Front End Engineer (Remote)

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February 18, 2026
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Job Description

🚀 Why This Role Is Different

At most companies, frontend engineers are treated like decorators — wiring up design mockups and moving on.

At Files.com, frontend engineering is core infrastructure.

You’ll own the frontend layer of a platform built in React + TypeScript, interacting with APIs that process hundreds of millions of requests daily. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role where your work is directly experienced by thousands of enterprise users — including global brands.

You won’t be siloed. You’ll contribute across web, desktop, mobile, backend systems, and even open-source initiatives.

🏢 Who We Are

Files.com is a profitable, founder-led SaaS company powering secure file transfer and automation for 4,000+ brands including Marc Jacobs, GrubHub, Michelin, Hot Topic, Stamps.com, Planet Fitness, and KFC.

  • $35M+ revenue
  • 70-person high-output team
  • $46.5M backing from Riverwood Capital
  • Engineering-first culture led by a technical founder/CEO

We hire disciplined, high-agency builders who act fast and own outcomes.

🛠 What You’ll Do

🔹 Build & Scale

  • Develop robust frontend features using React and TypeScript
  • Build systems that support enterprise-grade scale and reliability

🔹 Architect Systems

  • Design scalable, maintainable frontend architectures
  • Contribute to long-term platform decisions

🔹 Ship Components

  • Build and evolve shared component libraries
  • Improve consistency, velocity, and reusability

🔹 Collaborate

  • Partner with backend engineers, product managers, and designers
  • Deliver cohesive, end-to-end experiences

🔹 Optimize Performance

  • Ensure accessibility, responsiveness, and speed
  • Improve performance under heavy API traffic

🔹 Raise the Bar

  • Participate in code reviews
  • Improve documentation
  • Contribute to open-source projects

⚙️ Engineering Environment

  • CI/CD: GitLab pipelines with deployment on Vercel + AWS
  • Testing: Jest + Cypress (unit & integration testing as a productivity multiplier)
  • Documentation: Nearly 1M-word internal Engineering Training Guide
  • Scale: Systems handling hundreds of millions of API calls per day
  • Culture: Flat, engineering-first, initiative-driven

🧠 Recent Projects

  • Universal Metadata Extractor – Normalized metadata from dozens of file types for advanced search & auditing
  • SSO Everywhere – SCIM provisioning + passwordless authentication
  • Streaming File Previews – Instant in-browser video/audio streaming
  • Cross-Cloud Automation – Real-time workflows across SharePoint, Box, and Google Drive

🔮 Upcoming Projects (Next 6–12 Months)

  • AI-Powered Content Discovery – Semantic search using vector embeddings
  • Zero-Trust Sharing – Ephemeral access links with device & geo constraints
  • Next-Gen Sync – Multi-directional, conflict-aware sync at petabyte scale
  • Observability at Scale – Distributed tracing for file & API monitoring
  • Policy as Code – Version-controlled security and retention rules

🌱 Who Thrives Here

✅ Engineers who love solving complex UI + scale problems
✅ Builders who care about pixel-perfect execution & maintainability
✅ Polyglot thinkers who enjoy moving across frontend, backend, and infrastructure
✅ High-agency teammates who thrive in flat, trust-based teams
✅ Contributors who enjoy improving shared systems and open-source tools

📈 Your Growth Path

Frontend Engineers at Files.com often grow into:

  • Technical Leadership (owning major systems)
  • Cross-Platform Engineering (mobile, desktop, backend)
  • Staff / Principal tracks (architecture, performance, design systems)
  • Open-source contributors

Every engineering manager at Files.com was promoted internally.

🎁 Perks & Benefits

  • 100% Paid Health, Dental & Vision (75% family coverage)
  • 401(k) with 4% Company Match
  • Equity Grants for Every Employee
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • 20 PTO Days + 11 Holidays + Full Company Winter Break
  • $1,000 Signing Bonus
  • Modern Apple Laptop + Anniversary Gifts
  • ✈️ Team Travel (NYC, Austin, Nashville, Miami & more)

💡 Bottom Line

This is a high-visibility, high-leverage engineering role in a fast-growing, engineering-first SaaS company.

If you want:

  • Ownership over meaningful systems
  • Daily technical variety
  • The freedom to explore beyond frontend
  • A culture that rewards initiative