Fast Facts

Cambly is seeking a passionate Senior Frontend Engineer to help redefine English learning through technology. Join a dynamic team to develop user-friendly features for students and tutors using NextJS, React, and TypeScript.

Responsibilities: Key responsibilities include leading the development of new user-facing features, optimizing performance, collaborating with product and design teams, and maintaining high code quality through reviews and testing.

Skills: Candidates should possess deep knowledge of frontend technologies, particularly with 5+ years in web development, experience in NextJS and React, along with a solid understanding of backend systems.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include a passion for impactful product development and at least 5 years of relevant experience in web development.

Location: This is a hybrid position based in San Francisco, California, allowing for some remote work options.

Compensation: $160000 - $190000 / Annually

About Cambly: Our mission is to bring high-quality English education to every English learner in the world at the touch of a button. Think of us as the Airbnb that matches English students with English tutors. Come help us build the world’s largest English learning marketplace and school.

We're looking for a talented Senior Frontend Engineer who is passionate about changing the way people learn English. As an FE Engineer @ Cambly, you'll be part of a fast-moving engineering team of ~15 engineers. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and engineers to deliver high-performance features while maintaining a robust, scalable codebase. You'll be a key contributor to most feature work and have significant ownership over our entire Frontend platform.

Our app is built on NextJS // React // TypeScript.

Come help us:

Conceive, design, build, and launch new user-facing features
Lead development of new features and improvements for Cambly’s Student and Tutor experience.
Optimize performance and ensure a smooth, high-quality teaching & learning experience.
Collaborate with product and design teams to build product experiences that help students find the perfect tutor, create a learning plan, and build their English Fluency.
Maintain a high code quality product through code reviews, testing, and best practices.

Work on projects like:

Building a tutor discovery experience that is fun, engaging, and effective at connecting students with the perfect tutor
Creating a classroom experience where lesson content is generated by AI to be tailored to the learner's needs
Building post-lesson activities that are curated to fit each learner's areas for improvement

About you:

5+ years of web development experience, and some experience with NextJS
3+ years of experience with React
Deep technical understanding of frontend technologies, patterns, and best practices.
Good understanding of backend systems which enable you to collaborate on problems that span the entire stack.
Passion for building products that have a real impact on users.

Life @Cambly includes...

$60M VC backed - check out why Bessemer invested in us
Hybrid First Company (Office days: M, T, & Th)
Daily catered lunch
100% of Medical, Dental, and Vision paid along with matching 401k (up to 4%)
Maternity and Paternity Paid Leave
20 days of PTO
9 days of sick leave
10 company holidays plus end-of-year shutdown
Work from anywhere in the world for two weeks
Helping others around the world unlock economic opportunities by learning English

This role is based in the San Francisco Bay Area, and the expected base salary range for this position is as shown below. The actual base pay is dependent upon a variety of job-related factors such as professional background, training, work experience, business needs and market demand. Therefore, in some circumstances, the actual salary could fall outside of this expected range. This pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. All full-time employees are also eligible for equity compensation and for benefits.

Compensation Package

$160,000-$190,000 USD Base Salary + Pre-IPO Stock Options

Also: We are proud to be a highly inclusive company and an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We believe in order to thrive, businesses need a diverse team and leadership. We welcome every background, identity, abilities, and mindset to join us on our mission to make high-quality English education for all. Everyone is welcome here.

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