Frontend Software Engineer, Web Experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain high-quality, scalable frontend features using Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
• Collaborate with designers and product managers to translate complex user needs into clean, performant UI solutions.
• Contribute to RealSelf’s shared UI component library and design system, ensuring consistency, accessibility, and ease of reuse across the platform. Implement modern rendering patterns (SSR, ISR, and streaming) to optimize performance and SEO.
• Integrate securely with backend APIs, leveraging React Query, Suspense, and server actions for efficient data fetching.
• Improve site performance, accessibility (WCAG compliance), and Core Web Vitals through measurement and optimization.
• Collaborate with backend, data, and DevOps teams on API design, caching strategies, and deployment workflows.
• Conduct thorough code reviews, write reliable tests, and maintain high code quality standards.
• Advocate for frontend best practices, tooling improvements, and developer productivity initiatives.
• Use AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, Cursor, ChatGPT, etc.) to accelerate delivery and enhance quality.

Requirements:

• 5+ years of professional frontend development experience.
• Expertise in React, Next.js (App Router), and TypeScript.
• Strong grasp of SSR, SSG, and hybrid rendering for SEO and performance.
• Deep understanding of CSS architecture (Tailwind, SCSS, CSS Modules, BEM) and responsive design.
• Experience integrating with APIs, handling async data, and building robust state management solutions (React Query, Zustand, Redux Toolkit, etc.).
• Experience building or contributing to design systems and component libraries.
• Strong accessibility, testing, and performance optimization skills.
• Proficiency with modern frontend build pipelines, CI/CD, and Git-based workflows.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills; comfortable in cross-functional environments.
• Demonstrated ability to own large-scale frontend projects from concept to production.

Bonus Qualities:

• Experience building consumer web products or marketplaces at scale.
• Familiarity with analytics, experimentation frameworks (A/B testing), and event tracking.
• Prior work on personalization, search, or recommendation systems.
• Experience integrating payments, bookings, or user onboarding flows.
• Knowledge of server components, Suspense, and streaming architectures.
• Experience with web performance monitoring tools (e.g., Lighthouse, Datadog RUM).
• Contributions to open-source frontend frameworks or developer tooling.

Benefits:

• You’ll work alongside our inspiring world-class team to create content and build products that connect and empower millions of people around the world, wherever they may be on their aesthetics journey.
• Health benefits: We offer comprehensive benefits for medical, dental and vision 100% paid for by RealSelf at the employee level.
• Work-life balance: Enjoy paid time off, including no work on your birthday and Summer Fridays, as well as generous leave options for life events such as becoming a parent. 
• 401(k) matching: Plan for the future and take advantage of our 401(k) plan with a company match.
• Treatment reimbursement: At RealSelf, we encourage our team to walk in our audience’s shoes. That’s why we offer a cosmetic treatment reimbursement program to employees who would like to take on a more active role as the consumer. 
• Company holidays: We believe in celebrating holidays! Enjoy time off during our 12 company-wide holidays + no work on your birthday!
• Hybrid NYC office: We recognize that there’s no one size fits all with office culture. That’s why we believe in a flexible hybrid schedule for our New York City employees, who can enjoy the benefits of in-person collaboration in our office as well as deep work time while remote at home.