What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Software Engineer, Frontend Infrastructure position at Zocdoc?
Your Impact on our Mission
Zocdoc’s most important asset is our people. As a Senior Platform Engineer, you’ll play a meaningful role in making sure our engineering teams have the tools, frameworks, and infrastructure needed to deliver exceptional user experiences at scale. You’ll help shape the architecture of our frontend systems, drive best practices for performance and maintainability, and enable faster development cycles through platform innovation.
By collaborating with cross-functional teams, you'll ensure our platform remains robust, flexible, and easy to use, empowering developers to focus on creating impactful features that serve our users. Your contributions will directly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the entire organization, ultimately helping Zocdoc connect patients and providers more seamlessly.
You’ll enjoy this role if you are…
- Personally motivated by creating seamless, high-performance web experiences that delight users and make developers more productive
- Autonomous, urgent, and creative. You genuinely love solving complex problems with elegant and maintainable solutions
- Highly detail-oriented, yet able to prioritize and focus on delivering meaningful impact
- Passionate about modern web technologies, building scalable systems, and fostering developer productivity
- A lifelong learner who thrives in fast-paced environments and enjoys staying ahead of industry trends
- The kind of person who enjoys collaborating with cross-functional teams and mentoring others to grow their technical skills
Your day to day is…
- Taking full ownership of architecting and building core frontend platform components and libraries to support cross-team initiatives
- Collaborating closely with design, product, and backend engineering teams to create seamless and performant user experiences
- Authentically mentoring and coaching engineers on best practices, code reviews, and technical decisions to elevate the entire team's performance
- Developing and maintaining reliable, scalable, and accessible web solutions that prioritize the needs of Zocdoc users
- Building and fostering strong relationships with cross-functional stakeholders to align on technical direction and deliverables
You’ll be successful in this role if you have…
- An unrelenting desire to build more equitable, inclusive, and diverse workplaces. You view this role as an opportunity to create positive change
- Meaningful experience in building and scaling modern frontend platforms, preferably using React, TypeScript, and Next.js
- Passion for web performance, accessibility, and design systems that prioritize an excellent user experience
- A compassionate, consultative, and confident approach when working with stakeholders at all levels
- A fundamental understanding of software development principles, including CI/CD, testing strategies, and version control
- The mentality of an entrepreneur/owner and a strong bias to action, always looking for ways to improve and grow
- Superb communication skills! You believe in keeping all stakeholders in the loop and know that multiple mediums of communication are the key to success
- Humility. You believe in treating all people with dignity and respect, regardless of title or tenure
Benefits:
- Flexible, hybrid work environment
- Unlimited PTO
- 100% paid employee health benefit options
- Employer funded 401(k) match
- Corporate wellness programs with Headspace and Peloton
- Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5 years of service)
- Competitive parental leave
- Cell phone reimbursement
- Great Place to Work Certified
- Catered lunch everyday along with snacks
- Commuter Benefits
- Convenient Soho location
