Staff Full-Stack Engineer (Frontend Focus) at Farther

, New York, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

09 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

09 Dec, 25

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Frontend Development, Fullstack Capabilities, React, TypeScript, Performance Optimization, System Design, Functional Programming, Technical Leadership, Mentoring, Technical Documentation, Financial Applications, User Experience, Technical Strategy, Code Reviews, Architecture Reviews, CI/CD Pipelines

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Company Description Farther is a rapidly growing RIA that combines expert advisors with cutting-edge technology - delivering a comprehensive, tailored wealth management experience. Farther’s founders are leaders and innovators from the private wealth industry who possess a unique blend of traditional wealth management, fintech, and technology production expertise. We’re backed by top-tier venture capital firms, fintech investors, and industry leaders. Joining Farther means joining a collaborative team of entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping their clients and our teammates achieve more. If you’re the type who breaks through walls to get things done the right way, we want to build the future of wealth management with you. The Role As a Staff Fullstack Engineer (Frontend Leaning) at Farther, you'll be a key technical leader within our engineering organization, driving frontend architecture and technical excellence while maintaining strong fullstack capabilities. You'll shape the technical vision of our frontend systems, establish engineering standards, and tackle our most complex UI and system design challenges. Working with React, TypeScript, and functional programming, you'll influence technical decisions that impact our entire platform. This is a technical leadership role focused on engineering excellence, not people management. Your Impact Drive technical architecture decisions that shape the future of our frontend platform Lead the design and implementation of large-scale frontend systems and fullstack features across multiple projects Establish frontend engineering standards and best practices that scale across the organization Tackle complex technical challenges in performance, scalability, system design, and user experience Guide and mentor senior engineers through complex technical decisions and fullstack implementation Drive technical excellence through code reviews, architecture reviews, and technical documentation Collaborate with engineering leadership to define technical strategy and roadmap Work across teams to solve architectural challenges and ensure system cohesion Design fullstack solutions when needed, leveraging backend expertise to deliver complete features Champion engineering excellence and innovation in frontend and fullstack development practices Lead technical discovery and implementation of major new features and systems Contribute to our cutting-edge, agentic-based software manufacturing pipeline The Ideal Match 10+ years of frontend development experience with strong fullstack capabilities and proven expertise in React and TypeScript Deep expertise in frontend architecture, performance optimization, and scalable system design Extensive experience leading technical implementation of large-scale projects across the stack Strong proficiency in backend technologies (TypeScript, Node.js, databases) with ability to architect fullstack solutions Strong background in functional programming principles and patterns Track record of making significant technical decisions that positively impact engineering organizations Experience mentoring senior engineers and driving technical best practices Outstanding written and verbal communication skills, particularly in technical documentation Proven ability to break down complex technical problems and guide solutions across multiple teams Experience building and maintaining complex financial or data-intensive applications History of successful technical leadership without direct management responsibilities Product-focused mindset with ability to balance technical excellence and user experience Bonus Points Experience building financial trading or wealth management platforms Contributions to open-source projects or technical blogs Experience with design systems and component library architecture Background in performance optimization of large-scale applications Experience with technical strategy and roadmap planning Knowledge of emerging frontend technologies and best practices Experience with financial data visualization at scale Expertise in accessibility standards and implementation Background in rapid prototyping or innovation-focused environments Experience with testing frameworks and CI/CD pipelines Why Join Us Everything you need to build the perfect dev station from hardware to software Learn & grow through book clubs, seminars, and peer learning sessions Full health benefits + 401(k) matching & Roth IRA options Unlimited PTO An amazing collaborative atmosphere between product, design, and engineering to solve hard problems together We don’t use Jira! 🚀 Want to learn more about building the future of wealth tech at Farther? Visit tech-life.farther.com to discover more about our engineering teams, tech stack, culture, interview process, and perks & benefits.

Responsibilities

As a Staff Fullstack Engineer, you will drive frontend architecture and technical excellence while maintaining strong fullstack capabilities. You will lead the design and implementation of large-scale frontend systems and establish engineering standards across the organization.