Front-End Engineer

About us:

Elmford HQ runs an online marketplace where homeowners book local handymen, cleaners and movers. Local news, classifieds and event listings for Iowa make up the core of the site. We started in 2013 and have grown to about 160 people.

What this job is:

This is a newly created position. This role sits between design and backend engineering. Expect to spend most of your time in TypeScript, CSS and browser dev tools. Hands-on frontend role. You'll ship features, fix layout bugs on odd screen sizes and help maintain our shared component library. You can work from home anywhere in the US. We have no office requirement. You can set your own hours around a daily morning check-in.

In your first few months you will:

• Build UI features in React and TypeScript from Figma designs
• Track down cross-browser bugs in Safari, Chrome, Firefox and mobile browsers
• Pair with backend engineers on API contracts before work starts
• Set up and tune build tooling (Vite, webpack, ESLint, Prettier)
• Profile and reduce bundle size, Core Web Vitals and time to interactive
• Manage client state with Redux Toolkit, Zustand or TanStack Query
• Write unit tests with Jest and React Testing Library, and end-to-end tests with Playwright or Cypress

About you:

• 3+ years building production web applications
• Solid HTML and CSS, including Flexbox, Grid and responsive layouts
• Deep working knowledge of React (hooks, context, rendering behavior)

Pay and benefits:

Compensation: $126,000 - $169,000/year DOE.

• Health insurance
• 401(k) with 4% match
• Three weeks of PTO to start
• Employee assistance program
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off

Start: Immediately.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Elmford HQ LLC.