Software Engineer, Frontend
Frontend Engineer · Mid · Full Time
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Role
What you'll do.
Ramp is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to build performant, user-focused interfaces for their AI-powered financial operations platform serving 50,000+ businesses. The role involves working with TypeScript, React, and their in-house design system to create scalable solutions while mentoring team members and contributing to technical architecture decisions.
Responsibilities
- Frontend Development: Build performant, beautiful, and usable interfaces using TypeScript, React, and modern web technologies
- Technical Leadership: Collaborate on technical vision and lead discussions and implementation of multiple complex projects
- User Experience Excellence: Foster a culture of upholding industry-leading UX standards and user-focused design
- Process Improvement: Continuously improve engineering processes, tools, and systems to scale codebase, productivity, and team
- Talent Development: Recruit, interview, and develop interview questions while fostering culture of excellence, velocity, and humility
- Mentorship: Inspire and mentor less experienced engineers and interns to help them grow their technical skills
- Product Translation: Turn business and product ideas into scalable engineering solutions that serve 50,000+ businesses
Qualifications
What we look for.
Technical
Frontend Experience
Minimum 2 years of frontend engineering experience with focus on web applications
JavaScript Proficiency
Deep understanding of JavaScript fundamentals, ES6+, and modern web development practices
React Expertise
Strong proficiency in React, including hooks, state management, and component architecture
Visual Design Skills
Knack for getting visuals right and implementing pixel-perfect designs
Performance Optimization
Passion for web performance and experience optimizing frontend applications
Scalable Development
Track record of shipping high-quality products and developing projects at scale
Education
Degree Preferred
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field preferred but not required with equivalent experience
Experience
Product Development
Experience turning business requirements into technical solutions with customer impact
Fast-paced Environment
Ability to work in fast-paced startup environment with continuous learning mindset
Team Collaboration
Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including design, product, and backend engineers
Skills
Required
JavaScript
Deep understanding of JavaScript fundamentals, ES6+, async programming, and modern web APIs
React
Strong proficiency in React including hooks, context API, component lifecycle, and performance optimization
TypeScript
Experience with TypeScript for type-safe development and large-scale application architecture
Web Performance
Knowledge of web performance optimization, lazy loading, code splitting, and Core Web Vitals
CSS/Styling
Strong CSS skills including Flexbox, Grid, responsive design, and CSS-in-JS solutions
Version Control
Proficiency with Git workflows, code review processes, and collaborative development practices
Preferred
Vite
Nice to haveExperience with Vite build tool and modern development server configurations
Design Systems
Nice to haveExperience building and maintaining design system components and documentation
Testing
Nice to haveKnowledge of frontend testing frameworks like Jest, React Testing Library, or Cypress
Accessibility
Nice to haveUnderstanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices
GraphQL
Nice to haveExperience with GraphQL for efficient data fetching and API integration
State Management
Nice to haveExperience with state management solutions like Redux, Zustand, or Context API patterns
Tech stack
Languages
Frameworks
Tools
Other
Compensation
Pay and benefits.
Base·USD 143,200 – 284,000
Equity·Stock options
Benefits
Health Insurance
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for employee, partially covered for dependents
One Medical
Annual membership to One Medical for convenient healthcare access
401k with Match
Employer matching on 401k contributions made while employed by Ramp
Flexible PTO
Unlimited paid time off policy for work-life balance
Fertility Benefits
Health Reimbursement Account up to $10,000 per year for fertility-related expenses
Parental Leave
Comprehensive parental leave policy for new parents
AI Tools
Unlimited AI token usage for productivity and development
Pet Insurance
Coverage for pet health and wellness expenses
Home Office Setup
Centralized equipment ordering for home office setup and productivity
Wellness Stipend
Health and wellness stipend for fitness, mental health, and wellbeing
Office Perks
In-office lunch, snacks, drinks, and other amenities
Travel Budget
Budget for intra-office travel and team collaboration
Relocation Support
Relocation assistance to NYC or SF as needed for role requirements
Process
Interview steps.
- 01
Application Review
Initial screening of resume, portfolio, and GitHub profile to assess technical background
- 02
Phone/Video Screen
30-45 minute conversation with hiring manager about experience, motivation, and cultural fit
- 03
Technical Assessment
Take-home coding challenge or live coding session focusing on React and JavaScript fundamentals
- 04
Technical Deep Dive
1-hour technical interview with senior engineers covering system design, code review, and problem-solving
- 05
Product & Team Fit
Interview with product manager and team members to discuss collaboration style and product thinking
- 06
Final Interview
Meeting with engineering leadership to discuss technical vision, career goals, and team contribution
- 07
Reference Check
Verification of experience and performance with previous employers or colleagues
Full posting
Original listing.
About Ramp
At Ramp, we’re rethinking how modern finance teams function in the age of AI. We believe AI isn’t just the next big wave. It’s the new foundation for how business gets done. We’re investing in that future — and in the people bold enough to build it.
Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Our all-in-one solution combines payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence to maximize the impact of every dollar and hour spent. More than 50,000 businesses, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $10B and 27.5M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over $100 billion in purchases each year.
Ramp’s investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Redpoint, and ICONIQ, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companies—Stripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital One—as well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.
Ramp has been named to Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIn’s Top U.S. Startups for more than 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential Companies.
About the Role
Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of JavaScript, a passion for web performance, and can creatively come up with solutions to solve customer's needs. Our tech stack currently involves TypeScript, React, Vite, and Ryu, our in-house design system.
Check out our Engineering Blog for more on our tech stack, mission and values!
What You’ll Do
Build!
Design performant, beautiful, and usable interfaces
Collaborate on our technical vision. Lead discussions and implementation of multiple complex projects
Foster a culture of upholding industry-leading UX
Continuously improve our engineering processes, tools, and systems that allow us to scale the code base, productivity, and the team
Recruit, interview and develop your own interview questions, while fostering the culture of excellence, velocity and humility
Inspire and mentor less experienced engineers and interns
What You'll Need
Minimum of 2 years of frontend engineering experience preferred
Proficiency in JavaScript and React
Knack for getting the visuals right
Track record of shipping high-quality products and developing projects at scale
Ability to turn business and product ideas into engineering solutions
Desire to work in a fast-paced environment, continuously grow, and master your craft
Alignment with Ramp’s core values of enabling businesses to grow more by spending less
Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you
Partially covered for your dependents
One Medical annual membership
401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)
Flexible PTO
Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year)
Parental Leave
Unlimited AI token usage
Pet insurance
Centralized home-office equipment ordering for all employees
Health and Wellness stipend
In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more
Budget for intra-office travel
Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)
Referral Instructions
If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf.
Other notices
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
Beware of recruiting scams: Ramp will only contact you through official @Ramp.com email addresses and will never ask for payment or sensitive personal information during the hiring process.
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