Software Engineer (Frontend) - MakeMusic

Peaksware • Louisville, CO

4d • $80,317 - $133,861

About The Position

As a front-end Software Engineer on the MakeMusic engineering team, you will be responsible for creating and supporting the MakeMusic Cloud product used daily by thousands of students and teachers. Our teams own their applications from inception to production and are responsible for developing, testing and releasing and maintaining our products. Team members must be flexible and willing to take on whatever responsibilities are needed to regularly ship products that delight our customers.
As an individual on the team, you will develop software solutions and features in collaboration with our Product Management team, based on customers’ feedback; you will continuously improve the product’s performance, quality, and accessibility by refactoring, addressing bugs, and helping to improve the product’s operational environment; and you will collaborate closely with other engineers, and teams across the company, to contribute to our processes and culture.
You are a continuous learner with a hunger for knowledge. You approach challenges as opportunities to improve. You value team members’ input from all levels and you actively seek ways to support your colleagues.
You will sit directly with the MakeMusic Engineering Team, work in close collaboration with Product, Content, and Data teams, and report to the Manager, Engineering.

Requirements

• 2-4+ years experience solving front-end web development problems in complex single-page applications
• 2-4+ years experience with React JS, with additional experience using some of the following technologies and/or libraries: Typescript, Redux, Ember, .NET and SQL
• Solid understanding of Git workflows, Javascript, HTML and CSS/SASS.
• Experience with unit testing, integration testing, and test driven development
• Experience working with RESTful APIs
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated commitment to continuous improvement of yourself and your team

Nice To Haves

• Experience developing with modern JS/TS web application frameworks such as ReactJS, NextJS, VueJS, ExpressJS, FeathersJS, Koa, etc
• Actively embracing AI-assisted engineering. Your interest has grown beyond chat prompts and code completion, and you’re actively exploring concepts like MCP, RAG, and vectorization. You’re eager to integrate AI capabilities into the front-end applications you build, and to leverage AI tooling across the engineering process.
• A background in any of the following is a plus: developing web applications that meet WCAG accessibility guidelines, experience with complex state management in single-page applications, and/or knowledge of Web Audio, Web MIDI, or MediaRecorder APIs.
• Familiarity with music education, notation/theory, or with building products for the ed-tech market.

Responsibilities

• Create new features and bug fixes for MakeMusic Cloud products
• Collaborate with Product Managers, UX/UI, Data, and Content to design and deliver delightful user experiences
• Work with other engineers to improve existing architecture, define new architecture patterns, and help to research and implement tools and processes that enhance quality and increase productivity
• Perform other duties as assigned

Benefits

• We offer comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision insurance; health savings and flexible spending accounts, paid parental leave; and an employee assistance program.
• Additional coverage options including Accident & Critical Illness insurance as well as Hospital Indemnity are also available.
• We offer several company paid options including Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, as well as Basic Life Insurance and AD&D.
• Additional coverage options including Employee-paid Supplemental Life Insurance for Employee, Spouse, and/or Child are also available.
• We offer a 401(K) including a company match.
• We observe 12 paid holidays annually and provide discretionary Flexible Time Off. Employees also receive free access to our products, corporate discounts, and professional development resources.
• Access to the Performance and Recovery Center (PARC), our on-site fitness facility, as well as employee only access to on-site locker rooms and showers.
• Employee only access to secure, indoor bike storage and access to e-bikes exclusively to Peaksware employees.
• Access to our onsite Music and Podcast Studio.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees