Principal Engineer, Front End

at DocuSign in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

Company Overview

Docusign brings agreements to life. Over 1.5 million customers and more than a billion people in over 180 countries use Docusign solutions to accelerate the process of doing business and simplify people's lives. With intelligent agreement management, Docusign unleashes business-critical data that is trapped inside of documents. Until now, these were disconnected from business systems of record, costing businesses time, money, and opportunity. Using Docusign's Intelligent Agreement Management platform, companies can create, commit, and manage agreements with solutions created by the #1 company in e-signature and contract lifecycle management (CLM).
What you'll do

As a Principal Front-End Engineer on the Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) team, you will play a crucial role in shaping the architecture and development of our CLM product and Intelligent Agreement Management (IAM) experiences for DocuSign.
You will accelerate product improvements and lead efforts across multiple engineering teams to modernize our front-end tech stack. Collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders, you will design, deliver and iterate on product experiences that enable our customers to create, review, and manage their agreements more easily. This role demands a high degree of technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to mentor and inspire others to achieve excellence in creating outstanding user experiences that meet our customers' needs.
This position is an individual contributor role reporting to the Vice President of Engineering.
Responsibility
Define and oversee scalable, reliable, and maintainable front-end architecture for CLM
Drive the technical vision and strategy for front-end development, influencing the roadmap and collaborating with cross-functional teams
Lead the design, development, and implementation of high-quality, scalable, and intuitive user experiences
Architect and develop reusable UI components and establish robust front-end infrastructure, optimizing performance and reliability
Mentor and guide engineers through design and code reviews, fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Work with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver high-quality solutions
Stay updated with industry trends, driving innovation and adoption of new tools and practices
Advocate for and apply best practices to enhance performance, observability, scalability, and maintainability
Make informed technical decisions that balance business objectives, user experience, and sustainability
Job Designation

Hybrid: Employee divides their time between in-office and remote work. Access to an office location is required. (Frequency: Minimum 2 days per week; may vary by team but will be weekly in-office expectation)
Positions at Docusign are assigned a job designation of either In Office, Hybrid or Remote and are specific to the role/job. Preferred job designations are not guaranteed when changing positions within Docusign. Docusign reserves the right to change a position's job designation depending on business needs and as permitted by local law.
What you bring

Basic
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field
15+ years of experience in software development
5+ years in a principal front-end engineer role or similar senior leadership position
Proven experience leading architecture and design of complex, large-scale front-end systems
Experience with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks or libraries like React, Angular, or Vue.js
Experience with front-end engineering principals including component-based architecture, state management and responsive design
Experience with Agile development methodologies
Familiarity with DevOps practices and tools, particularly related to front-end deployment and CI/CD pipelines
Preferred
Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to think strategically about technical challenges
Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to work effectively in a collaborative team environment
Demonstrated ability to mentor and guide junior front-end engineers
Knowledge of front-end development best practices, including accessibility, performance optimization, security and maintainability
Proven experience in performance tuning and optimization of front-end applications
Familiarity with microservices... For full info follow application link.

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