The Company: Git Kraken is the world’s leading developer experience (Dev Ex) platform, empowering developers wherever they work—whether on desktop, command line, IDE, web, or mobile. Our suite of Git tools streamlines workflows, fosters collaboration, and makes development easier. We are a profitable, sustainably growing tech company that values talent, drive, and the ability to make an impact. Trusted by over 30 million developers at 100,000+ organizations globally; join us and help power the future of development!
The Role: We are looking for a Front-End Architect to lead the product and development strategy for Git Kraken Desktop. In this role, you will collaborate with our product team to craft beautiful, innovative, user experiences with a focus on usability, cohesiveness and accessibility, while ensuring modularity and performance in code. You’ll collaborate with back-end engineers to define and refine data models and APIs to ensure efficiency, security, and reliability. Our team is focused on creating innovative, user-friendly, and accessible tools and services that make a real difference in how developers and development teams collaborate and focus.
We are committed to having an inclusive and authentic work environment where unique perspectives, skills, and backgrounds are celebrated. We work hard to foster diversity in our workplace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. Even if you don't meet 100% of the requirements, don't let self-filtering and imposter syndrome get in the way of a great fit. We would love to hear from you!
What you’ll bring:
15+ years of experience in software engineering, with a focus on front-end development
Deep understanding of modern web application architectures and design patterns, along with their tradeoffs
Expertise in the web platform: HTML, CSS, DOM, and Web APIs
Experience building modular, composable UI components with libraries like React or Vue, or Web Components (Lit, FAST)
Highly proficient with Javascript/Type Script including ES6, Node.js, and NPM or Yarn
Strong history of collaborating with designers and providing input on the user experience
Experience migrating to new technologies as the web evolves
Understanding of accessibility practices (WCAG, WAI-ARIA)
Proficient with front-end tooling such as CSS processors (LESS, SASS, or Post CSS), bundling tools (Webpack and esbuild), and CI/CD automation
Experience with Git and Git Hub
Bonus points:
Experience building shared component libraries and/or design systems
Knowledge of data visualization tools like D3
Experience with Figma
Experience with localization and internationalization
Experience with Electron
How you’ll be rewarded: Excellence — Competitive compensation with annual performance-based pay increases Balance — Generous Paid-Time-Off Policy and country-specific paid holidays Health — Private insurance options Culture — Great Place to Work Certified Growth — Paid career and personal development, audiobooks, and mentorship
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement:
At Git Kraken, we believe that diversity among our teammates is critical to our success as a company. Git Kraken evaluates all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender (including pregnancy, gender expression, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability status, or any other legally protected class. We recruit, hire, and retain top talent from a diverse candidate pool.