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Cadre Inc

Staff Frontend Engineer

Cadre Inc, San Francisco, California, United States, 94199

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Staff Frontend Engineer San Francisco (Hybrid, 3 days in-person) Salary: $200k–$300k |

Equity: 0.3%–0.6%

About the Role We’re looking for a

Staff Frontend Engineer (7+ years of experience, ideally 8+)

to help architect, build, and scale the core systems of our platform. You’ll work directly with the founding team to develop complex, UI-heavy applications, shape product direction, and set the engineering culture for our growing San Francisco team.

This role is ideal for someone who thrives in ambiguity, moves quickly with beta-stage products, and has a deep passion for frontend performance, design tools, and real‑time collaboration experiences.

What You’ll Do

Architect & Build:

Design and develop complex, production‑grade front‑end systems in

React + TypeScript .

Collaborate Closely:

Work with design‑first founders and customers to rapidly prototype and refine solutions.

Optimize & Scale:

Drive frontend performance, scalability, and real‑time collaboration capabilities.

Integrate:

Build and maintain integrations with developer tools, design platforms, and APIs (REST/GraphQL).

Lead by Example:

Take high ownership in setting the technical foundation and engineering culture for the SF team.

Must-Have Experience

7+ years of frontend engineering

experience (staff‑level preferred; exceptional candidates with fewer years considered).

Strong

React + TypeScript

expertise.

Experience with

state management

(Recoil, Zustand, Jotai, Redux w/ middleware).

Familiarity with

real‑time collaboration tools

(Yjs, CRDTs, WebSocket/Socket.io).

Proven ability in

performance optimization

(e.g., virtualization, React-Virtualized/TanStack Virtual, WebAssembly).

Exposure to

backend fundamentals

(Node.js, REST, GraphQL).

Background building

complex UI‑heavy web applications .

Nice-to-Have Skills

Experience with

SVG/canvas rendering

(React-Konva, React-Flow, React Three, D3.js).

Knowledge of

WebRTC

for peer‑to‑peer collaboration.

DevOps familiarity (Docker, CI/CD).

Experience building

Figma‑like apps, design tools, or collaborative editors .

Contributions to

open‑source React or frontend libraries .

What We’re Looking For

Hybrid mindset:

Comfortable working 3 days/week in‑person at our

South Park, SF office .

High ownership:

Self‑starter who doesn’t wait for direction and can set strong technical foundations.

Strong communicator:

Able to translate customer needs into elegant engineering solutions.

Startup + big company mix:

Ideal candidates have experience across both.

Work authorization:

Can work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary:

$200k–$300k

Equity:

0.3%–0.6%

Work model:

Hybrid, 3 days/week in‑person at our South Park, SF office

Visa sponsorship:

Available

Hiring Process Our 4-step interview process is designed to be collaborative and transparent. You’ll meet with the founding team, solve real‑world problems, and discuss how you can help shape the future of our platform.

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