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Dispatch · 1 day ago

Staff Frontend Engineer

Dispatch is building the first wealth tech data orchestration company, aiming to enhance the efficiency of financial advisors through technological innovation. The Staff Frontend Engineer will tackle complex frontend challenges, drive architectural decisions, and elevate engineering practices while working closely with cross-functional teams to improve user experiences.

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Responsibilities

Define and drive the frontend architectural strategy across our platform, establishing patterns, standards, and best practices that enable the team to build high-quality, scalable user experiences
Lead critical quality and reliability initiatives to address customer-facing issues and ensure our data collection, reporting, and workflow interfaces meet enterprise standards
Own complex, high-impact frontend projects end-to-end, including data reconciliation workflows, multi-step onboarding experiences, and sophisticated data visualization interfaces
Establish and evolve our design system, component architecture, and frontend infrastructure to improve consistency, reusability, and development velocity across teams
Mentor and level up frontend engineers across the organization, conducting code reviews, pairing on challenging problems, and establishing a culture of frontend excellence
Partner with Engineering Managers, Product, and Design leadership to shape technical roadmap decisions, identify quality investments, and advocate for frontend needs in architectural discussions

Qualification

Frontend architectureReactPerformance optimizationTechnical leadershipData visualizationDesign systemsTypeScriptCross-functional communicationCustomer empathyMentoring engineers

Required

10+ years of frontend engineering experience with a proven track record of leading frontend architecture and driving quality improvements at scale
Expert-level knowledge of modern frontend technologies (React strongly preferred), with deep understanding of performance optimization, state management, component design, and web platform fundamentals
Experience optimizing frontend performance in data-intensive applications, including rendering large datasets, managing complex state, or building responsive interfaces under performance constraints
Demonstrated experience establishing frontend standards, patterns, and best practices that improved team velocity and product quality across an organization
Strong technical leadership skills with experience mentoring engineers, conducting impactful code reviews, and raising the technical bar of a team
Track record of identifying and driving quality and reliability initiatives that had measurable impact on customer experience or business outcomes
Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills - you can influence technical decisions across engineering, product, and design leadership
Product mindset with deep customer empathy - you connect technical decisions to customer value and business impact

Preferred

Experience in fintech, financial services, or other domains where data accuracy, reliability, and user trust are paramount
Track record of building or significantly improving design systems and component libraries used across multiple teams
Experience at high-growth startups where you established frontend practices and architecture during periods of rapid scaling
Thought leadership in the frontend community through blog posts, conference talks, open source contributions, or technical writing
Experience with complex data-heavy interfaces, data visualization, or multi-step workflow UIs
Interest and expertise in applying AI/LLM tools to improve frontend development workflows and enable the team to work more effectively

Benefits

Competitive salary and equity options
High-quality benefits package including 100% company-paid insurance premiums for family coverage (medical, vision, dental)
401K, HSA & FSA plans
OneMedical, HealthAdvocate, TalkSpace, and Teladoc memberships
Technology stipend
Unlimited PTO
Paid parental leave
Office space in San Francisco and New York for in-person working

Company

Dispatch

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Dispatch helps independent financial advisors to build ideal firms through strategic investments and advanced technology.

H1B Sponsorship

Dispatch 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)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (1)
2024 (1)
2022 (1)

Funding

Current Stage
Early Stage
Total Funding
$32.9M
Key Investors
Brewer Lane VenturesF-Prime
2025-09-04Series A· $18M
2024-01-11Seed· $8M
2023-07-10Seed· $4.3M

Leadership Team

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Madalyn Armijo
Co-Founder, COO
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