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Senior Front-End Engineer

Alaffia Health - New York, NY, United States - In-office

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Alaffia Health is a venture-backed Series B healthtech startup addressing billions in improper payments and administrative waste within U.S. health plans. The company combines expert clinicians and transparent AI to deliver deeper insights, smarter automation, and better outcomes across the claims lifecycle, helping health plans cut wasted spending and provide more affordable care to members. You will be a product-minded frontend engineer responsible for building and scaling React-based applications that power the Payment Integrity and Operations teams. Working closely with backend, product, and design teams, you'll transform complex workflows into fast, intuitive experiences while leveling up the frontend architecture and establishing standards for UI development as the company scales. Key responsibilities include: - Design, build, and maintain high-quality, production-grade React applications powering core auditing and workflow tools - Own the architecture of key frontend systems, making thoughtful decisions around state management, component design, and performance - Improve and maintain frontend infrastructure, including build tooling, testing practices, and CI/CD pipelines - Partner with backend engineers to define clean API contracts and ensure smooth end-to-end integration - Identify opportunities to improve UI performance, accessibility, and overall user experience across the platform - Contribute to code reviews and help establish frontend best practices as the team scales - Debug and resolve complex, cross-component issues using deep familiarity with the React ecosystem and codebase Requirements: - 7+ years of professional experience building production frontend applications with deep hands-on expertise in React - Strong command of modern JavaScript/TypeScript, component architecture, and state management patterns - Experience building and scaling frontend systems within a growing engineering team - Track record of collaborating cross-functionally with backend, product, and design to ship high-quality features - Strong eye for UX and a track record of building interfaces that are both functional and easy to use - Comfortable working through ambiguity and translating operational or business requirements into clean technical solutions - Experience with testing frameworks and CI/CD tooling for frontend applications Preferred qualifications: - Experience building B2B SaaS products, particularly for operations, clinical, or financial teams - Experience in healthcare technology or another highly regulated industry - Familiarity with design systems and building reusable, scalable component libraries - Experience with performance optimization for data-dense, workflow-heavy applications - Exposure to AI/GenAI-powered features on the frontend (e.g., chat interfaces, agentic workflows, natural language interactions)

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