Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

About Virtru

Virtru is a leading data protection provider backed by some of the foremost venture capital firms in Silicon Valley and the Mid-Atlantic region, including Iconiq Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners, Foundry Capital, and Tiger Global. Today, more than ever, data demands respect, and that’s why Virtru is committed to changing the rules for data privacy. At Virtru, we equip our customers to take granular control of their data—everywhere it’s shared—through end-to-end encryption for Google, Microsoft, and other data sharing platforms. Our market-leading portfolio of data encryption and privacy enhancing applications are remarkably easy to use, fast to implement, affordable for all, and built on the Trusted Data Format (TDF) open standard.

At Virtru, our motto is "Respect the people. Respect the data." Respecting data to us means keeping it secure and protected at all times across its entire lifecycle. We firmly believe that when you respect data, you’re demonstrating respect for the people who own that data.

Working at Virtru, you'll be inspired by colleagues who are passionate about the work they do. We are dedicated to creating an atmosphere that sparks creativity, connection, and professional growth while empowering each other to do our best work. We're building something special at Virtru. We hope you consider joining our team and helping us create a brighter future for data privacy.

Compensation

$140,000-190,000/year

Team & Position Details

As a Senior Software Engineer, Frontend, you will be reporting to the Staff Architect 2.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Collaborate with Design and Product to craft and engineer solutions to customer problems.
• Develop well-defined written design documents, prototypes, and collaborative feedback loops.
• Ship innovative features that delight customers (more than CRUD).
• Mentor fellow engineers continuously - code reviews, pair programming, design discussions, knowledge sharing.

Skills that will help you thrive in this role

• 5+ years of experience with client-side Javascript and component based architecture.
• 2+ years of experience with Typescript and React.
• Experience with complex html + css site layouts.
• Experience with using and developing component based design systems.
• Experience with modern browser technologies and web architectures.
• Experience with a variety of frontend build tooling (Vite, Webpack) and testing frameworks (Vitest, Playwright).
• Strong UX and design intuition, and a passion for excellence.
• Strong knowledge of browser security and best practices.

Nice to have:

• Experience building enterprise software with on-premise deployments
• Experience contributing to open source software or technical blogs.
• Experience driving elegant and creative solutions to complex problems.
• Experience in small startups and bringing greenfield, 0 to 1 products to market.
• Experience with working in small cross-functional squads.
• Experience with PWAs, Websockets, WebRTC, Monorepos, WCAG, WASM, Crypto or Microfrontends.
• Experience with CSS libraries like Styled Components, Emotion, or Open Props.
• Experience in a variety of SDLC methodologies - you get the job done whatever the process.

Virtruvian qualities that will set you up for success

• Thinking outside of the box to respectfully challenge your teammates and managers in the pursuit of excellence
• Strong sense of urgency with an action-oriented mindset
• Able to collaborate and adapt to shifting priorities as business needs evolve
• Comfortable with asynchronous communication including slack, email, zoom, etc.

Perks & Benefits

At Virtru, we believe people do their best work when their wellbeing is put first. This is why we make your wellbeing our priority with a thoughtful and holistic program that encompasses Occupational, Mental, Social, Physical, and Environmental Wellness by offering benefits such as…

• A Flexible PTO policy — we strongly encourage you to take time off