Senior Front-End Developer
Description For Senior Front-End Developer
Pinch Med Spa, a venture-backed tech-enabled concierge med spa, is seeking a Senior Front-End Developer to spearhead the development of their user-facing web experiences. Founded by a SpotHero executive and a surgeon, Pinch is revolutionizing aesthetic medicine by making it more accessible through at-home services.
This role presents a unique opportunity for a seasoned front-end developer to make a significant impact in a fast-growing startup environment. As an early technical hire, you'll have the autonomy to shape the architecture and direction of major product initiatives, working directly with founders in a lean team structure. The position requires someone who can not only write excellent code but also contribute to product strategy and design decisions.
The ideal candidate will bring 5+ years of front-end development experience, with deep expertise in TypeScript, React, and modern web technologies. You'll be responsible for building and optimizing the provider and client web applications, focusing on creating fast, elegant, and intuitive user experiences. The role combines technical leadership with hands-on development, requiring someone who can balance architectural decisions with practical implementation.
Working in a hybrid setting in Evanston, IL, you'll enjoy competitive compensation including equity, comprehensive benefits, and the opportunity to grow with a promising startup. If you're passionate about clean code, user experience, and want to be part of transforming the aesthetic medicine industry through technology, this role offers the perfect blend of challenge and opportunity.
Responsibilities For Senior Front-End Developer
- Lead development of new user interfaces across client- and provider-facing platforms
- Build and maintain scalable, accessible, and maintainable components
- Implement responsive designs and interactive flows in collaboration with design
- Partner with designers and internal team to help define scope and implementation plans
- Break down complex UI problems into simple, elegant solutions
- Participate in design reviews, sprint planning, and code reviews
- Write clean, modern, well-documented code
- Optimize pages for speed and SEO using best-in-class practices
- Maintain a high standard for UI/UX consistency and accessibility
Requirements For Senior Front-End Developer
- 5+ years of experience in front-end development
- Deep expertise in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and CSS
- Comfortable building responsive UIs with Tailwind CSS or other utility-first frameworks
- Familiar with state management using libraries such as Zustand or Redux
- Have built or contributed to an in-house or external UI framework for design consistency
- Good understanding of accessibility, performance optimization, and SEO best practices
- Strong experience with Next.js using the app router (nice to have)
- Experience with modern build tooling (nice to have)
- Experience with Python, Django, AWS Cognito, AWS S3, and AWS Copilot (nice to have)
Benefits For Senior Front-End Developer
- Competitive cash & equity compensation
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits, vision/dental, and flexible PTO
- Hybrid work schedule at Industrious Evanston
- Discounted Pinch Treatments and skincare
- Opportunity to grow with a fast-growing business
