Senior Frontend Engineer II (Remote)

JOB TITLE: Senior Frontend Engineer II

LOCATION: Remote

THE ROLE:  

We're looking for a Senior Frontend Engineer who can guide our frontend teams in building experiences that delight existing musicians, and help the next generation of artists create that first track they've always wanted to make. You'll facilitate technical decisions; make prototypes and proof-of-concepts as well as production code; write and review RFCs and other technical documentation, all while keeping artist needs at top of mind. If you want to make a big impact on the future of how music is made, this role is for you.  

WHO WE ARE:  

We are a producers playground, delivering music creators the tools they need to bring their ideas to life. With a massive, industry-leading catalog of licensed samples, paired with powerful AI, and access to affordable plugins and DAWS, Splice kicks sound discovery, inspiration, and creative output into overdrive. 

HOW WE WORK:  

At Splice, DISCO is a rallying cry for collaboration, accountability and unity within our organization; Direct, Inclusive, Splice Together, Creator Centric and Optimistic. Our shared success depends on our ability to support one another, work well together and communicate directly. By embracing flexibility and a unified approach, we can navigate anything that’s thrown at us. 

Splice embraces a culture of remote work. You’ll see your colleagues showing up from across the US and the UK. In order to keep us working well as a team, we have regular communication, including Town Halls, departmental All Hands and get-togethers.

When you join Splice, you join a network of colleagues, peers, and collaborators. Are you ready?

WHAT YOU’LL DO: 

At Splice, DISCO is a rallying cry for collaboration, accountability and unity within our organization; Direct, Inclusive, Splice Together, Creator Centric and Optimistic. Our shared success depends on our ability to support one another, work well together and communicate directly. By embracing flexibility and a unified approach, we can navigate anything that’s thrown at us.

Splice embraces a culture of remote work. You’ll see your colleagues showing up from across the US and the UK. In order to keep us working well as a team, we have regular communication, including Town Halls, departmental All Hands and get-togethers. 

When you join Splice, you join a network of colleagues, peers, and collaborators. Are you ready?  

WHAT YOU’LL DO:

• Design major new features in an iterative, high-quality, and scalable way
• Examine key technical decisions in alignment with business goals that have significant effects on the product and major improvements to critical systems
• Evaluate and compare possible approaches and solutions, and effectively communicate the results to peers and stakeholders for review
• Collaborate with cross functional partners in product, design, data, and customer experience to establish business priorities
• Ensure the frontend codebase is maintainable, scalable, and easy to understand for other developers and participate in code reviews
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of the codebase through refactoring
• Implement new design patterns and approaches
• Mentor other frontend developers on the team to improve their skills and knowledge
• Stay up-to-date with the latest developments in frontend technologies and best practices, and help the team adopt new techniques and approaches as appropriate
• Work closely with backend engineers to define the APIs and data structures that the frontend will consume
• Contribute to the development of project schedules and plans, and help the team stay on track and meet deadlines

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Expert understanding of JavaScript and TypeScript including frameworks such as React, Vue, Angular, etc., including client data fetching and state management systems
• Experience contributing to the development of frontend architectures, with a focus on maintainability, performance, and approachability for engineers of all experience levels
• Experience leading development of frontend features,  collaborating with cross functional partners and backend teams from requirements gathering & refinement to delivery
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to diverse technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Understanding of design principles and user experience design
• Experience with responsive web design
• Strong debugging skills, with the ability to troubleshoot and fix complex issues in the fr