Staff Software Engineer, Front End (Customer Experience)

Role Overview

As a Staff Frontend Engineer on the Customer Experience team, you will be a technical anchor for the customer-facing experiences that define how people buy a vehicle with us. You will drive frontend architecture across key parts of the purchase journey, covering trade-in, vehicle configuration, finance and leasing, and delivery, building interfaces that are fast, accessible, and crafted to earn customer trust at every step.

What You Will Do

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following: Lead frontend architecture decisions across your domains, making considered choices about component design, state management, rendering strategy, and application structure that the team can build on confidently.

Why It Might Be a Fit

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity, curiosity, resourcefulness, and strive to exhibit a positive attitude, as well as a growth mindset. You’ll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Requirements

• 8+ years of frontend engineering experience, with staff-level or equivalent technical scope.
• Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies including WebGL, GSAP, Framer, and Astro, with a focus on building performant, maintainable systems.
• Strong command of React and TypeScript, including advanced patterns, performance optimization, and application architecture at scale.
• Experience contributing to or owning component libraries and design systems.
• Solid instincts for UX and interaction design, with the ability to think about the customer experience and not just the implementation.
• Strong grasp of frontend performance: Core Web Vitals, rendering strategies (SSR, SSG, CSR), code splitting, and bundle optimization.
• Solid understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and experience building inclusive experiences in practice.
• Proven ability to lead technical work through design docs, architecture reviews, and influence within and across teams.
• Experience working closely with design and translating design intent into technically sound, maintainable implementations.
• Clear communicator, able to articulate frontend tradeoffs to product, design, and engineering stakeholders.

Benefits

• Competitive insurance including: Medical, dental, vision and income protection plans
• 401(k) program with: An employer match and immediate vesting
• Generous Paid Time Off including: 20 days planned PTO, as accrued
• 40 hours of unplanned PTO and 14 company or floating holidays, annually
• Up to 16 weeks of paid parental leave for biological and adoptive parents of all genders
• Paid leave for circumstances related to bereavement, jury duty, voting time, or military leave