Job Title: Lead Frontend Engineer

Company Name: Popl

Job Url: https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/popl/jobs/32y3DbT-lead-frontend-engineer

Job Description: About the role
Who We Are
The mission of Popl is simple: We connect companies with their future customers. Popl is defining a new space called “In-Person Marketing”. Professionals and teams use our dashboard and mobile app to capture leads, share digital business cards, and enrich contacts. If you love in-person human connection, come join our mission!

About the Role
As a Lead Frontend Engineer at Popl, you will own the development and evolution of our web applications, ensuring a fast, intuitive, and scalable user experience. You’ll write high-quality React code while helping guide frontend architecture and best practices.

You’ll work closely with engineers, designers, and product partners, while mentoring other frontend engineers and driving continuous improvement across our UI. This role is perfect for someone who loves clean code, strong UX, and leading by example.

What You’ll Do
Write and push code for web desktop apps using React
Suggest and implement improvements to our frontend codebases
Attend daily stand-ups with the engineering team (We promise we are fun :))
Work with other engineers on using APIs, documentation and tests
Mentor and lead other frontend engineers
Learn a lot and grow with us
What We’re Looking For
3+ years of React App Development
React (Vite preferred)
Build tools - NPM & Node.JS
HTML/CSS
Figma experience
High attention to detail
Experience building scaled software systems
Being detail oriented is a must, include “detail oriented” in your application
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Nice to Haves
Truly enjoys writing high quality, bug free code
Loves meeting new people
Familiarity with conferences
Why join us?
Be part of a rocket-ship startup redefining how professionals connect and grow.
Work closely with experienced leaders and cross-functional teams to shape our financial strategy.
Make a measurable impact in a role critical to our long-term success.
Fully remote
Competitive salary
Meaningful equity
Full insurance & benefits
Unlimited PTO
$150 monthly wellness credit
Constant daily learning****
About Popl