# Staff Software Engineer, Frontend ## Summary - Organization: WorkWhile - Location: San Francisco, USA - Type: Full-Time - Department: Engineering - Status: active - Posted: [object Object] - Updated: [object Object] - Closing Date: N/A - External Apply: Yes - External Apply URL: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/workwhilejobs/d7bf0280-ebbd-4e84-bfef-f73076297e26 ## Details - Salary: $150K – $250K • Offers Equity - Experience: N/A - Education: N/A - Team: N/A - Reporting To: N/A ## Description **About WorkWhile** WorkWhile is on a mission to help workers earn a better living and live better lives. More than 80 million Americans work hourly jobs, often with unpredictable schedules that pay close to minimum wage and offer limited benefits, leading to financial instability. WorkWhile is revolutionising frontline work by creating a more flexible and efficient labour market. Powered by AI, the WorkWhile platform helps businesses quickly access high-quality talent. Workers benefit from same-day pay, free telehealth services, upskilling, and the ability to choose shifts that match their skills and schedules. We have the audacious goal to align incentives and solve inefficiencies in the labour market, disrupting the $650 billion staffing and recruiting market. Backed by Khosla Ventures and recognised by the Inc. 5000 for 10x growth, WorkWhile is reshaping the future of work. **Location: San Francisco; New York; Seattle; Toronto** **What you'll do** Own and evolve frontend systems that span multiple product areas, ensuring consistency, quality, and scalability Partner with engineering leadership, product, and design to shape frontend technical strategy and long-term direction Lead high-impact initiatives such as architectural evolution, performance improvements, or major UX foundations. Establish and uphold frontend standards around component design, state management, accessibility, and testing.g Act as a force multiplier for the team: guiding technical decisions, reviewing designs, and mentoring engineers Help define how frontend engineering is practised as the company grows. **What we're looking for** Significant experience building and scaling frontend systems using JavaScript and React and/or React Native A strong track record of owning complex UI systems or frontend platforms, not just individual features Deep care for user experience, performance, and long-term maintainability Ability to operate in ambiguity - defining problems, proposing solutions, and aligning stakeholders Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence technical direction across teams Experience mentoring engineers and raising team-wide frontend quality (people management not required) **Nice to have** Experience designing or maintaining shared component libraries or design systems Exposure to mobile performance, accessibility, or internationalisation challenges Experience working on products with real-world impact and high user trust **Engineering @ WorkWhile** We’re a small and mighty team with senior engineers from Rippling, Stripe, DoorDash, Faire, among others.s We value user-centricity, competence, speed, and having fun. We embrace independence and take ownership of our projects, yet are also great team players.s We deal in outcomes, not projects. Read more about our team at https://tech.workwhile.ai/ **Benefits & Perks** Hybrid work culture with office hubs in SF, NY, Seattle & Toronto In-person company offsites Medical, dental, & vision coverage Flexible time off 401(k) with employer match WFH stipend to support your home office needs WorkWhile has a diverse, mission-driven, and supportive culture—we look for people who want to take ownership, are energised by ambiguity, and strive to make a lasting impact. If this resonates with you, we’d love to chat! WorkWhile is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. ## Responsibilities None ## Skills None ## Tags None ## Organization - Name: WorkWhile - Website: https://www.workwhile.ai/ - Industry: Technology, Information and Internet - Size: 51-200 employees - Founded Year: N/A - Description: WorkWhile is an hourly labor marketplace for flexible work that matches workers to shifts that fit their skills, schedule, and location. It uses behavioral analysis, feedback loops, and powerful machine learning models to help identify the most reliable hourly workers and supports them with perks not available at traditional hourly wage jobs. Employers leverage WorkWhile for a high-quality, reliable workforce that they can scale up or down, as needed. Launched in 2020, WorkWhile serves businesses in the warehousing, hospitality, logistics, and event industries across the United States and is backed by Vinod Khosla at Khosla Ventures, Reach Capital, F7 Ventures. A World Economic Forum Tech Pioneer.