Senior Software Engineer, Front End (Customer Experience)

Scout Motors is an iconic American automotive brand building electric pick-up trucks and rugged SUVs. This Senior Frontend Engineer role on the Customer Experience team will build and maintain customer-facing features across the vehicle purchase journey, including trade-in, configuration, finance, and delivery.

• Build and maintain polished, performant customer-facing frontend features, writing clean, well-tested code that your teammates can rely on and extend.
• Implement UI components and application logic that are correct, accessible, and consistent with our design system, translating design intent into high-fidelity, maintainable code.
• Take end-to-end ownership of features from scoping and technical design through implementation, testing, and monitoring in production.
• Integrate frontend experiences with backend APIs and third-party services, handling loading states, error conditions, and edge cases thoughtfully.
• Contribute to frontend performance work: improving Core Web Vitals, reducing bundle size, and ensuring the UI holds up under real-world network and device conditions.
• Participate actively in code and design reviews, sharing knowledge and helping maintain a high quality bar across the team.
• Contribute to the shared component library and design system, helping keep it consistent, accessible, and easy for others to use.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to understand requirements and ship solutions that genuinely serve customers.
• Treat accessibility as a core part of the job, building inclusive experiences by default rather than as a retrofit.
• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to increase velocity and share effective practices with the team.

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field
• 5+ years of frontend engineering experience, with a track record of shipping production features end-to-end.
• Strong proficiency in React and TypeScript, with a solid understanding of component patterns, state management, and application architecture.
• Familiarity with modern frontend technologies including WebGL, GSAP, Framer Motion, and Astro is a strong plus.
• Good eye for design and attention to detail, able to implement UIs that match design intent accurately and consistently.
• Working knowledge of frontend performance fundamentals: Core Web Vitals, rendering strategies, and bundle optimization.
• Practical understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and experience building accessible components.
• Experience integrating frontend applications with REST or GraphQL APIs, including handling errors, loading states, and edge cases.
• Collaborative and communicative, comfortable asking questions, flagging blockers, and contributing to team discussions.

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave