on platform features and ensure alignment on user needs and technical feasibility.
• Implement unit tests and integration tests to ensure code quality and stability.
• Participate in code reviews to maintain high standards.
• Manage build and deployment pipelines using NX and CircleCI to streamline continuous integration, testing, and deployment processes, ensuring fast and reliable delivery of frontend updates.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity based on role
• Policies and managers that support work/life balance, like our flexible paid time off and parental leave programs
• 100% paid-premium option for medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Lifestyle stipend to support your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing
• Flexible work-from-home policy and open to remote
• Remote and WFH options, as well as a beautiful, state-of-the-art office in Dallas’ Deep Ellum, for those who prefer an office setting
• Employee-led diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree