Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Join Our Team as a Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Are you passionate about shaping the future of online shopping? Canal is looking for a Senior Frontend Software Engineer to join our dynamic team in San Francisco. We are on a mission to revolutionize the way people discover and sell products online, and we need top minds in tech to help us build production-grade software that scales to millions of users.

About Canal

At Canal, we believe that the best brands and products deserve superior distribution and merchandising solutions. We are building the new inventory layer of online shopping, empowering digital merchandisers to activate and manage brand partnerships. Our exclusive network of high-performance retailers and brands uses Canal to drive revenue, increase customer loyalty, and strategically expand their product offerings.

Your Role

As a Senior Frontend Software Engineer, you will:

• Participate in roadmapping and architecture discussions.
• Produce high-quality, production-ready, readable, and maintainable code.
• Lead large projects from initial inception to production.
• Unblock and support your team of peers, including engineers, executives, designers, product managers, and business operators.

What We Are Looking For

• A computer science or technical degree with 3-4 years of industry experience, or 5-6 years in full-time frontend engineering roles.
• Experience building with React or similar front-end web development tools.
• Experience dealing with stakeholders of different levels, especially within Product and Design.
• A complete knowledge of software development paradigms and a willingness to go beyond your responsibilities as a front-end developer.

Our Tech Stack

• Backend: Django + Graphene (GraphQL)
• Frontend: Typescript + React + Apollo (GraphQL)
• Database: PostgreSQL
• Hosting: AWS & Kubernetes on EKS

Benefits

• 💰 Competitive compensation packages based on experience
• 🏝 Unlimited PTO + 12 company holidays
• 💊 Quality health, vision, dental, and life insurance
• 💰 Health Savings Account (HSA)
• 👵 401K plans with 3% employer contribution
• 🤱👨‍🍼 12 weeks paid maternity & paternity leave
• 🚌 Commuter Benefits
• 🚕 Rideshare from office provided after 8 PM
• 🍕 Dinner provided after 5:30 PM
• 🏠 One-time $300 Home Office Stipend
• 💪 $60 gym credit (our SF office has a gym!)
• 🤝 $10K referral bonus for technical roles / $5K for non-technical roles, paid out after 3 months as long as the referred employee remains in good standing
• ✈️ In-flight wifi expensable if you’re working during the flight
• 🏗️ Occupational Accident Insurance
• 🎁 Free samples from our amazing brand partners!

How You'll Succeed

• Own: Advocate for the products and processes that you believe in, then help your team understand and implement them.
• Prioritize: Seek out the context that will allow you to manage your time successfully, and quickly develop a keen sense for what's urgent vs what's important.
• Communicate: Go beyond the top of your inbox, and use multiple channels of communication in concert to proactively drive alignment.
• Adapt: Evolve with the needs of the business, which (as with any startup) are evolving constantly.

Canal is an equal opportunity employer, and we value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status, or any other protected class.

Join us in San Francisco and be a part of a motivated team with the challenging and fulfilling opportunity to help create a completely new kind of online shopping experience!