Frontend Engineer

The Company

GitKraken is the world’s leading developer experience (DevEx) platform, empowering developers wherever they work—whether on desktop, command line, IDE, web, or mobile. Our suite of Git tools streamlines workflows, fosters collaboration, and simplifies development. We are a profitable, sustainably growing tech company that values talent, drive, and the ability to make an impact. Trusted by over 40 million developers across more than 100,000 organizations worldwide, join us in shaping the future of development!

The Role

We are looking for a Frontend Software Engineer to join our global team of developers to help shape and enhance our suite of tools and services. In this role, you will collaborate with designers to craft beautiful, innovative, user experiences with a focus on usability, cohesiveness and accessibility, while ensuring modularity and performance in code. You’ll collaborate with back-end engineers to define and refine data models and APIs to ensure efficiency, security, and reliability. Our team is focused on creating innovative, user-friendly, and accessible tools and services that make a real difference in how developers and development teams collaborate and focus.

We are committed to having an inclusive and authentic work environment where unique perspectives, skills, and backgrounds are celebrated. We work hard to foster diversity in our workplace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, don't let self-filtering and imposter syndrome get in the way of a great fit. We would love to hear from you!

What you’ll bring

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering
• Expertise in the web platform: HTML, CSS, DOM and Web APIs
• Highly proficient with Javascript/TypeScript including ES6, Node.js, and NPM or Yarn
• Strong history of collaborating with designers and providing input on the user-experience
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work both collaboratively and independently
• Experience building modular, composable components with libraries like React or Vue, or native web-components
• Understanding of accessibility practices (WCAG, WAI-ARIA)
• Working experience with front-end tooling such as pre-processors (LESS or SASS) and bundling tools (Webpack and esbuild)
• Experience with Git and GitHub
  
  

Bonus Points

• Experience building shared component libraries and/or design systems
• Knowledge of data visualization tools like D3
• Experience with Figma
• Experience with localization and internationalization
• Experience with Electron
  
  

About You

• You are passionate about making development easier, more accessible, and inclusive
• You are comfortable operating in a loosely coupled environment but tightly aligned toward a shared vision
• You have an entrepreneurial mindset with a proven track record of taking things from idea to scale
• You have the communication skills required to collaborate with and influence teams and individuals to drive initiatives forward without a strict top-down mandate
  
  

How you’ll be rewarded

💵 Excellence — Competitive compensation with annual performance-based pay increases

🏖 Balance — Flexible Paid-Time-Off Policy & paid company holidays (chosen by our employees)

👶 Parent life — Generous paid parental leave

🐶 Pets — Pet insurance plan (with no exclusions)

🍎 Health — Health, dental, and vision insurance with competitive employer cost-sharing

🌵 Headquarters — Modern, fully equipped offices designed to maximize productivity in a hybrid environment

🏆 Culture — Great Place to Work Certified

📚 Growth — Paid career development opportunities, audiobook subscriptions, and mentorship

🔮 Future — 401(k) retirement plan plus company matching

🛫 Travel — Company paid domestic trip after your 1-year anniversary & an international trip every 5 years

Location

This is a hybrid position based in Scottsdale, AZ. This role combines the flexibility of remote work with the benefits of meaningful in-person collaboration. Candidates must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Scottsdale area.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

At GitKraken, we believe that diversity among our teammates is critical to our success as a company. GitKraken evaluates all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, gender expression, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability status, or any other legally protected class. We recruit, hire, and retain top talent from a diverse candidate pool.