Software Engineer
US$125,000 – US$200,000 / yr base salary
Posted 7 Oct 2026
Advertised as “Sr. Software Engineer - Front-End”
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- Expected experience
- 5+ yrs
- Management level
- Individual contributor
- Employment
- Remote
| Base salary | US$125,000 – US$200,000 / yr |
|---|
Field of studyComputer Science, Engineering (or related)
Study levelBachelor's
About Lively
Lively set out to raise the bar on benefit solutions, because we believe no one should have to sacrifice personal wellness for financial wellness. While traditional benefits focus more on transactions and less on the humans using them, Lively harnesses user-centric design and innovative technology to deliver an effortless experience for employers and account holders alike. Our modern HSA is consistently top-rated, and we have since expanded our offerings to provide a full suite of other benefits and services for companies, consumers, and financial institutions.
Lively is a remote-first company, headquartered in San Francisco with employees across the US. Come join us and help make getting the value out of your benefits as simple as it should be.
About the Role
We are looking for a strong front-end Senior Software Engineer who wants to create deep and meaningful product engagement experiences! We have an increasing user base, and you will be focusing on implementing and enhancing our investment and financial products. Our customers trust us with a lot: integrating seamlessly across financial institutions, moving funds, tracking balances, helping with their healthcare decisions, and keeping their data extremely secure.
In order to take on this mission we’re building our applications on modern web technologies around HTML/CSS/JavaScript/React, NodeJS/TypeScript, PostgreSQL, Amazon Lambdas and Kinesis etc. You should be comfortable in contributing to every part of the stack: from UI to API development, to complex integrations with financial institutions and partners, and building infrastructure, but you will be expected to be focused mostly on front-end development. You should feel comfortable in a fast paced, growing, and nimble environment, keeping in mind that everything we do is to better the lives of our users!
Responsibilities
- Analyze and provide feedback on product requirements.
- Implement features and functionality with clean and maintainable codes.
- Take pride in software quality through rigorous functional testing and writing automated unit tests.
- Troubleshoot production issues, provide resolutions and recommendations for improvement.
Skills & Experience
- 5+ years of experience in software development, with a strong front end development background.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
- Strong experience with JavaScript, TypeScript and Node.js and React.
- Experience with Storybook.
- Strong fundamental understanding of relational DataBases (PostgreSQL, MySQL).