Software Engineer - Frontend

WorkOS•San Francisco, CA

11h•Remote

About The Position

WorkOS builds modern developer tools and APIs that make it easy for companies to become Enterprise Ready. Our platform powers authentication, identity, authorization, and other critical infrastructure that developers need to securely scale their products to large organizations. We recently raised a $100M Series C, valuing the company at $2B, led by Meritech and Sapphire with participation from Greenoaks, Craft, Abstract, and Audacious. WorkOS powers enterprise features for many of the fastest-growing AI companies, including OpenAI, Cursor, and Perplexity, Vercel, and Plaid. As AI reshapes software, WorkOS is at the frontier of Human and Agent Authentication, Identity, and Access Control—helping companies answer a new critical question: who are your agents, and what are they allowed to do? Our fast-growing customer base includes hundreds of modern software companies building the next generation of enterprise-ready products. We care deeply about world-class design, accessibility, and interactivity (we're the people that build Radix UI!)Successful candidates will love staying up-to-date on the latest in the React ecosystem and UI trends, talking directly with users to build empathy for their needs, and building crafted, intuitive interfaces that bring joy to developers.

Requirements

5+ years of industry software development experience with interactive apps
Has built, shipped, and supported a feature rich dashboard or app
Experience owning projects and driving work based on customer impact
Demonstrated high level of design/UX taste
Understanding common a11y patterns, ability to implement and educate others
Intellectually curious, independently driven, and passionate about great products
Expert-level skill in React, CSS, TypeScript
Familiarity with backend fundamentals and database concepts
Experience working on small teams in fast-paced environments
Experience building and shipping web applications end-to-end
Excellent prioritization and organization skills
A growth mindset, high emotional intelligence, and strong communication skills

Nice To Haves

Experienced in B2B SaaS, developer tools, or a related industry

Responsibilities

Help set the tone and raise the bar for UI and design quality across our surfaces
Pair with product teams to build intuitive interfaces for upcoming launches
Build and document component patterns that allow product engineers to ship their features with excellent UX
Own and improve technical fundamentals in our frontend architecture, data loading and syncing, and the services that the frontend relies on
Help inform the UI roadmap to continually improve experience and developer joy
Provide expert insight on frontend technical decision making across the company
Develop empathy and understanding with our customers so you can build the right thing
Structure work around customer impact first and help move the company forward
Know when to step in and out of a leadership role and share the spotlight: you lead the charge while elevating others
Speak with customers regularly to get feedback on new product development
Help recruit and assess future engineering team members
Help represent the team publicly through blog posts, public docs, public design system resources
Help contribute to new Radix projects and maintenance