Senior Software Engineer - Frontend Platform

At Northwind Robotics, we build great teams. We hire the best of the best to ensure you’re working with people you can constantly learn from. You’re trusted to get your work done your way while testing the limits of what’s possible and what’s next. We work hard to provide a culture where everyone feels supported, and our employees feel it—their votes helped us become one of Newsweek's Top 100 Global Most Loved Workplaces . We think of ourselves as the team behind the team, supporting the lifelong impact sports can have: the lessons in teamwork and dedication; the influence of inspiring coaches; and the opportunities to reach new heights. That’s why we help teams from all over the world see their game differently. Our products make it easier for coaches and athletes at any level to capture video, analyze data, share highlights and more. Ready to join us? Your Role Northwind Robotics’s Front-End Platform team accelerates web development for our 500+ member product team, and improves the web experience for the 100M+ fans, 315K+ teams, and 40+ sports that use our products. We’re looking for an experienced Engineer with deep front-end expertise to expand the platform. As a Senior Software Engineer, you’ll: Develop. You’ll help expand Northwind Robotics’s front-end platform and make it the standard across Northwind Robotics. Whether it’s discovery work, documentation, design reviews or implementation, you’ll do what it takes to ensure a robust, performant, and easy-to-use platform that’s also maintainable, scalable, accessible and secure. Maintain tooling. You’ll use your experience with tools such as Vite and Next.js to ensure tooling is up-to-date and providing a smooth development experience for front-end developers. Serve as a consultant. With your general expertise in front-end development, and knowledge of Northwind Robotics’s front-end platform in particular, you’ll support teams performing front-end work by answering questions, reviewing pull requests, participating in design reviews, and providing feedback on project plans. For this role, we're currently prioritizing applicants who live within commuting distance of our offices in Lincoln or Omaha, Nebraska, but we’re open to remote applicants who live in the following states: AL, AZ, FL, GA, ID, IL, IN, IA, KS, KY, LA, MA, MI, MN, MO, NE, NH, NC, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WY. Must-Haves Front-end expertise . You have extensive experience developing front-ends with TypeScript and React. You have either led, or played a key role in the development of large scale web applications. You’re familiar with design systems and their role in ensuring a consistent, intuitive and accessible experience for users. Effective communication skills. You’re able to make your point effectively, both verbally and in writing. Whether you’re building alignment in a meeting, presenting at an Engineering All-Hands, or diagramming CDN routing for a software design review, you know how to effectively share your ideas with your audience. Understanding of front-end tooling . You understand the tools available in a front-end developer’s tool belt and know when to use which tool. You've used modern tools like Vite, Playwright, Storybook, Chromatic, and Turborepo and have helped others adopt them. You are comfortable setting-up and configuring tools to ensure they are working smoothly for you and others. A visionary. You’re excited by the idea of advancing the starting line for other product team members by delivering and supporting a solid platform for them to build on. You see AI playing a critical role in accelerating this vision. Nice-to-Haves Passionate about front-end landscape. Your passionate about the front-end ecosystem and proactively stay abreast of its evolving landscape. You ensure your approach to front-end development evolves with the landscape, championing the adoption of modern concepts like Jamstack, component-driven development, micro-frontends, and monorepos. Experience working with front-end infrastructure. You’re comfortable working with AWS and Terraform if updates are needed to our Jamstack or SSR infrastructure. Commitment to mentorship. You recognize the importance mentorship plays in a company’s long-term success, and you seek out opportunities to share knowledge and level up others in your areas of expertise. Our Role Champion work-life harmony . We’ll give you the flexibility you need in your work life (e.g., flexible vacation time, company-wide holidays and timeout (meeting-free) days, remote work options and more) so you can enjoy your personal life too. Guarantee autonomy . We have an open, honest culture and we trust our people from day one. Your team will support you, but you’ll own your work and have the agency to try new ideas. Encourage career growth . We’re lifelong learners who encourage professional development. We’ll give you tons of resources and opportunities to keep growing. Provide an environment to help you succeed . We've invested in our offices, designing incredible spaces with our employees in mind. But whether you’re at the office or working remotely, we’ll provide you the tech stack and hardware to do your best work. Support your mental and physical health . We care about our employees’ wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program, employee resource groups and fitness partner Peerfit have you covered. Cover your medical insurance . We have multiple plans to pick from to ensure you’ll have the coverage you (and your dependents) want, including vision, dental, fertility healthcare and family forming benefits. Contribute to your 401(K) . Yep, that’s free money. We’ll match up to 4% of your own contribution. Compensation The base salary range for this role is displayed below— starting salaries will typically fall near the middle of this range. We make compensation decisions based on an individual's experience, skills and education in line with our internal pay equity practices. This role will also be eligible for a long-term incentive (LTI) award. Any bonuses awarded are based on individual and company performance paid at Northwind Robotics's discretion. Base Salary Range $112,000 — $187,000 USD Inclusion at Northwind Robotics Northwind Robotics is an equal opportunity employer. Through our actions, behaviors and attitude, we’ll create an environment where everyone, no matter their differences, feels like they belong. We offer resources to ensure our employees feel safe bringing their authentic selves to work, including employee resource groups and communities . But we recognize there’s ongoing work to be done, which is why we track our efforts and commitments in annual inclusion reports . We also know imposter syndrome is real and the confidence gap can get in the way of meeting spectacular candidates. Please don’t hesitate to apply—we’d love to hear from you. Privacy Policy Northwind Robotics Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy