Senior Staff Software Engineer-Frontend

Here at Scout Motors were carrying forward the heritage of one of the most iconic American vehicles in history. A vehicle dating back to 1960. One that forged the path for future generations of rugged SUVs and trucks and will do so once again.

But Scout is more than just a brand its a legacy steeped in a culture of exploration caretaking and hard work.

The Scout brand is all about respect. Respect for the past and the future by taking an iconic American brand that hasnt been around for a while electrifying it digitizing it and loading it with American innovation. Respect for communities by creating a company that stands for its people and its customers. Respect for both work and play with vehicles that are equally at home at a camp site a job site or on a Tuesday commute. And respect for our customers by developing two powertrains that meet their requirements an all-electric powertrain as well as the Harvester range extender powertrain which includes a built-in gas-powered generator with an estimated 500 miles of combined range.

At Scout Motors we empower our talented inclusive and entrepreneurial teams to innovate. What makes a Scout employee Someone who is a visionary and a leader who seeks new paths and shares lessons learned. A knowledgeable doer who collaborates across the company to build better. A go-getter with unrivaled passion.

Join us at Scout Motors and be part of shaping the future of transportation. If youre ready to drive change and make history apply now!

As a Senior Staff Frontend Engineer on the Customer Experience team you will set the technical direction for the customer-facing experiences that define how people buy a vehicle with us. You will own the frontend architecture across our purchase journey covering trade-in vehicle configuration finance and leasing and delivery building interfaces that are fast accessible and designed to convert at every step.

This is a role with outsized influence. You will shape how the team thinks about UI architecture component systems performance and the craft of building web experiences that customers trust with high-stakes decisions. You will work across engineering product and design to raise the bar on what great looks like and build the foundations that let the team move faster without sacrificing quality.

Become part of an iconic brand that is set to revolutionize the electric pick-up truck & rugged SUV marketplace by achieving the following:

• Define and drive the frontend architecture across the customer purchase journey making deliberate decisions about component design state management rendering strategy and application structure that the team builds on for years.
• Build high-quality performant customer-facing experiences end-to-end from pixel-perfect UI implementation through API integration error handling and production monitoring.
• Own the frontend performance and reliability bar: Core Web Vitals load time rendering performance and the resilience of the UI when backend services or third-party integrations are degraded.
• Lead the evolution of our shared component library and design system ensuring consistency accessibility and developer ergonomics across all customer-facing surfaces.
• Partner deeply with product and design shaping interaction patterns and UX decisions from a technical perspective and pushing back when proposed experiences would compromise performance accessibility or maintainability.
• Drive cross-team frontend initiatives establishing standards and patterns that other teams building customer surfaces adopt and benefit from.
• Conduct deep code and design reviews author frontend architectural decision records and establish the engineering practices that define quality for the team.
• Mentor and grow senior frontend engineers expanding their architectural thinking design system instincts and ownership of the customer experience.
• Champion accessibility and inclusive design as first-class engineering requirements not post-launch afterthoughts.
• Champion pragmatic AI-assisted development evaluating tools setting team norms and helping engineers use them effectively across the UI development lifecycle.

Location & Travel Expectations:

• This role will be based out of the Scout Motors location in Fremont California.
• Applicants should expect that the role will require the ability to convene with Scout colleagues in person and travel to participate in events on behalf of the companyfrom time to time.
• Travel: Domestic and international travel may be drivers license required.

We expect all Scout employees to have integrity curiosity resourcefulness and strive to exhibit a positive attitude as well as a growth mindset. Youll be comfortable with change and flexible in a fast-paced high-growth environment. Youll take a collaborative approach to achieve ambitious goals. Heres what else youll bring:

• Education/Certifications: A Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science or a related technical field
• 12 years of frontend engineering experience with senior staff-level or equivalent technical scope and demonstrated org-wide influence.
• Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies including WebGL GSAP Framer and Astro with a focus on building performant maintainable systems.
• Deep expertise in React and TypeScript including advanced patterns performance optimization and large-scale application architecture.
• Proven experience owning and evolving component libraries or design systems at scale.
• Strong instincts for UX and interaction design thinking about the customer experience and not just the implementation.
• Mastery of frontend performance: Core Web Vitals rendering strategies (SSR SSG CSR) code splitting and bundle optimization.
• Deep understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and practical experience building inclusive experiences.
• Track record of leading frontend technical strategy across teams authoring RFCs driving architecture reviews and influencing peers and leadership.
• Experience working closely with design and translating design intent into technically sound maintainable implementations.
• Excellent communicator able to make frontend tradeoffs legible to product design and non-frontend engineering stakeholders.

Nice to Have

• Experience building AI/ML platform foundations or developer AI tooling.
• Experience in automotive mobility retail ecommerce or digital consumer products.
• Experience building multi-tenant platforms and shared enterprise services.
• ExperiencewithFull-stack engineering experience-micro frontend architecture andmobile platform foundations (iOS Android React Native).

The benefits of joining Scout include the chance to build products and a company from the ground up. This is a chance to create something new and lasting with an iconic brand at its foundation. In addition Scout provides competitive compensation and benefits to support your physical mental and financial wellbeing. Program specifics are detailed in company policies and employee benefit guides select highlights:

• 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

This is a full-time exempt position eligible to receive a base salary and to participate in an annual performance bonus program. Final salary offered will be determined based on factors including but not limited to the candidates skills and experience. The annual performance bonus program is preset and not candidate dependent.

Initial base salary range $180000.00 - $220000.00

CA initial base salary range $198000 - $242000

Internal leveling code: IC7

Notice to applicants:

• To be considered for career opportunities at Scout Motors applicants must be 18 years of age or older.
• Residing in San Francisco:Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
• Residing inLos Angeles:Scout Motors will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance.
• Residing inNew York City:This role is not eligible for remote work in New York City.

Equal Opportunity

Scout Motors is committed to employing a diverse workforce and is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer.Qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race color religion sex national origin age sexual orientation gender identity gender expression veteran status disability pregnancyor anyother characteristicsprotected by law.Scout Motors is committed to compliance with allapplicablefairemploymentpractice laws.If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application pre-employment testing or a job interview or to otherwise participate in the hiring process please contact