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Serve Robotics · 1 month ago

Lead Front-End Software Engineer

positionUnited States
timeFull-time
remoteRemote
seniorityLead/Staff
money$215K/yr - $235K/yr
date10+ years exp

Serve Robotics is reimagining how things move in cities through their autonomous delivery robots. The Lead Front-End Software Engineer will drive the design and development of user-facing systems that power robot operations and fleet management tools, ensuring scalability and performance as the company expands its operations.

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Responsibilities

Lead the design, architecture, and implementation of frontend systems for Serve’s internal and external platforms
Design, develop and maintain a suite of business-critical operations tools
Develop critical features yourself and unblock other engineers through brainstorming, design review and code review
Mentor/guide less senior team members and champion good design and engineering practices
Establish and maintain best practices in UI engineering, including performance optimization, testing, and accessibility
Collaborate closely with Operations, Product and Design teams to translate requirements into detailed specifications and to scope the work into deliverable sprints
Work closely with engineers across Serve to integrate operations tools features with robotics, autonomy and other platform capabilities
Drive adoption of modern frontend technologies and frameworks to ensure a robust and scalable ecosystem
Manage engineering work on the critical path and coordinate with cross-functional teams (e.g. design, product, operations, QA) to ensure a smooth dev/release cycle
Contribute to system design discussions, roadmap planning, and cross-functional technical decisions

Qualification

Frontend developmentJavaScript/TypeScriptReactUI CI/CDMentoring engineersSingle-page applicationsRESTful APIsGraphQL APIsUX design principlesEmpathyCommunication skillsProblem-solvingCollaborationDocumentation

Required

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
10+ years as frontend or fullstack engineer, including 3+ years in a lead role
Deep expertise in web technologies, including HTML, CSS, JavaScript/TypeScript and modern JavaScript libraries and tooling (e.g. React, Redux, Vue)
Experience with UI CI/CD mechanisms and tooling related to deployment and caching (e.g Service Workers, CDN, etc)
Experience mentoring and guiding engineers in a collaborative environment
Experience shipping production code with full instrumentation: deployment, logging, monitoring and documentation
Strong experience building and deploying complex single-page web applications
Proficiency in state management, RESTful and GraphQL APIs, and modern frontend build pipelines
Familiarity with UX design principles and accessibility best practices
Track record of designing and building a simple system that works and evolving it into a complex system that still works
An ability to convert loosely defined problems into clear specifications and production code
Great empathy for customer pain points and strong drive/ability to address them
Great verbal and written communication skills

Preferred

Experience in near real-time, ultra low-latency applications
Experience building secure UI/UX (e.g., high security video streaming)
Experience with backend technologies, e.g., Elixir, Java, Scala, Node.js
SPA programming experience
Experience with data visualization libraries (e.g., Recharts, D3.js) and real-time systems
Familiarity with robotics, IoT, or distributed systems
Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, GCP) and CI/CD workflows
A passion for sustainable technology and autonomous systems

Company

Serve Robotics

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Serve Robotics is an autonomous robotic delivery company that develops AI-powered sidewalk delivery robots.
dateFounded in 2021
location
Los Angeles, California, USA
people-size51-200 employees
web-link
http://www.serverobotics.com

H1B Sponsorship

Serve Robotics has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2023 (4)
2022 (1)
2021 (5)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$394M
Key Investors
PostmatesNVIDIANeo
2025-10-10Post Ipo Equity· $100M
2025-01-07Post Ipo Equity· $80M
2024-12-01Post Ipo Equity· $86M

Leadership Team

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Ali Kashani
Co-founder & CEO
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Dmitry Demeshchuk
Co-Founder and VP of Software
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