Staff Front-end Engineer

About BettermodeAt Bettermode, we are redefining how businesses streamline customer experiences and foster strong relationships. Our platform empowers businesses to seamlessly craft powerful web apps with engagement tools in its core tailored to their unique needs. Backed by Silicon Valley investors and trusted by brands like Lenovo, Mercedes, and Xano, we’re proud to connect millions of end-users daily. Join us as we continue building tools that redefine customer engagementAbout This RoleEmployment Type: Full-timeLocation: Toronto, CanadaLocation type: Hybrid (3 days at the office in Downtown Toronto - Monday, Tuesday and Thursday)Timezone: Eastern Standard TimeThe OpportunityThis isn\'t your typical frontend role. We\'re searching for a Staff Frontend Engineer to act as the technical anchor for our frontend team. You\'ll be a player-coach: a hands-on-keyboard leader who can guide architectural decisions, mentor a talented team, and tackle our most complex technical challenges head-on. You will be instrumental in shaping the future of our product\'s user experience, ensuring it is scalable, extensible, performant, and robust.ResponsibilitiesLead with Expertise: Serve as the technical authority for the frontend, guiding the team in architecture, best practices, and engineering principles.Mentor and Grow the Team: Elevate the skills of our engineers through thoughtful code reviews, pair programming, and direct mentorship. Foster a culture of technical excellence and collaboration.Be Hands-On: Spend a significant amount of time writing code, building and architecting core features, and shipping high-quality, impactful work. We need a builder with leadership experience, not a manager.Own the Architecture: Develop and execute a long-term technical vision for our frontend. Tackle technical debt, improve performance, and ensure our application is scalable and maintainable for the years to come.Strategic Collaboration: Work closely with our Director of Engineering and CTO to shape technical strategy and product direction.Leverage AI effectively: Understand where AI adds real impact, architect codebases so complexity is localized, modular, and well-tested, to accelerate development without introducing unnecessary bugs or risk.Qualifications10–15 years of Engineering Experience, including at least 5 years in backend or fullstack before specializing in frontend. Experience across multiple technology cycles and understanding trade-offs in enduring software.1–3 years of Team Leadership Experience: mentoring, guiding, and supporting other engineers while remaining hands-on.Proven Product Builder: Track record of building and shipping large-scale, complex, interactive web applications. Experience on frontend-heavy, customizable and extensible products at scale.Strong Engineering Fundamentals: Deep understanding of computer science, software architecture, and system design beyond frameworks and libraries.Natural Leader: 1–3 years of experience in a team lead or tech lead role, inspiring and mentoring engineers and acting as a go-to technical resource.Excellent Communicator: Ability to clearly articulate complex technical ideas to engineers and non-technical stakeholders.BenefitsLocation-based, competitive compensation with annual reviews and opportunities for growth.Comprehensive Canadian health benefits (dental and vision included).Unlimited paid vacation, paid parental leave, and bereavement leave.Equipment provided or a device you own can be used with a hardware stipend policy.Monthly Tech & Appreciation Stipend to test new software or tools.In-person Toronto office with amenities and a collaborative environment.Global team with diverse collaboration and ample resources to succeed. #J-18808-Ljbffr