Senior Front-End Engineer

Compensation: $190k – $235k • No equity

ABOUT THRESH

Thresh Consulting is a modern digital consulting firm built for the AI era—where strategy, execution, and craft come together to deliver real outcomes with speed. Our specialty is helping organizations design, build, and scale digital products that create exceptional customer experiences and drive value. At Thresh, engineers are builders and collaborators working closely with product and design teams. We value clarity over complexity, quality over shortcuts, and learning as a core part of growth.

ROLE OVERVIEW

The Senior Front-End Engineer is a hands-on technical leader responsible for front-end architecture, design system collaboration, and UI quality across high-impact digital products. This role leads a small team of front-end developers while remaining deeply involved in coding and technical decision-making.

While front-end is your primary focus, you're comfortable working across the stack when needed—whether that's integrating APIs, understanding database constraints, or debugging backend issues that impact the UI

Salary: $190,000 – $235,000 + up to 25% performance-based bonus Location: Denver or NYC preferred | Hybrid with travel flexibility

WHAT YOU'LL DO

Build Production-Grade Applications

• Develop modern, responsive web applications using React, Angular, TypeScript, or other modern front-end tooling e.g. Next.js
• Adapt to client-specific frameworks, design systems, and technical constraints—every client environment is different, our senior engineers thrive helping shape custom platforms, tooling, and standards
• Translate Figma designs into pixel-perfect, production-ready interfaces with obsessive attention to detail
• Build reusable component libraries and design systems that scale across products and teams
• Optimize for performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility—ensuring every interface works flawlessly for all users
• Write clean, maintainable code that other engineers can understand and extend

Leverage AI-Assisted Development

• Use AI coding tools (Cursor, Claude, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development and increase code quality
• Rapidly prototype features and proof-of-concepts that demonstrate technical feasibility to clients
• Experiment with new AI-assisted workflows and share learnings with the team

Collaborate & Elevate

• Work closely with designers to ensure feasibility and push for the best possible user experience
• Partner with product managers to scope work, identify technical risks, and provide accurate estimates
• Mentor junior engineers through code reviews, pair programming, and technical guidance
• Contribute to engineering standards and best practices that improve quality and velocity across all projects
• Participate in technical discussions around architecture, tooling, and approach

Deliver for Clients

• Take ownership of features and deliverables from concept through production deployment
• Communicate progress and technical tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Adapt to different client environments, codebases, and constraints—every engagement is different
• Maintain professionalism and quality even under tight deadlines or shifting requirements

WHAT YOU BRING

Technical Skills

• 7+ years of professional front-end development experience building complex web applications
• Expert-level proficiency in React and the modern JavaScript ecosystem (TypeScript, Next.js, state management, hooks, etc.)
• Strong experience with HTML, CSS, and responsive design—you understand the fundamentals deeply, not just the frameworks
• Experience with Angular or strong willingness to learn it quickly—one of our key clients has invested heavily in Angular, including a custom platform and design system you'll work within
• Adaptability across frameworks—you've worked in multiple front-end ecosystems and can context-switch effectively
• Experience building component libraries and design systems from scratch or contributing to existing ones
• Understanding of web performance optimization—code splitting, lazy loading, bundle size, lighthouse scores
• Commitment to accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices
• Full-stack awareness—you've worked with APIs, understand backend constraints, and can debug across layers (bonus if you've written Node.js, Python, or similar)
• Comfort with AI coding assistants (Cursor, Claude, Copilot)—or eagerness to master them quickly

Experience & Mindset

• Proven ability to deliver production applications on time and with high quality
• Experience working in fast-paced, ambiguous environments where requirements evolve and priorities shift
• Strong problem-solving skills—you can debug complex issues, propose solutions, and make pragmatic tradeoffs
• Attention to detail without perfectionism—you know when "good enough" is the right call and when to push for excellence
• Professional services experience is a plus—you understand what it means to work with external clients
• Mentorship or leadership experience—you've helped other engineers grow, whether formally or informally

Communication & Collaboration

• Clear communicator who can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
• Collaborative team player who values feedback and seeks out diverse perspectives
• Proactive and self-directed—you don't wait to be told what to do; you identify problems and solve them
• Comfortable with feedback and iteration—both giving and receiving code reviews constructively

WHY THRESH Competitive compensation with performance bonus upside Healthcare benefits and 401(k) High ownership and influence over technical direction Hybrid delivery flexibility with client travel and team co-locations