Senior Front End Engineer at Artsy

We’re looking for a Senior Front-End Engineer with a track record in building complex applications. The ideal candidate is someone who has contributed to products over multiple releases and shipped software as an individual contributor or technical lead in a high performing team. At Artsy, you’ll help build and expand the tools used by our gallery partners to sell their inventory, tailor their presence, and operate their businesses. You’ll be part of Artsy’s Engineering organization, working on a cross-functional product team responsible for partner-facing experiences. This team builds and maintains the tools galleries rely on day-in and -out. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Management, Design, and Data partners, and report to an Engineering Manager. The team values steady iteration, shared ownership, and building quality systems that partners can rely on every day. WHAT YOU’LL DO AT ARTSY - Design, build, and maintain partner-facing web applications that support seller workflows and gallery operations. - Own front-end features from early discovery through launch and iteration across multiple releases. - Collaborate closely with product and design partners to translate complex requirements into intuitive, usable interfaces. - Actively contribute to Artsy’s design system by building and improving shared components and patterns. - Help ensure the design system remains accessible, well-documented, and aligned with both product and engineering needs. - Improve application quality through testing, performance tuning, accessibility improvements, and data-informed decisions. THIS ROLE IS A FIT FOR YOU IF... - You have experience building and maintaining production front-end web applications, particularly tools used by professional or internal users. - You enjoy working on product features that support real user workflows and evolve over time. - You have experience collaborating with designers and engineers on shared component libraries or design systems, and are excited to help evolve them. - You’ve collaborated closely with product and design partners to shape workflows and long-lived systems. - You care about enabling frequent, reliable releases and have contributed to improving testing, tooling, or deployment workflows. - You are excited to use AI tools to boost productivity and impact your team's outcomes. - You have experience with large-scale, long-lived React codebases. - You have experience selecting and working with web testing frameworks. - You are excited to use AI tools to boost productivity and impact your team's outcomes. IT’S A PLUS IF YOU... - Have worked on data-intensive applications serving power users such as Content Management Systems, Inventory Management Systems, Customer Relationship Management Tools. - Have a background in marketplaces or e-commerce. - Have experience working with Relay and GraphQL APIs. - Have exposure to mobile or React Native development, even if your primary focus is web. THIS ROLE IS UNLIKELY TO BE A GOOD MATCH IF YOU… - You prefer to work exclusively within front-end and are not open to contributing to other stacks, domains, or systems beyond your primary area of expertise. WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE IN YOUR FIRST 3–6 MONTHS FIRST 3 MONTHS: - Build strong relationships with your product, design, and engineering teammates. - Ramp up on Artsy’s partner-facing products, front-end architecture, and design system. - Begin contributing to and improving existing gallery-facing features and shared components. BY 6 MONTHS: - Take ownership of one or more partner-facing product areas or workflows. - Act as an active contributor to the design system, helping evolve components and patterns to serve other teams in addition to your own. - Influence technical and product decisions through thoughtful front-end leadership. We know no one is a perfect match on paper, so if you’re passionate about this role, please apply. We’re excited to learn how your skills, experiences, and perspective could make a difference at Artsy. Please Note: We can only accept applications from those eligible to live and work in the location of this role. We are unable to sponsor visas for this position. This is a hybrid role with office attendance required 1 day per week. WHAT WE OFFER: - Opportunity to reimagine the art industry while working with a talented, diverse, international team. - Competitive salary and equity - Flexible time off: our culture of trust and empowerment allows employees to take the time they need away from work while still excelling in their roles - We are a global hybrid team: most employees work from our NYC, London, or Berlin offices 2-3 days per week. (In-person expectations vary by role) - Private healthcare & benefit options, including: medical, dental, enhanced parental leave, Pension Plan, life assurance, Employee Assistance Programme featuring free mental health support, physio, and more - Professional development, including: mentoring, lunch & learns, regular training, 1:1 management, and an open feedback culture - Engaging opportunities and internal programming globally, to foster new relationships and build upon our collaborative community. Including: happy hours, holiday parties, global "All Hands" meetings, "Artsy Salon" (a yearly exhibition of our team's creativity), attendance to art world events, and more Artsy is committed to equitable compensation practices, and your offer will depend on the relevant experience and skillset you bring to the team. All compensation packages include meaningful Artsy equity and competitive health benefits. Please see our “What We Offer” above for more detail, or speak to our Talent Acquisition Team to learn more! Please note that we do not accept applications sent by email. You should submit your application directly through our careers website! ARTSY VALUES Artsy has five core values that will inform your experience at Artsy. For the Love of Art: We show relentless curiosity, empathy, and passion for collectors, artists, gallerists, and the art market. We take action to make the art world more fair and welcoming. Own Our Outcomes: We are all individual owners of Artsy’s shared success. We are resourceful and resilient, and to get the job done, we each take responsibility for our outcomes. Lead with Openness: We trust in our teammates. We seek diverse perspectives, communicate authentically, and act with integrity. A more open art world starts with us.  Transform Together: Our mission asks us to challenge the status quo. We embrace feedback, learning, and change so that we can transform our industry, our company, and ourselves. Impact Over Perfection: Using both art and science, we debate and decide swiftly and iterate on our plans as we learn. To make the biggest impact, we prioritize speed and clarity of action over perfection. Artsy is an equal opportunity employer. We value a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, disability, and veteran status.