Software Engineer (Frontend) at Highbeam (New York, NY)
Highbeam· New York, NY·
Role details
Job description
Highbeam is building the future of business banking and cash management.
Our platform combines AI agents, automated financial workflows, and integrated financial products that save brands time and money.
Customers have generated billions in sales and include well-known brands such as Cuts cutsclothing.com/, Tushy hellotushy.com/, Rocco roccofridge.com, Sabah sabah.am/, Still Here stillhere.nyc/, Alice Mushrooms alicemushrooms.com/, Original Grain originalgrain.com/, birddogs birddogs.com/, and more.
Our team includes alumni of Shopify, Square, Toast, Rippling, and McKinsey.
We’ve raised $42M in equity from Acrew, FirstMark, Mayfield, and Two Sigma Ventures.
ABOUT THIS ROLE
We're looking for a frontend engineer to help us ship features that users find both useful and delightful to use.
Our stack: Kotlin, TypeScript / React, Python, PostgreSQL, Terraform, Google Cloud.
This role will be in-person in New York or Toronto.
What you’ll do
- Refine our existing React app and build new features
- Be the frontend expert other engineers can rely on to help debug frontend issues
- Work with a modern frontend stack including react, typescript, vite, storybook, react-router-dom, and radix-ui
On AI use
A strong Highbeam engineer uses AI as a powerful tool — for exploration, design, and implementation — while maintaining full ownership of the outcome. AI can accelerate thinking and execution, but it does not replace judgment, taste, or accountability.
We expect engineers to use AI extensively and still care deeply about code quality. That means reviewing outputs carefully, refining them, understanding the trade-offs, and ensuring the final result meets a high bar for clarity, correctness, and maintainability.
Shipping working code is not enough. You should understand what you ship and be able to defend the decisions behind it.
This role will be a great fit for you if...
- You are highly proficient with TypeScript and React
- You have 4+ years of professional experience building React apps
- You are comfortable with rewriting code to improve code quality
- You question requirements before building and, once set, you implement designs perfectly
You'll thrive at Highbeam if...
- You love working in-person with a high-performing team
- You enjoy working in an idea-meritocratic, low-ego environment
- You are proactive and self-directed, and you excel in ambiguous, fast moving environments
- You care about delivering a polished customer experience
- Bonus: You have experience working in fintech, AI or early-stage startups
What we offer
- Competitive salary and meaningful equity
- Comprehensive health & benefits package
- Generous PTO
- $1K/year stipend to purchase our customers' products
- $100/mo wellness stipend
- Yearly offsite—last year we went to Mexico City!
- In-office perks: Commute covered and $20/day lunch stipend
- Great location: Our NYC office is in NoHo, a short walk from the A,C,E · B,D,F,M · N,Q,R,W · 1 · 6 trains. Our Toronto office is downtown near St. Andrew Station.
Why work at Highbeam
- High-Growth Environment: As a well-funded Series A company processing over $1B in volume, Highbeam is in a rapid scaling phase, offering significant career growth opportunities.
- Mission-Driven Team: The company is focused on solving a real pain point for entrepreneurs, making the work impactful and meaningful.
- Strong Founding Team: Leadership includes experienced operators from AppNexus (acquired by AT&T), McKinsey, Microsoft, Shopify, Venmo, and Alloy.
- Location: Based in New York, NY (510 LaGuardia Place, Floor 2, New York, NY 10012).
- Work Policy: Not explicitly stated on the careers page, but as a modern fintech, a hybrid or flexible remote policy is common in the industry.