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Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

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In-Office
New York City, NY
170K-210K Annually
Senior level
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New York City, NY
170K-210K Annually
Senior level
As a Staff Software Engineer at Playground, you'll design and develop frontend features in React and TypeScript, ensuring high-quality code and user satisfaction.
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Company Overview

Playground is working to make excellent child care accessible to all. Playground has built best in class software to manage all aspects of running a child care business. Playground has raised millions of dollars in funding, has several Statewide contracts, and is working with thousands of schools across the country. Our founders were recently recognized by Forbes as 30 under 30, and our work has been recognized across the country.

Playground is at an inflection point, growing at a quick pace, and we are looking to expand our engineering team as quickly as possible. Playground is compromised of a team of owners who are not afraid to dive into large, complex projects.

Job Description

As part of Playground's engineering team you will be building new products from zero-to-one and ensuring existing features stay best in class. You will be playing a crucial role in shaping the future of child care, working directly on products being used by thousands of child care businesses, agencies, and government organizations. We're looking for self-starters who thrive in taking projects from concept to reality, often working independently with high ownership.

Responsibilities
  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team to design and build new features that delight our users.

  • Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code in React and TypeScript.

  • Participate in code reviews to maintain code quality and share knowledge.

  • Interact directly with our customers to gather feedback and understand their needs.

  • Contribute to the continuous improvement of our frontend architecture.

  • Build out new features from zero-to-one and improve existing functionality in our webapp

Requirements
  • Proficiency in React and TypeScript or JavaScript.

  • 5+ years of experience in frontend development.

  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple projects.

  • Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

  • Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Experience

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience in software development, with a focus on frontend technologies.

Compensation:
  • The annual salary range for this position is $190,000 - $240,000, subject to standard withholding and applicable taxes

  • Job level and actual compensation will be decided on factors including, but not limited to, individual qualifications objectively assessed during the interview process (including skills and prior relevant experience, potential impact, and scope of role), market demands, and specific work location. The listed range is a guideline, and the range for this role may be modified

Why Join Playground:
  • Competitive salary + equity

  • 3 weeks of PTO

  • Health, vision, and dental benefits

  • $1200/year education stipend

  • Free lunch daily

  • New Macbook

  • Collaborative and supportive work culture with a high level of autonomy and room for growth

  • Help accelerate our mission to make excellent childcare accessible to all!

How to Apply: If you're a hustler who's excited to join a mission-driven, early-stage company with ownership, craftsmanship, and empathy at the center of what we do, apply now. The Playground Team is fully in-office in Union Square, NYC. Please make sure you are open to a fully in-person role before applying.

Check out: https://www.tryplayground.com/about to learn more about our journey and co-founders Dan, Josh, and Sasha.

Top Skills

JavaScript
React
Typescript
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Playground (tryplayground.com) New York, New York, USA Office

New York, New York, United States, 10013

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