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Staff Frontend Engineer

Duro Labs

Duro Labs

Software Engineering
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Posted 6+ months ago

Duro, a VC-backed startup headquartered in Los Angeles, is seeking passionate engineers to join our team of innovators. Founded in 2017, Duro is on a mission to revolutionize the way hardware is developed with our groundbreaking Product Lifecycle Management platform. Our intuitive platform empowers hardware teams to move with agility, make timely decisions, and ultimately build disruptive products. Using Duro helps our customers develop 3x faster, see a 25% cost reduction in supply chain, and have 10x faster onboarding.

Backed by top investors, Duro is looking for an experienced Staff Frontend Engineer with expertise in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, along with frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js. As a Staff Frontend Engineer, you will design and develop full-stack applications, contribute to system design discussions, and solve complex problems with a focus on good design principles. This role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work effectively under tight timelines, and a proactive approach to driving projects forward. We value incremental improvement and expect you to continuously enhance the quality of our applications.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and implement modern user interfaces with a focus on usability, aesthetics, and accessibility, adhering to the latest UI/UX trends and best practices
  • Diagnose and resolve performance issues in both frontend with profiling tools and optimization techniques
  • Ensure consistent performance and appearance across various browsers and devices
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and understand project requirements
  • Participate in product design discussions and contribute innovative solutions
  • Translate high-level project directions into detailed implementation plans
  • Emphasize incremental development and continuous improvement of application quality
  • Work efficiently in a startup environment, delivering results under pressure and tight timelines
  • 6+ years of software engineering experience
  • Strong programming skills in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, along with frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.js
  • Knowledge of database technologies such as NoSQL (Mongo), SQL Postgres and familiarity with database design and management
  • Expertise in creating applications that work seamlessly on different screen sizes and devices
  • Experience in consuming GraphQL and RESTful APIs
  • Proficiency in writing comprehensive test cases and debugging complex issues, experience with testing frameworks like Cypress, Jest, Mocha, or Jasmine
  • Knowledge of web security practices and how to implement them in both frontend and backend development
  • Ability to tackle challenging problems creatively and effectively
  • Thorough understanding of the role many of the technologies play in Duro’s tech stack
  • Working at a high-growth VC-backed startup where work-life balance is important
  • Competitive compensation package
  • Covered Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits
  • 401K program
  • Unlimited PTO

If you are a talented and experienced engineer who is looking to join a fast-growing startup, we encourage you to apply!