Lead the frontend direction for a platform used by 250,000+ professionals, owning key architecture decisions and helping teams ship polished web and mobile experiences. If you love building great UI, scaling systems, and coaching engineers, this role is built for that.
About 8am
8am (formerly AffiniPay) is a professional business platform built to help legal, accounting, and other client-focused professionals run stronger, more profitable businesses. Founded in 2005, 250,000+ professionals across the U.S. trust 8am to simplify operations, ensure compliance, and fuel profitable growth.
Schedule
- Remote (U.S.)
- Full-time
- Annual salary range: $150,000–$220,000 (may vary by location)
What You’ll Do
- Own and evolve the design system component library to drive consistent, high-quality UX and faster delivery across teams
- Lead development of a mobile application built for professionals on the go
- Define and grow frontend architecture and technical strategy for scalable long-term growth
- Manage and coach engineers through feedback, mentorship, and career development
- Deliver frontend technical vision across web and mobile, ensuring architecture scales with the product and org
- Review designs and influence implementation approaches to maintain strong frontend architecture
- Balance feature delivery with UI modernization and platform investments
- Translate business goals into clear technical direction so engineers understand impact
- Build a psychologically safe team culture where people can ask questions, challenge assumptions, and experiment
- Partner with cross-functional teams to shape roadmaps, make trade-offs, and tie engineering effort to outcomes
- Champion usability, accessibility, and performance
- Run team ceremonies (planning, grooming, retros) and help unblock cross-team initiatives
What You Need
- BS in Computer Science or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years building and debugging large-scale, cloud-based solutions
- 2+ years managing, mentoring, and leading engineering teams
- Strong React experience building production apps (reusable components, complex state via stores/context, performance tuning)
- Experience with Lean product development and Agile (Scrum/Kanban)
- Ability to leverage LLMs to improve engineering workflows with a clear understanding of limitations and risks
- Understanding of AI agent architectures/tooling (tool use, orchestration, MCP servers) and sound judgment evaluating adoption
- Strong grasp of SOLID principles and design patterns
- Excellent communication and documentation skills
- Demonstrated use of AI tools to improve workflows, decisions, or execution
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision plans (including a 100% company-paid HDHP plan for employees)
- Competitive compensation package with annual bonuses, equity options, and 401(k) match (or RRSP in Canada)
- Flexible time off, paid holidays, and parental leave
- Wellness stipends, mental health support, and nutrition coaching
- Learning programs, leadership development, and professional development funds
- Paid volunteer time and charitable matching gifts
- Team events and recognition programs
If you’re the kind of leader who can keep quality high while teams move fast, this is a strong swing.
Happy Hunting,
~Two Chicks…