Lead Software Engineer, Front End Jobs

Kiddom

Location:
United States, San Francisco / New York

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

180000.00 - 200000.00 USD / Year

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Job Description:

At Kiddom, we’re dedicated to transforming education through innovative technology. Our mission is to build a comprehensive platform that supports educators and learners with cutting-edge tools and data-driven insights. We are looking for a talented Staff Software Engineer to join our team and lead the architecture and development of scalable, frontend-focused solutions. As a Lead Software Engineer - Frontend at Kiddom, you will play a critical role in designing and delivering full-stack product features with a strong emphasis on frontend architecture. Your work will involve scoping, building, and optimizing product features and cross-cutting concerns to address complex problems at scale. You will collaborate with other senior-level engineers, select the appropriate tools and technologies, and implement robust, production-grade software solutions.

Job Responsibility:

Design & Delivery: Own the design and delivery of full-stack product features, focusing on frontend architecture and scalability
Data Solutions: Scope out and build the best-possible data solutions for both green-field and legacy problems, ensuring they meet the scale and performance requirements
Tool Selection: Shortlist and evaluate tools and technologies that align with project goals and technical requirements
Implementation & Validation: Develop and validate production-grade software solutions, ensuring they meet high standards of quality and performance
Abstractions & Integration: Build abstractions that improve integration with common data stack-oriented technologies and generalize your work to benefit a variety of use cases
Impactful Features: Develop key product features that directly impact the success of the company and enhance the overall user experience

Requirements:

8+ years of software engineering experience with a strong focus on frontend development and system architecture
Experience leading and mentoring front end focused engineers (at least 4+ years exp leading and team sizes of 5-10+)
Expertise in designing scalable systems, working with data-oriented technologies, and implementing production-grade software
Experience with React, Typescript, Next.js, AWS
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to tackle complex, real world problems

What we offer:

Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Health insurance benefits: medical (various PPO/HMO/HSA plans), dental, vision, disability and life insurance
One Medical membership (in participating locations)
Flexible vacation time policy (subject to internal approval). Average use 4 weeks off per year
10 paid sick days per year (pro rated depending on start date)
Paid holidays
Paid bereavement leave
Paid family leave after birth/adoption. Minimum of 16 paid weeks for birthing parents, 10 weeks for caretaker parents. Meant to supplement benefits offered by State
Commuter and FSA plans

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
December 09, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

On-site work

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