Axion · 22 hours ago
Staff Software Engineer - Front-End Tooling
New York, NY
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expAxion is a company transforming product quality and customer satisfaction in manufacturing through an AI-powered platform. They are seeking a Staff Software Engineer to take ownership of front-end architecture and tooling, enhancing developer velocity and ensuring efficient product development.
Artificial Intelligence (AI)Big DataManufacturingAnalyticsBusiness IntelligenceMachine Learning
Responsibilities
Own and evolve the front-end architecture across our applications, including structure, state management, and data flow
Design and maintain front-end tooling that improves developer velocity (build systems, local dev, CI, testing, linting)
Set clear technical direction and standards for performance, accessibility, and maintainability
Make high-impact architectural decisions with a bias toward simplicity and iteration
Build and maintain shared UI components and core front-end abstractions
Partner closely with product engineers and designers to ensure front-end foundations support rapid product development
Proactively identify pain points, technical debt, and scaling risks—and fix them before they slow the team down
Mentor engineers through code reviews, pairing, and technical discussions
Act as a front-end technical leader without needing formal people management
Qualification
Required
7+ years of software engineering experience, with deep hands-on front-end expertise
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern front-end frameworks (React preferred)
Proven experience owning or driving front-end architecture in a fast-moving environment
Solid understanding of front-end tooling and build systems (e.g. Vite, Webpack, Babel, ESLint, testing frameworks)
Experience building or maintaining shared component libraries or design systems
Strong grasp of performance optimization, browser behavior, and accessibility best practices
Comfortable working with ambiguity and making trade-offs in an early or evolving codebase
Ability to influence technical direction through code, documentation, and collaboration
Startup mindset: pragmatic, curious, and biased toward action over perfection
Benefits
Generous time off
Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits
Lunch stipend
Company
Axion
Axion is an AI-powered customer quality intelligence platform that identifies and resolves product quality issues.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$62MKey Investors
Salesforce VenturesBessemer Venture PartnersAmplo,Inspired Capital Partners
2025-12-15Series B· $37M
2024-03-12Series A· $17.5M
2023-02-15Seed· $7.5M
Leadership Team
Daniel First
Founder & CEO
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