Blackhawk Network · 6 hours ago
Lead Engineer, Front-End (E-commerce)
US-CA-Pleasanton
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$157K/yr - $212K/yr
6+ years expBlackhawk Network is a company that provides branded payment solutions through a global platform. They are hiring a hands-on front-end technical lead to enhance their high-traffic e-commerce experience, focusing on performance and user experience while mentoring other engineers and driving technical standards.
E-CommerceFinanceFinancial ServicesPayments
Responsibilities
Lead front-end development for a customer-facing, revenue-generating e-commerce platform
Own the technical standard for the team:
Coding quality, code reviews, patterns, and maintainability
Performance and reliability expectations
Build and ship React features across the end-to-end funnel:
Landing and browse experiences
Cart and checkout flows
Payment-adjacent UI experiences
Drive measurable improvements in:
Site performance and Core Web Vitals
Accessibility
SEO fundamentals (nice-to-have expertise; not required on day one)
Partner with Product and Design to translate requirements into clean, scalable implementation
Mentor other engineers through pairing, design reviews, and practical coaching
Use AI-assisted tooling to accelerate delivery, while keeping code readable and safe:
Small PRs
Strong tests
Clear reasoning and debugging skill
Qualification
Required
Strong, hands-on React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript skills
Proven ability to ship customer-facing web experiences in production
Demonstrated ownership of end-to-end work, not just a narrow UI slice
Ability to design and implement maintainable front-end architecture
Strong debugging ability and judgment
Clear communicator who can mentor without acting as a manager
Comfort working in a fast-paced, startup-like environment with shifting priorities
Preferred
Experience with high-traffic e-commerce funnels (conversion, checkout, payments-related UI)
Experience improving Core Web Vitals and front-end performance at scale
SEO experience (we can teach this if fundamentals are strong)
Experience with headless CMS (not required on day one)
Experience working across regions or multiple markets
Benefits
401k with employer match
Medical
Dental
Vision
12 paid holidays in the year 2025
1 hour of sick pay accrual for every 30 hours worked
Parental leave
Life insurance
Disability insurance
Accident and illness insurance
Health and dependent care flexible spending accounts
Wellness benefits
Flexible time off for all full-time employees
Company
Blackhawk Network
Blackhawk Network, Inc. provides prepaid and payments products in the United States and Canada.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2018-01-01Post Ipo Equity
2013-04-19IPO
Leadership Team
Ron Pragides
Vice President of Engineering
Nik Sathe
Chief Product and Technology Officer
Recent News
2026-01-22
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