Criteria is a leading talent success company empowering organizations to make smarter, more objective hiring decisions through science-based assessments and talent management solutions. Serving thousands of customers worldwide, we’re committed to creating fairer, more inclusive hiring processes that highlight potential and reduce bias. Headquartered in Los Angeles with a global presence, our collaborative culture values innovation, employee growth, and making a positive impact for both our clients and our team.
About the Role
We are looking for a Software Engineer with strong frontend development skills in React and JavaScript/TypeScript to join our engineering team. In this role, you’ll lead by example—building scalable, intuitive user experiences, collaborating closely with Product Managers, and fellow engineers.
You’ll work across a modern tech stack including React, JavaScript/TypeScript, PHP (Laravel), MySQL, and AWS (both serverless and non-serverless services), with growing opportunities to help build AI-powered features and pipelines.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain scalable, user-friendly front-end web applications using React, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Collaborate with Product, Design, and other engineers to deliver high-impact, customer-focused features.
- Contribute to front-end architecture, participate in design decisions, and follow best practices in usability, performance, and accessibility.
- Explore, propose, and help implement AI-driven solutions that enhance our product and customer experience.
- Contribute to a strong testing culture by writing tests, promoting code quality and delivering reliable, maintainable code.
- Contribute to and refine CI/CD pipelines using CircleCI, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, well-tested code.
- Participate in system monitoring, troubleshooting, and ongoing operational improvements.
What We Are Looking For
Must-Have Skills
- Strong frontend experience with 4+ years of experience with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- Demonstrated ability to design and deliver complex frontend applications at scale.
- Experience working closely with Product teams to translate customer needs into intuitive interfaces.
- Proven leadership experience—leading projects or mentoring developers.
- Comfortable working in a CI/CD environment, ideally with CircleCI.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across globally distributed teams.
Nice to Have
- Back-end development experience with PHP (Laravel), and MySQL.
- Experience with AWS services (Lambda, API Gateway, EC2, etc.).
- Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) principles.
- Awareness or hands-on experience with AI pipelines or AI feature development.
- AWS Certification (Developer Associate or higher).
- Contributions to open-source projects or personal tech initiatives.
Why Join Us?
- Build and shape the front-end experiences of impactful products.
- Work on exciting AI-driven features within a modern, cloud-based architecture.
- Grow your skills within a collaborative, supportive engineering culture.
- Remote-friendly and flexible work environment.
- Be part of a company that values diversity, equity, and inclusion.
