Staff Frontend Software Engineer

Staff Frontend Software Engineer ABOUT BESTOW Life insurance is one of the world's most important products. It's also one of the hardest to build, distribute, and modernize. Bestow exists to change that. Bestow is a leading vertical technology platform serving some of the largest and most innovative life insurers. Our platform unifies the fragmented, legacy value chain, enabling carriers to launch products in weeks instead of years. Carriers choose us to scale and operate at unprecedented speed, powered by AI and automation. Bestow isn't selling policies. We're building the infrastructure that helps an entire industry move faster, reach more people, and deliver on its promise. Backed by leading investors (Goldman Sachs, Hedosophia, NEA, Valar, 8VC) and trusted by major carriers, Bestow is powered by a team that moves with precision, purpose, and heart. If you want to help reimagine a centuries-old industry with lasting impact, join us. Bestow offers flexible remote/hybrid work, meaningful benefits, equity, and substantial growth opportunities. Bestow participates in the E-Verify Program https://www.bestow.com/e-verify. ABOUT THE TEAM The Frontend Platform team is responsible for all frontend applications, libraries, tooling, and infrastructure for Bestow and the Bestow Platform. We serve employees, consumers, and enterprise customers. In addition to building software, we integrate and manage many third-party products used by employees and as part of the platform. Within Bestow Engineering, our major functional teams are product engineering, infrastructure, IT, data and analytics, martech, and program management. Frontend Platform works closely with upstream engineering teams, experience design, and product management to define and prioritize the product roadmap. We are looking for multiple engineers to join our team. This role will report to our Engineering Manager and is open to Remote (US). #LI-REMOTE ABOUT THE ROLE The right candidate for this role will: - Lead the evolution of our cutting-edge frontend platform, driving architectural decisions and establishing patterns that enable scalable experiences across the organization - Architect and implement complex user interfaces, setting standards for accessibility, performance, and responsive design while mentoring others on best practices - Partner with backend engineers to design and evolve our platform capabilities - Provide technical leadership across cross-functional teams, influencing product direction and technical roadmaps while ensuring alignment between user needs, business objectives, and technical excellence - Champion engineering excellence through comprehensive testing strategies, establishing team standards for unit, integration, and end-to-end testing - Lead by example in code reviews, providing thoughtful feedback that elevates team capabilities and maintains architectural consistency - Optimize and evolve our CI/CD infrastructure using NX and CircleCI, driving improvements in build times, deployment reliability, and developer experience YOUR EXPERIENCE - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience required - 8+ years of professional software development experience with significant depth in React and modern SSR frameworks (Remix, NextJS, etc.) - Expert-level understanding of GraphQL architecture, including schema design, performance optimization, resolver patterns, and the ability to guide architectural decisions around API design - Proven track record of delivering accessible, performant, and scalable frontend solutions, with demonstrated ability to balance technical excellence with business needs - Strong leadership and communication skills with experience influencing technical decisions across multiple teams and stakeholder groups - Advanced knowledge of testing strategies and tools (Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright/Cypress) with experience establishing testing standards and practices - Extensive experience design ... (truncated, view full listing at source)