Staff Frontend Engineer

🏢 About Nextiva

Nextiva is a global leader in business communication, reimagining how businesses connect by bringing together customer experience and team collaboration on a single, AI-powered, conversation-centric platform. Founded in 2008 and trusted by over 100,000 businesses worldwide, Nextiva is committed to delivering amazing service and fostering a culture of innovation. They are at the forefront of redefining customer experiences through cutting-edge technology and meaningful connections.

🎯 The Role

As a Staff Frontend Engineer at Nextiva, you will be a senior individual contributor responsible for driving the execution, architecture, and modernization of complex web applications. This hands-on role requires deep frontend expertise, strong ownership, and a collaborative mindset. You will lead end-to-end feature delivery, make critical technical and design decisions, and elevate standards for performance, scalability, reliability, and user experience within a multi-package monorepo environment. You will also mentor engineers and influence technical direction, contributing to Nextiva's mission of delivering exceptional customer experiences through a unified, modern platform.

🛠️ Tech Stack

• React JS + TypeScript
• JavaScript + HTML5 + CSS3
• Tailwind CSS / Utility-first styling
• Monorepo tooling (Turborepo, pnpm, Nx)
• CI/CD pipelines
• TanStack ecosystem (Router, Query, Form)
• Storybook
• Headless UI libraries (Base UI, Radix, Ark UI)

💼 What You'll Do

• Lead the rebuild and modernization of existing web applications to enhance performance and user experience.
• Collaborate closely with design teams to translate UI/UX concepts into high-quality, scalable interfaces.
• Write clean, maintainable, and high-performance React-based frontend code.
• Take ownership of end-to-end feature delivery, from design to deployment.
• Influence frontend engineering standards through architecture discussions, code reviews, and best practices.
• Debug complex issues, identify bottlenecks, and optimize frontend performance.
• Define and evolve frontend architecture standards across a multi-package monorepo.
• Own and evolve shared design systems and component libraries used across the platform.
• Support and mentor engineers across the team and provide leadership support when needed.
• Leverage AI tools to improve development efficiency and contribute to AI-powered user experiences.

✅ What You'll Need

• 9–12 years of experience in frontend development, with strong expertise in React, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
• Proven experience working in product-based organizations with a deep understanding of the end-to-end product development lifecycle.
• Strong TypeScript expertise, including strict mode, generics, and type guards.
• Experience with monorepo tooling such as Turborepo, pnpm workspaces, or Nx.
• Hands-on experience building or contributing to a shared design system or component library.
• Strong experience in debugging, performance optimization, and scalability.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and modern development workflows.
• Solid foundation in computer science fundamentals.

🌟 Nice to Have

• Experience with React Native or mobile development.
• Exposure to modern state/data management libraries like TanStack.
• Familiarity with modern frontend architecture patterns.
• Experience with real-time / WebSocket-driven UIs.
• Experience with Storybook-driven component development and testing.
• Exposure to headless UI libraries for building design system primitives.