At Justworks, you’ll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment, great benefits, wellness program offerings, company retreats, and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.
We’re helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. We’re data-driven and never stop iterating. If you’d like to work in a supportive, entrepreneurial environment, are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it, we’d love to hear from you.
We're united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values, which are reflected in our product and in our team.
Our Values
If this sounds like you, you’ll fit right in.
Senior Software Engineer, Frontend
DepartmentEngineering
Who You AreYou’ve been building web applications for a while now and are comfortable ramping up on an existing product quickly. You’ve mastered at least one frontend framework, and know how to build highly reliable, modular systems that many people can collaborate on at the same time without stepping on each other’s toes. You have a strong sense for good design, and won’t stop until the user experience is just right.
As a Software Engineer, you will be a part of our Frontend Engineering team, focusing on delivering products and capabilities that power Justworks products. You will leverage your experience working with customer-facing applications and design with performance and security in mind. You will be working primarily in JavaScript/TypeScript and prior experience is preferred.
Your Success ProfileWhat You Will Work OnYou’ll be a part of a team developing frontend web apps for both internal and public use.
- Gather requirements
- Partner with your team lead to produce clean, effective, on-brand user experiences
- Implement designs with a high level of fidelity
- Research design patterns and propose technical solutions to common web UI/UX problems
- Coding, testing, and deploying modern web apps
- Help hire and develop our growing team
As a Frontend Engineer, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately result in our success as an organization. In this role, your foundational knowledge, skills, abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following:
Good judgment - the exercise of critical thinking, analyzing and assessing problems and implications, identifying patterns, making connections of underlying issues, understanding risks and developing mitigation strategies, and taking ownership of the outcome.Resourcefulness - taking a can-do approach, even in the face of obstacles and constraints by assessing what’s in front of you and effectively and efficiently optimizing what you have, whether it's working on something new or thinking about how to do something better.Teamwork and communication - putting our collective best together through documentation, collaboration, relationship-building, listening, empathy, recruiting, and evangelism.Influence and leadership - fostering a community of knowledge-sharing, collaboration, mentorship, and forward-thinking.Skills and knowledge - the capacity to actively learn and apply specific domain knowledge, know-how, and best practices to continually enhance and improve.
In addition, all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:
- Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others.
- Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
- Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
- Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
- Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
- Minimum of 7+ year experience in Frontend development
- Mastery of JS/HTML/CSS and at least one framework such as React, Vue, etc
- Working knowledge in at least one server side language, such as Ruby, Python, Golang, etc
Technologies Used
- JS, TS, Vue 3, Vite, PostCSS, Playwright, Node, Fastify, Golang, Mysql, AWS, Git
The base wage range for this position based in our New York City Office is targeted at $188,000 - $242,000 per year.
Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate, including and not limited to skill set, level of relevant experience, and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.
For more information about Justworks’ Total Reward Philosophy, including all of the perks and benefits we are proud to offer our team members, please visit Total Rewards @ Justworks.
Diversity At JustworksJustworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity, culture, and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work, our people, and our product drives creativity and innovation, entrepreneurial leadership and integrity, competitiveness, and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger, our workplace more dynamic, and our product accessible to all of our customers.
We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer open to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or familial status, disability, pregnancy, gender identity or expression, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status. Justworks is fully dedicated to providing necessary support to candidates with disabilities who may require reasonable accommodations. We also provide reasonable accommodations to employees based on their sincerely held religious beliefs, as well as for other covered reasons consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. If you're in need of a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [email protected]. Your comfort and success matter to us, and we're here to ensure an inclusive experience.
Our DEIB Report
Skills Required
- Minimum of 7+ years of frontend development experience
- Mastery of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
- Experience with at least one frontend framework, such as React or Vue
- Working knowledge of at least one server-side language, such as Ruby, Python, or Golang
What the Team is Saying
Justworks Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Access to medical, dental, and vision plans from major carriers (Aetna, UnitedHealthcare, Kaiser Permanente, MetLife) with multiple plan types and add‑ons is a core offering. Feedback suggests the breadth and quality of healthcare options—especially under PEO Plus—stand out relative to small‑business norms.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Higher‑tier packages bundle modern perks such as Talkspace, One Medical, Health Advocate, Kindbody, and fitness discounts alongside core insurance. Feedback suggests these resources meaningfully extend coverage beyond basics into mental health, primary care, and family‑building support.
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Flexible Benefits — A wide range of plan designs (PPO, HMO, HDHP with HSA/FSA) and carrier availability by region, combined with employer choice over contribution levels and tiers, provides configurability. Feedback suggests this flexibility helps match benefits to diverse employee needs.
Justworks Insights
What We Do
Justworks is a cloud-based software platform that takes the busyness out of growing a business and alleviates the unknown. We've combined a simple platform and exceptional 24/7 customer service to help entrepreneurs and businesses grow with confidence by giving them access to corporate-level benefits, automated payroll, HR tools, and compliance support— all in one place.
Why Work With Us
We're building a world in which starting, running, and joining a growing business is an accessible option for all. If you want to work in an entrepreneurial environment, build something meaningful, and have fun while doing it, join us.
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Justworks Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Hybrid roles are based in NYC, Mexico City, London, Tampa, or Toronto, and some roles are fully remote.
