Senior Software Engineer I (Frontend)

At Shutterfly, we make life’s experiences unforgettable. We believe there is extraordinary power in the self-expression. That’s why our family of brands helps customers create products and capture moments that reflect who they uniquely are.

Shutterfly is looking for a Senior Software Engineer to join their team! This position can be based out of our Fort Mill, SC or Tempe, AZ offices and will be hybrid at least 3 days a week.

Note: We are unable to do sponsorship for this position at this time.

Responsibilities

• Provide hands-on coding approximately 80% of the time depending on the size of the project
• Document technical designs, implementation decisions, and frontend patterns
• Collaborate with designers, backend developers, and stakeholders
• Develop and maintain scalable, high-performance web applications using React, TypeScript, GraphQL, JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Translate UI/UX designs into clean, efficient, reusable, and responsive code
• Demonstrate a strong initiative and follow through in executing project responsibilities, overcoming obstacles, and balancing multiple priorities effectively
• Strong verbal and written communication skills are important. Ability to present and explain technical designs and business requirements to other team members.
• Improve overall development and deployment process, including Continuous Integration and Business-Driven Development.
• Lead, refine and ensure application development processes are in alignment with the goals of Application Architecture, Quality Assurance and Change Management.
• Mentor other team members, complete software development duties, assist in technical designs, unit testing and code reviews. 
• Lead frontend projects and technical workstreams from design through delivery
  
  

Required Qualifications

• 6 years hands-on, frontend development experience with the following technologies:  React, GraphQL, TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6 ), HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience building production-ready web applications with strong architecture, clean code, and automated testing
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and lead other technical team members without having direct supervision responsibility
• A background successfully delivering applications using agile methods and collaborating with non-technical team members including quality assurance, business analysts, and project managers
• Experience with frontend state management solutions such as Redux or NgRx
• Experience with version control systems such as Git
• Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Computer Science (along with related experience)
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience creating frontend build, deployment, and CI/CD workflows
• Experience with AI-assisted development tools such as Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, or similar tools
• Familiarity with relational databases, especially Aurora PostgreSQL
• Familiarity with cloud-hosted applications and APIs, especially in AWS
• Experience with Java, Spring Boot and Python
• Experience creating and integrating with RESTful web services
  
  

Supporting a diverse and inclusive workforce is important to Shutterfly not only because it directly reflects our value of Embracing our Differences, but also because it’s the right thing to do for our business and for our people. We welcome all applicants and evaluate them based on their qualifications. Learn more about our commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on our Career Site.

This position will accept applications on an ongoing basis until filled.

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