Cutsforth · 19 hours ago
Senior Front End Developer
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$102K/yr - $146K/yr
12+ years expCutsforth is seeking a Senior Front-End Developer responsible for creating and leading the visual and interactive design of web applications. The role involves architecting, developing, testing, and maintaining user interfaces to ensure exceptional user experiences while collaborating with back-end teams.
Industrial EngineeringMechanical Engineering
No H1B
Responsibilities
Lead our front-end architecture and development efforts for Foresight and ICM, owning responsibility for our front end development teams, who could be remote contractors (e.g. in India). Responsible for creating user experiences that delight our end users
Help refine our roadmap and FE stories
Own and validate authentication, authorization (including RBAC), and Next.js web server components to achieve sufficiently granular access controls. Will mitigate and fix vulnerabilities in accordance with our SLA, ensuring minimal downtime, and complete resolution of customer escalations
Design and execute unit and end to end tests for authentication, authorization, workflows and application functionality; collaborate with customer IT teams during onboarding and initial installations to ensure seamless first-time sign-ins and production readiness
Lead prototyping, testing, documentation and validation of SSO and authentication and migrations, verifying portability, security, and backward compatibility with no regressions
Champion React frontend quality practices: lead upgrades, governance of shared libraries (including material), and enforcement of sustainable coding standards to prioritize customer success and long-term maintainability
Create and ensure adherence to Cutsforth Design Systems for our front end applications
Take ownership and provide deep collaboration with QA for our applications, including validation of identification and creation of new UI components (e.g., split buttons in shared libraries) to eliminate duplicates and improve workflow consistency
Establish and maintain company-wide JavaScript, TypeScript, and React linting configurations (published to npm) to reduce decision fatigue, enforce consistency, and prevent quality issues at the source
Author and promote key security documentation, such as secure frontend development guidelines for cloud-tier applications using React, ensuring widespread adoption as a reference standard
Collaborate with IT to provision and test performance environments (e.g., Azure AKS clusters using Terraform and Helm) and validate scalability, reliability, and security under load
Serve as a Security Champion: contribute to threat modeling policies (including redefining STRIDE frameworks), leverage AI for threat categorization, deliver team training, and adapt organizational threat modeling specifically for frontend contexts
Conduct comprehensive testing across functional, security, regression, and performance areas; identify, document, and track defects while verifying fixes to maintain platform integrity
Qualification
Required
Proven expertise in secure authentication and authorization systems (OIDC, RBAC, Auth0, ForgeRock, SSO migrations) with a track record of delivering zero-disruption implementations and customer-facing validations
Strong hands-on experience with Node.js backend services and web servers, emphasizing security hardening, vulnerability prevention, and high-uptime reliability
Deep proficiency in React architecture, large-scale shared libraries, upgrades, and best practices (including linting standardization across JavaScript/TypeScript/React)
Experience leading or contributing to UI working groups, authoring technical guidelines/documents (e.g., on module organization, testing, localization, custom elements), and ensuring frontend sustainability
Solid background in threat modeling (STRIDE), security champion initiatives, frontend-specific security practices, and training teams on secure development
Familiarity with infrastructure tools (Terraform, Helm, AWS) for testing/performance environments and cross-team collaboration for deployments/migrations
Proficiency in full-stack development/testing concepts (React/TypeScript/JavaScript/Node.js, with exposure to C# or Ext JS a plus)
Excellent documentation, training, and presentation skills (e.g., internal conference-level contributions)
Demonstrated ability to work in Agile environments, resolve customer-impacting issues proactively, and focus on zero customer disruption
Bachelors of Science in Computer Science
Preferred
Previous experience in platforms with lab management, access control, or enterprise IT integrations
Background in performance/security testing tools and methodologies
Twelve or more years of experience in areas outlined above
Benefits
Medical, Vision, Dental Insurance
Health Savings Account with Employer contributions
401(k) with Employer match
Short-term & Long-term Disability Coverage
Accidental Death & Dismemberment Coverage
Life Insurance Coverage
80 hours of Paid-Time-Off annually
Eight paid holidays per year
All other benefits required by applicable law
Company
Cutsforth
Cutsforth is a small company providing innovative designs for brush holder and shaft grounding replacements and collector ring services.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$4M2025-05-07Seed· $4M
Leadership Team
Benjamin Waurms
Chief Financial Officer
Matthew Michaels
Chief Operating Officer
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