Staff Engineer, Front End
About The Position
SonderMind is seeking a Staff Front End Engineer (Software Engineer IV) to join their innovative team in building AI-powered tools that partner with therapists. This role involves architecting the future of therapy by crafting user-facing experiences for an intelligent copilot for providers, enhancing their capabilities and transforming the lives of clients. The position will drive product enhancements, elevate the front-end ecosystem, and position SonderMind as a leader in the intersection of technology and mental health. This is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the design, implementation, and strategic direction of AI-assisted therapy through thoughtful, performant, and accessible user interfaces. The role involves joining a passionate team engaged in cutting-edge design and architecture discussions, exploring emerging technologies, and contributing to a mission-driven organization that values collaborative debate, shared success, and societal impact in mental health.
Requirements
- 8+ years of experience as a front-end or full-stack engineer with a strong specialization in UI development, scalable front-end architecture, and design systems
- Deep proficiency in TypeScript and Angular (or equivalent modern framework experience with willingness to go deep in Angular)
- Strong command of modern CSS, responsive design, and web performance optimization
- Demonstrated experience building and maintaining design systems and reusable component libraries
- Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and how to build inclusive interfaces
- Experience integrating front-end applications with RESTful and/or GraphQL APIs
- Highly motivated to learn how to build agentic applications and front-end experiences for LLM-powered products
- Ability to clearly and concisely communicate about complex technical, architectural, and/or organizational problems and propose thorough, iterative solutions
- Proven ability to work closely with other Engineers, Product Managers, Designers, and other Stakeholders
- Proven ability to thrive in fast-growing, product-driven companies by effectively navigating loosely defined tasks and managing competing priorities or deadlines
Nice To Haves
- MS in Computer Science or related field
- Strong experience developing and documenting design systems (e.g., Storybook, Iris)
- Experience leveraging AI coding assistant tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude)
- Familiarity with back-end technologies such as Node.js, Ruby on Rails, or Python (enough to collaborate effectively across the stack)
- Experience with relational databases like Postgres
- Experience working in AWS
- Rapid experimentation such as A/B testing, feature flags, etc.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build complex, user-centric front-end features in Angular/TypeScript, partnering closely with back-end engineers on API contracts and integrations.
- Lead the evolution of our design system and component library, establishing patterns that scale across teams and products.
- Drive front-end architectural decisions around state management, performance, accessibility (WCAG), and testing strategy.
- Collaborate deeply with the UX team to translate research and design into polished, production-ready experiences, and partner cross-functionally with Product, Engineering, and Applied Science.
- Own the full front-end software lifecycle (design, build, test, and operate) while maintaining high code quality through unit, component, and end-to-end tests.
- Identify and implement AI-driven front-end experiences that streamline provider workflows and reduce administrative burden.
- Mentor engineers via code reviews and pair programming, and champion internal standards for style, maintainability, accessibility, and performance.
- Ship features consistently with minimal guidance, troubleshoot UI and integration issues through data and code analysis, and evaluate emerging front-end tools and frameworks.
Benefits
- A generous PTO policy, with a minimum of three weeks off per year
- A holiday schedule that follows standard U.S. holidays
- Free therapy coverage benefits
- Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
- HSA (with $1,100 company contribution) and FSA options
- Employer-paid short-term disability, long-term disability, life & AD&D
- Coverage of the salary difference for up to seven weeks of short-term disability leave
- Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave
- 401(k) retirement plan with 100% match on up to 4% of base salary, immediately vested
- Annual company gathering
- Company shutdown between Christmas and New Year’s
- Supplemental life insurance, pet insurance, commuter benefits, and more
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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