Frontend Software Engineer

Cox Enterprises • Mission, KS

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to lead UI platform engineering across a large, multi-team organization. In this high-impact technical role, you’ll be part of a team that shapes front-end architecture, defines scalable patterns, and establishes the standards, tooling, and practices that power our next-generation enterprise platform. You’ll influence technical direction, enable cross-team delivery, and ensure a cohesive, resilient, and sustainable UI ecosystem. Working at the intersection of architecture, platform enablement, and hands-on engineering, you’ll partner with engineering leadership, UX, platform, and product teams to solve shared UI challenges and guide the evolution of our front-end platform. This role supports our ongoing platform modernization efforts, including: Modernizing core applications and UI capabilities Integrating shared components and cross‑application features Improving developer experience and consistency across many teams Standardizing UI composition, performance, and reliability patterns

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related discipline and 2 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master’s degree and up to 2 years’ experience; or 14 years’ experience in a related field.
• 2+ years’ experience building production‑grade web applications.
• 2+ years’ experience engineering in React, TypeScript, and component‑based architecture.
• Experience with monorepos, module federation, or platform‑scale UI systems.
• Experience working with bundlers and build pipelines (Rspack, Webpack, Vite).
• Experience debugging and diagnosing complex UI behavior at scale.
• Experience building shared libraries, platform tooling, or design‑system components.
• Applicants must currently be authorized to work in the United States for any employer without current or future sponsorship. No OPT, CPT, STEM/OPT or visa sponsorship now or in future.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with NX monorepos (workspace libraries, generators, boundaries).
• Familiarity with multi‑region or multi‑tenant architecture.
• Experience modernizing legacy applications.
• Knowledge of UI composition approaches (portals, iframes, federated UIs, etc.).
• Experience driving technical alignment across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Platform Enablement & Leadership Define and evolve UI architecture, including patterns for shared libraries, composition, and cross‑application integration.
• Establish and document UI standards, best practices, and library boundaries within our monorepo ecosystem.
• Mentor teams in modern front‑end patterns such as module federation, composable UIs, and scalable component architectures.
• Identify organization‑wide UI needs and deliver repeatable, scalable solutions.
• Hands‑On Engineering & Delivery Build and maintain reusable components, libraries, and platform tooling.
• Contribute directly to high‑impact UI initiatives across multiple product areas.
• Troubleshoot advanced front‑end issues across performance, bundling, federation, and runtime behavior.
• Support integrations with legacy systems while guiding teams toward modern patterns.
• Cross‑Team Collaboration Partner with UX teams to ensure alignment with design system standards.
• Support product teams in adopting platform patterns and resolving complex UI challenges.
• Work with DevOps and platform partners to support reliable builds, deployments, and multi‑region readiness.
• Serve as a technical escalation point for cross‑application UI concerns.
• Strategic Impact Drive the transition from legacy UI architectures to modern, scalable platform strategies.
• Improve delivery velocity and developer experience through standardization.
• Reduce duplicated efforts by championing reusable, organization‑wide solutions.

Benefits

• The Company offers eligible employees the flexibility to take as much vacation with pay as they deem consistent with their duties, the company’s needs, and its obligations; seven paid holidays throughout the calendar year; and up to 160 hours of paid wellness annually for their own wellness or that of family members.
• Employees are also eligible for additional paid time off in the form of bereavement leave, time off to vote, jury duty leave, volunteer time off, military leave, and parental leave.
• Benefits of working at Cox may include health care insurance (medical, dental, vision), retirement planning (401(k)), and paid days off (sick leave, parental leave, flexible vacation/wellness days, and/or PTO).

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level