Senior Front End Engineer

CSC Generation is the AI-native holding company re-engineering omnichannel retail. We acquire iconic brands and transform them with Genesis, our operating platform combining a Data Fabric, Automation Engine, proprietary tools, and shared services to modernize operations, elevate customer experience, and expand margins. With $1B in revenue across 13 brands, our portfolio includes Sur La Table, Backcountry, One Kings Lane, and others that serve as real-world innovation labs.

Reports to: Chief Technology Officer

Location: Costa Rica (Remote); Toronto, Ontario (Hybrid/Remote)

As Senior Front End Engineer, you will work across the full front-end stack, partnering with product, design, and back-end engineers to deliver features that reach millions of customers.

At the 6–12 month mark, success looks like having shipped meaningful improvements to core user experiences, established yourself as a technical leader through code reviews and mentorship, and actively integrated AI-driven tooling into your development workflow.

This is a lean team. You will own a lot, move fast, and make decisions with full end-to-end responsibility.

• Develop well-designed, testable, and scalable web applications using React, TypeScript, and modern frameworks.
• Explore and integrate AI tools to streamline development and improve user engagement.
• Deliver new features and optimize existing experiences at speed and scale within an agile workflow.
• Participate in code reviews, provide constructive feedback, and mentor junior engineers.
• Write and maintain unit tests and automated test suites to ensure code quality and reliability.
• Partner closely with product, design, and back-end engineering to ship cohesive end-to-end features.
• Stay current with the latest trends in front-end engineering, design patterns, and AI-driven development.

• 5 years building complex, high-performing web applications.
• Deep expertise in React and JavaScript ES6/TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of web performance, accessibility, and security best practices.
• Proven track record of writing clean, maintainable, and testable code.
• Strong problem-solving, debugging, and analytical skills.
• Excellent collaboration and communication abilities.

• UX/UI design sensibilities and experience collaborating closely with design teams.
• Functional programming experience.
• Hands-on exposure to AI development tools such as ChatGPT, Copilot, or similar.

The people who do best here are builders. They take ownership, move fast, and want to see the direct impact of their work.

• Cross-Functional Impact: Your work touches every brand in the portfolio — front-end improvements you ship reach millions of customers across 13 properties.
• AI-First Skill Building: Get hands-on with advanced AI tools, from automation to prompt engineering, building a modern tech stack that sets you apart in any industry.
• End-to-End Ownership: Own features from concept through production with the autonomy to make technical decisions and drive architectural direction.
• Competitive Benefits (Costa Rica): We offer an attractive benefits package including primarily remote work, private medical and life insurance, additional paid time off, monthly allowances and reimbursements, employee discounts, and opportunities for professional growth.
• Competitive Benefits (Canada): Paid time off policies, RRSP match, medical, dental, and vision coverage, a variety of supplemental benefit options, and employee discounts across our portfolio of brands.

1. Recruiter Screen - A 30-minute conversation with our recruiting team to align on the role, your background, and what you are looking for.
2. Technical Challenge - A short AI or product-building challenge so we can understand how you approach problems and execution.
3. Leadership Interviews - Deep-dive interviews with CSC engineering and product leadership focused on your experience, technical approach, and operational thinking.
4. In-Person Interview - Meet with an engineer on the team in Costa Rica.
5. Reference Checks - We will connect with a few of your professional references as we finalize the process. Conducted in parallel with the final stages where possible.
6. Offer - We move quickly for the right candidate.

Interview process is subject to change. Any updates will be communicated promptly and clearly.

The CSC Generation provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial, state or local laws.

The CSC family of brands is committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact hrbenefits@cscshared.com.

At CSC Generation, we connect top talent with standout opportunities. If you meet at least 70% of the qualifications, we encourage you to apply - we’d love to chat!

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