At Playlist, life's richest moments happen when people step away from screens to move, connect, explore, and play. We're building the definitive platform for intentional living, connecting people with inspiring experiences in fitness, wellness, and beyond. With popular brands like Mindbody and ClassPass, Playlist empowers businesses and individuals, making it effortless for aspirations to become actions. Join us in reshaping technology's role to foster meaningful, real-world connections.
- Build and maintain performant, accessible React applications that drive real-world experiences
- Partner with Product, Design and Engineering to bring features to life from ideation through deployment, always iterating with the end-user in mind
- Champion engineering best practices: DDD (Domain Driven Design), automated testing, peer reviews, observability, and clean component design
- Lead and influence frontend architecture decisions that prioritize scalability and simplicity
- Own the frontend platform direction: tooling, performance, error handling, and responsive design
- Author RFCs and lead cross-squad initiatives from design through rollout
- Seek feedback, iterate fast, and balance innovation with reliability
- Approach development with empathy, understanding how your work supports both our partners and their communities
- Mentor others and help foster a collaborative, inclusive engineering culture
You care about writing great code and solving the right problems. You’re energized by big-picture thinking and grounded in delivering value with clarity and care.
- Senior-level experience building large-scale SaaS frontends with React and TypeScript
- Deep understanding of frontend architecture: design systems, state and data-fetching patterns, and the backend-for-frontend pattern
- Strong testing discipline with Jest or Vitest, React Testing Library, and Cypress or competing technologies
- Familiarity with frontend observability tools like Datadog RUM
- Comfortable with modern build tooling (Vite, linters, type checking, CI gates) and Node.js services like NestJS
- Agile mindset and strong grasp of software development lifecycle practices
- Ability to navigate complexity, assess tradeoffs, and execute with confidence
- Excellent communicator who brings others along and helps ideas stick
- Languages: TypeScript, Javascript, SCSS
- Frameworks and libraries: React, Ant Design, AG Grid, SWR, TanStack Query, Zustand, React Hook Form, internal @itg-fe component library
- Tooling and testing: Vite, oxlint, Storybook, Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Cypress
- Monitoring and flags: Datadog RUM, LaunchDarkly
- Backend-for-frontend: NestJS on Node.js
Sound like the role for you? We’d love to hear from you! Even if you’re not 100% sure about potential fit, we still encourage you to apply. We’re looking for the right person, not the perfect series of checkboxes.
The Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We highly value diversity at our company and encourage people of all different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives to apply. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or other protected characteristics.
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Note: This description outlines key responsibilities but isn’t intended to cover every task or duty. Additional responsibilities may be assigned as needed to support the team and business goals.
Skills Required
- Senior-level experience building large-scale SaaS frontends with React and TypeScript
- Deep understanding of frontend architecture, including design systems, state management, data-fetching patterns, and backend-for-frontend architecture
- Strong testing experience with Jest or Vitest, React Testing Library, and Cypress or comparable technologies
- Familiarity with frontend observability tools such as Datadog RUM
- Experience with modern build tooling, linters, type checking, and CI gates
- Experience with Node.js services such as NestJS
- Understanding of Agile practices and the software development lifecycle
- Ability to assess complexity and tradeoffs and execute confidently
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
Playlist Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Playlist and has not been reviewed or approved by Playlist.
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Healthcare Strength — Full medical benefits and comprehensive health coverage are emphasized, with mentions of strong ratings for parental leave and good overall coverage, aligning with a wellness-forward package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Generous flexible time off (unlimited/FTO) is consistently highlighted, supporting work-life balance and including wellness days in some accounts.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness-oriented perks such as wellness stipends, Calm access, and discounted ClassPass are frequently noted and align with the company’s wellness mission.
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What We Do
Playlist is the parent brand bringing together Mindbody, Booker, Kite, ClassPass, and EGYM. We are powering the experience economy and helping people live better lives, away from screens and into the moments that move them. Learn more at playlist.com
