Senior Frontend Engineer, Axios HQ

1 big thing: Axios HQ is a software platform that helps organizations communicate more effectively by bringing years of newsroom research to remote team’s fingertips so they can create smart updates that distill essential information in half the time — increasing transparency, boosting engagement, and building trust. Learn more about Axios HQ:

• Read customer reviews on G2
• Visit AxiosHQ.com
• Watch our launch event

Why it matters: Our Senior Frontend Engineer will play an integral role in driving the vision for Axios HQ as a standalone SaaS company.

Go deeper: In this role, you will make an impact to Axios HQ through the following responsibilities:

• Support the creation and evolution of our flagship product, Axios HQ
• Write clean, well-documented, and well-tested code using best practices for frontend development
• Collaborate with Axios HQ platform, product, and design teams to ensure we quickly ship and iterate on high-quality products
• Mentor and coach members of the team through pair-programming and empathetic code review
• Stay up to date with industry trends and advise the team on best practices to implement

The details: Ideal candidates will embody an entrepreneurial spirit and passion for Axios’ mission and have the following skills/experience:

• 7+ Years experience building large, high traffic frontend codebases in React
• Proven ability to ship high quality, testable, and accessible code quickly
• Experience working with product designers is preferred
• Experience working with back-end teams to integrate APIs is preferred
• Experience working on page performance and accessibility is preferred

Don’t forget: 

• Axios HQ believes in fair and equitable pay. Base salary for this role is in the range of $140,000-$165,000 and is dependent on numerous factors, including but not limited to location, work experience, and skills.
• Health insurance (100% paid for individuals, 75% for families)
• Primary caregiver 12-week paid leave
• 401K
• Generous vacation policy, plus company holidays
• Company equity
• Commuter and cell phone benefit
• A commitment to an open, inclusive, and diverse work culture
• Annual learning and development stipend

Additional pandemic-related benefits:

• One mental health day per quarter
• $100 monthly work-from-home stipend
• Tele-mental health services 
• OneMedical membership, including tele-health services 
• Increased work flexibility for parents and caretakers 
• Access to the Axios “Family Fund”, which was created to allow employees to request financial support when facing financial hardship or emergencies 
• Weekly company-sponsored exercise and meditation classes 
• Virtual company-sponsored social events