Simpplr is the AI-powered platform that unifies the digital workplace – bringing together engagement, enablement, and services to transform the employee experience. It streamlines communication, simplifies interactions, automates workflows, and elevates the everyday experience of work. The platform is intuitive, highly extensible, and built to integrate seamlessly with your existing technology.
More than 1,000 leading organizations – including AAA, the NHS, Penske, and Moderna – trust Simpplr to foster a more aligned and productive workforce. Headquartered in Silicon Valley with global offices, Simpplr is backed by Norwest Ventures, Sapphire Ventures, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com.
Description
We are looking for a Lead Software Engineer with deep expertise in Frontend engineering to join our team. This role will focus on building and scaling our Workflow Builder, a mission-critical part of the product that enables customers to automate and orchestrate complex processes. The ideal candidate has prior experience building large-scale, user-centric platforms, with strong technical leadership and team mentoring skills.
What You’ll Do
- Lead development of the Workflow Builder with emphasis on usability, performance, and scalability.
- Architect and deliver complex, high-impact features end-to-end, ensuring system reliability and maintainability.
- Mentor and coach a small team of engineers, raising the bar for code quality, performance, and design principles.
- Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and Architects to align technical solutions with business needs.
- Champion engineering best practices, CI/CD improvements, and developer experience initiatives.
- Explore and adopt modern frameworks, design patterns and tooling for FE to future-proof the product.
What makes you a great fit for the team:
- Contribute to a talented cross-functional team, developing new user-facing features utilizing TypeScript on the frontend (React).
- Demonstrate a passion for crafting world-class user experiences, underpinned by a robust understanding of Frontend technologies and the capability to engage across the full stack when necessary.
- Possess experience in scaling large, intricate products, coupled with an understanding of how to design systems that optimize performance, maintainability, and usability.
- Thrive in ownership-driven environments, proactively shaping technical direction while maintaining direct involvement with code.
- Enjoy mentoring and fostering the growth of engineers, thereby elevating quality standards and cultivating a culture of continuous learning.
- Exhibit a product-centric mindset, collaborating with Product Managers and Designers to develop features that not only resolve technical challenges but also enhance user satisfaction.
- Maintain a curious and open approach to exploring emerging frameworks, design patterns, and tools, ensuring the team remains at the vanguard of technological advancements.
- Be motivated by impact and enthusiastic about undertaking the challenge of building and scaling our Workflow Builder, a pivotal component of the product that empowers customers to achieve more.
- Contribute to our shared UI library, which is utilized by numerous engineering teams throughout the organization.
- Develop automated unit tests and end-to-end tests for your code and services. Quality is paramount, and all team members share responsibility for it.
- Actively participate in agile ceremonies, consistently and sustainably delivering value within two-week sprints.
We’d especially love to hear from you if:
- Demonstrated excellence in crafting readable and efficient TypeScript code.
- Possess a strong history of project leadership and mentorship for software engineers.
- Experienced in working with micro-frontends in a production environment.
- Prior experience in developing a workflow builder.
- Familiar with frameworks/libraries such as CSS-modules and Next.js.
At Simpplr we believe that when work is good, life is better and that belief guides all we do. Including how we approach our flexible work model. Simpplr operates with a Hub-Hybrid-Remote model. This model is role-based with exceptions and provides employees with the flexibility that many have told us they want.
- Hub - 100% work from Simpplr office. Role requires Simpplifier to be in the office full-time.
- Hybrid - Hybrid work from home and office. Role dictates the ability to work from home, plus benefit from in-person collaboration on a regular basis.
- Remote - 100% remote. Role can be done anywhere within your country of hire, as long as the requirements of the role are met.
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What We Do
Simpplr is the leading AI-powered employee experience platform. Organizations use our forward-looking, adaptable products to deliver personalized experiences that inspire and engage their employees. Wherever people work, Simpplr enables them to flourish.
Trusted by more than 700+ leading brands, including Penske, Snowflake, Moderna, Eurostar, and AAA, our customers are achieving measurable improvements in employee engagement, productivity, and accelerated business performance.
Simpplr is headquartered in Silicon Valley, CA with offices in the UK, Canada, and India, and is backed by Sapphire Ventures, Norwest Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, and Tola Capital. Learn more at simpplr.com.
Why Work With Us
- Simpplr named a leader in the Forrester Wave for intranet platforms
- Amazing growth! We've almost doubled in the last year, meaning great opportunity for career growth
- We're trusted by brands such as Eurostar, Splunk, Docusign, and Coursera
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