Build and optimize customer-facing features with a frontend focus, owning end-to-end delivery. Work across the stack to implement APIs and data flows, improve performance and accessibility, debug production issues, and collaborate with product and design to ship high-quality, tested interfaces.
Full Stack Engineer (Frontend-Focused)
Location: Remote
Reports to: Head of Engineering
About CitizenShipper:
CitizenShipper is a two-sided marketplace connecting people who need items transported with drivers already making those routes. We focus on building efficient, trustworthy logistics solutions powered by intuitive user experiences and data-driven decision making.
Role Overview:
We are hiring a Full Stack Engineer with a strong frontend focus to drive high-impact product development across our customer-facing experiences. You will own features end-to-end—from ideation through implementation and iteration—while maintaining the flexibility to work across the stack as needed. The ideal candidate is highly autonomous, product-minded, and comfortable navigating a mature codebase without heavy oversight.
Key Responsibilities
- Build and optimize user-facing features with a strong emphasis on frontend performance, usability, and design quality
- Own features end-to-end, from technical design through implementation, testing, and iteration
- Work across the stack to build backend integrations, APIs, and data flows when required
- Independently scope, prioritize, and execute projects with minimal direction
- Improve site performance, accessibility, and core web vitals
- Collaborate with product and design to translate requirements into intuitive, well-crafted interfaces
- Debug production issues across frontend and backend systems
- Maintain high standards for code quality, testing, and maintainability
Qualifications
- 4+ years of experience as a software engineer, with strong frontend expertise
- Proficiency in modern frontend frameworks (React, TypeScript)
- Solid experience with backend systems (APIs, relational/non-relational databases)
- Strong understanding of web performance and accessibility best practices
- Ability to navigate and contribute across a full stack codebase independently
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment
Nice to Have
- Experience with marketplace or logistics platforms
- Experience with experimentation frameworks (A/B testing, feature flags, analytics instrumentation)
- Experience working in small, high-ownership teams or startups
Working Style
- High ownership and autonomy
- Strong product mindset
- Comfortable operating with multiple stakeholders
- Pragmatic decision-making with a bias toward shipping and iterating
What Success Looks Like
- Rapid delivery of high-impact frontend features that improve usability and engagement
- Ability to independently ship features across the stack without bottlenecks
- Strong collaboration with product and design to turn ideas into shipped experiences
- Measurable improvements in key product metrics (performance, conversion, retention)
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