Job Description

Sense is a diverse, collaborative team tackling one of the most universal challenges in today's workforce. With a mission to change the way companies engage with talent, we're creating a better experience for employers, recruiters, and candidates. Your work at Sense will impact millions of people around the globe and will be instrumental in evolving an entire industry. Join us in shaping the workforce of the future!Founded in 2015, Sense is a high-growth HR Tech SaaS startup with offices in the Bay Area and Bangalore. It has 300+ team members, serves 700+ customers, and has grown 100% year-over-year since launch. We have raised $90M in funding, backed by GV (Google), SoftBank, Accel, and Avataar Ventures.As a part of the Sense team, you'll play an active role in shaping and developing our products and processes. Our founders are lifelong entrepreneurs with a history of building, scaling, and successfully exiting large companies. At Sense, your career goals will be supported through active mentorship and learning and development opportunities. We're an experienced team and looking for great people to add to our team.About the RoleWe are looking for a UI Engineering Manager I to lead and grow our front-end engineering team. As a hands-on leader, you will be responsible for defining and executing our UI architecture strategy, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and performance. You will collaborate closely with Product Managers, Designers, and Engineering teams to create seamless user experiences while fostering a high-performance culture within the team.Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and manage a team of front-end engineers, fostering professional growth and technical excellence.
• Define and drive the UI architecture, ensuring best practices in scalability, maintainability, and performance.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, and other Engineering teams to deliver high-quality user experiences.
• Maintain high code quality standards, enforcing best practices in JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS.
• Ensure timely delivery of features while balancing technical debt and overall team productivity.
• Drive continuous improvements in UI development processes, tools, and frameworks.
• Stay updated with industry trends and integrate modern front-end technologies into the team.
• Conduct regular code reviews, technical discussions, and team retrospectives to drive improvement.
• Advocate for performance optimization, accessibility, and responsive design best practices.
• Take ownership of key UI initiatives, setting technical direction and strategy for the team.
• Actively contribute to hiring and growing a world-class front-end team.

Job RequirementRequirements

• Experience: 9+ years of overall experience in software development with at least 3-5 years in front-end engineering and 2+ years as a manager.
• Technical Expertise: Strong proficiency in React.js, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3.
• Experience with front-end build tools like Webpack, Rollup, or Vite.
• Proven experience in designing and implementing scalable and reusable front-end architecture.
• Solid understanding of responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and performance optimization.
• Experience in modern UI frameworks and component-based architectures.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills.
• Familiarity with UI/UX design principles and a history of collaboration with design teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• B.Tech or BE graduation in relevant fields.
• Hands-on experience with multi-tenant architectures and large-scale frontend applications.
• Ability to drive full-stack tech initiatives and influence architectural decisions.
• Comfortable discussing complex architecture and design principles with senior engineers.
• Strong bias for action; balancing speed with long-term sustainability.
• Experience mentoring and coaching engineers to help them grow technically and professionally.
• Strong hiring and interviewing skills, with a track record of building high-caliber teams.
• Solid understanding of the full web stack, including APIs, microservices, databases, caches, and network protocols.

Additional InformationPerks & Benefits

• Equity
• Medical insurance for employees and dependents
• Quarterly Professional Development allowance
• Company Wellness Days (On months without holidays, you are still given a 3-day weekend)

Sense is an equal-opportunity employer. We believe that diversity, inclusion, and belonging are integral to our success and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, age, or any other basis protected by law.All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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