The role requires developing scalable frontend components for a new application, ensuring high-quality releases while collaborating with engineering and QA teams.
Filevine is forging the future of legal work with cloud-based workflow tools. We have a reputation for intuitive, streamlined technology that helps professionals manage their organization and serve their clients better. We’re also known for our team of extraordinary and passionate professionals who love working together to help organizations thrive. Our success has catapulted Filevine to the forefront of our field—we are ranked as one of the most innovative and fastest-growing technology companies in the country by both Deloitte and Inc.
Our Mission
Filevine is building the seamless intersection between legal and business by creating a world- class platform to help professionals scale.
Role Summary:
We’re seeking a mid-to-senior Frontend Engineer to help lead the development of a new greenfield application, working closely with engineering and QA to deliver high-quality, scalable features. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in autonomous environments, collaborates well across teams, and brings a strong focus on performance, usability, and modern frontend best practices.
Responsibilities
- Lead the architecture and innovation of the frontend, designing sophisticated, reusable component libraries and UI patterns in Svelte
- Build responsive, intuitive interfaces tailored to complex legal workflows, including real-time collaboration, data visualization, and AI-powered features (e.g., document summaries, case insights).
- Optimize frontend performance and scalability to handle large datasets such as case files, timelines, and analytics dashboards.
- Implement best-in-class UI/UX practices, ensuring full WCAG accessibility compliance, cross-browser compatibility, and seamless mobile responsiveness.
- Own the complete lifecycle of major features—from gathering requirements and prototyping through implementation, testing, CI/CD deployment, and post-launch monitoring.
- Enforce engineering excellence by conducting thorough code reviews, writing comprehensive tests (unit, integration, end-to-end), and maintaining strong observability.
- Mentor mid-level and junior frontend engineers in modern JavaScript and/or Svelte best practices, component-driven development, and clean, scalable UI architecture.
- Collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, backend engineers, and legal domain experts to translate complex user needs into elegant, high-impact solutions.
- Actively participate in cross-team planning, design reviews, sprint ceremonies, and frontend standards discussions.
- Communicate technical trade-offs, UI decisions, and user impact clearly to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders, while helping shape the frontend roadmap and standards.
Qualifications
- 6+ years of professional frontend development experience with expert-level mastery of JavaScript, TypeScript, and Svelte
- Proven production experience building complex, data-intensive single-page applications (SPAs) that handle large datasets and real-time interactions.
- Strong, demonstrable portfolio showcasing exceptional UI/UX design, responsive layouts, high performance optimization, and full accessibility compliance (e.g., WCAG).
- Solid understanding of backend integration, with bonus preference for experience consuming **.NET / C#** APIs.
- Exposure to AI-enhanced user interfaces, intelligent features (e.g., summaries, insights), or tools built for legal, technical, or workflow-heavy domains.
- Prior work in regulated industries or applications managing high-stakes, sensitive data is highly valued.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate UI decisions, user flows, and technical trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders and cross-functional partners.
- Growth mindset, strong collaborative approach, genuine passion for mentoring others, and proven track record of independently owning and delivering high-impact features under tight, ambitious timelines.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field preferred—equivalent experience, certifications, or demonstrated expertise with a strong production track record considered equally.
What's In It For You
- Tackle meaningful challenges in legal tech with direct impact on thousands of users
- Work with a modern, evolving frontend stack (Svelte-focused) alongside a robust .NET backend
- Autonomy and ownership—lead UI initiatives from concept to production
- Collaborative, supportive culture with regular learning opportunities and architecture discussions
- Competitive salary, equity, full health benefits, generous PTO, and company-wide recharge days
Compensation Information: $160,000 - $200,000
The base salary range represents the low and high end of the salary range for this position. The total compensation package for this position will be determined by each individual’s location, qualifications, education, work experience, skills and performance. We believe in the importance of pay equity - the range listed is just one component of Filevine’s total compensation package for employees. This position is also eligible for a paid time off policy, as well as a comprehensive benefits package.
Cool Company Benefits:
- A dynamic, rapidly growing company, focused on helping organizations thrive
- Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance (for full-time employees)
- Competitive & Fair Pay
- Maternity & paternity leave (for full-time employees)
- Short & long-term disability
- Opportunity to learn from a dedicated leadership team
- Centrally located open office building in Sugar House (onsite employees)
- Top-of-the-line company swag
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Top Skills
C#/.Net
JavaScript
React
Svelte
Typescript
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