What's the opportunity?
Our company website is the centerpiece of our brand, the public source of truth about Intercom's products, and the number one driver of leads for our demand generation team. Intercom.com sits at the intersection of awareness, product marketing, demand, and support.
We’re seeking an experienced and motivated Senior Front-End Engineer to join Team Web and play a key role in shaping the future of our website. In this role, you will lead the development of responsive, accessible, and user-friendly interfaces that reflect our brand and exceed user expectations. You’ll work closely with brand and UX/UI designers, product marketing, and product managers to translate design mockups and user requirements into high-quality code.
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What will I be doing?
As an experienced engineer you will:
- Design, develop, and maintain complex front-end solutions, ensuring they are scalable, performant, and optimized for all devices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver seamless user experiences by translating design prototypes into code and ensuring back-end integration.
- Lead and contribute to front-end architecture decisions, ensuring consistency and maintainability across the codebase.
- Implement responsive, accessible, and high-performance UI components using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript frameworks like React, Next.js and Tailwind.
- Optimize website performance by applying best practices in front-end development, including lazy loading, and efficient asset management.
- Stay current with emerging front-end technologies and trends to continually improve our development processes and user experience.
- Be comfortable writing backend software. We look for engineers to be able to unblock themselves end to end.
- Grow your team’s capacity by mentoring other engineers and interviewing candidates. This is a chance to be an integral part of building and growing a team.
What skills do I need?
- 7+ years of experience in front-end development, with expertise in JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
- Expert in front-end frameworks such as React, Next.js, Tailwind
- Proficiency in CMS platforms (such as Contentful) and marketing tools (e.g. Google Tag Manager)
- Experience in CI/CD tools (such as CircleCI) to streamline and automate development workflows.
- Experience with A/B testing and familiarity with analytics tools to drive data-informed design and development decisions.
- Strong understanding of responsive design principles, cross-browser compatibility, and web accessibility standards (WCAG).
- Knowledge of front-end performance optimization techniques and best practices for fast-loading, responsive websites.
- Experience in writing tests for front-end components, with familiarity in testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Mocha, Cypress).
- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
