Scout Motors
Staff Software Engineer, Front End (Customer Experience)
$165K–$220K
Fremont, California, United States · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 12, 2026
- Experience
- 8+ years of frontend engineering experience; staff-level or equivalent technical scope.
- Education
- A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, or a related technical field
About the job
Leads frontend architecture and development for customer-facing vehicle purchase experiences, including trade-in, configuration, financing, leasing, and delivery.
What you'll do
- Build and maintain performant, accessible customer-facing experiences, including API integration, error handling, and production monitoring.
- Guide frontend architecture, component libraries, design systems, performance, and technical practices through reviews, documentation, and mentorship.
- Partner with product and design on customer experience decisions and champion accessibility and pragmatic AI-assisted development.
What they ask for
- 8+ years of frontend engineering experience, with staff-level or equivalent technical scope.
- Strong command of React and TypeScript, including advanced patterns, performance optimization, and application architecture at scale.
- Deep expertise in WebGL, GSAP, Framer, and Astro.
- Experience with component libraries or design systems, frontend performance, accessibility standards (WCAG), and leading technical work.
Pay
$165,000.00 - $200,000.00 USD base salary; $181,500 -$220,000 USD base salary (California)
Tools
WebGL, GSAP, Framer, Astro, React, TypeScript, Core Web Vitals, WCAG
AI focus
Champion pragmatic AI-assisted development by evaluating tools, contributing to team norms, and helping engineers use them effectively.
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