Senior Frontend Website Developer

Aerospike is the real-time database for mission-critical use cases and workloads, including machine learning, generative, and agentic AI. Aerospike powers millions of transactions per second with millisecond latency, at a fraction of the total cost of ownership compared to other databases.

Global leaders, including Adobe, Airtel, Barclays, Criteo, DBS Bank, Experian, Grab, HDFC Bank, PayPal, Sony Interactive Entertainment, The Trade Desk, and Wayfair, rely on Aerospike for customer 360, fraud detection, real-time bidding, profile stores, recommendation engines, and other use cases. 

 At Aerospike, we dream big and deliver even bigger. Our mission is to unleash the power of the world’s real-time data with a database built for infinite scale, speed, and sustainability.

If you're ready to shape the future of data, join us.

Senior Frontend Website Developer

We're looking for a highly skilled and experienced Senior Frontend Website Developer to join our marketing team. You'll play a pivotal role in building and maintaining our public-facing marketing websites, focusing on creating engaging, high-performance experiences that drive our business forward.

This role is perfect for a developer who is passionate about the intersection of design, user experience, and cutting-edge web technologies, specifically within the context of marketing for B2B SaaS/DBaas tech companies. You'll be instrumental in translating marketing strategies into compelling web realities.

What You'll Do:

• Lead the development, implementation, and optimization of our marketing websites, ensuring they are performant, responsive, and visually appealing.
• Collaborate closely with marketing, design, and product teams to translate business requirements and design mockups into pixel-perfect, functional web pages.
• Utilize your expertise with headless CMS, like Contentful, to build and manage dynamic content structures, empowering our marketing team to efficiently update and publish website content.
• Develop and maintain robust, scalable, and secure web applications using Astro and React, leveraging its capabilities for speed and developer experience.
• Implement SEO best practices and ensure optimal website performance (Core Web Vitals).
• Contribute to defining and maintaining our frontend architecture, coding standards, and best practices.
• Stay up-to-date with the latest frontend technologies and trends, advocating for their adoption where appropriate.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior developers, fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.

What You'll Bring:

• 5+ years of professional experience as a Frontend Developer, with a significant focus on building marketing websites for tech SaaS or DBaas companies.
• Proven expertise in developing performant and scalable websites using Astro or high competency with HTML/CSS/JavaScript/TypeScript. Please highlight relevant projects in your application.
• Demonstrable experience utilizing Figma's Developer Mode for inspecting designs, extracting assets, and collaborating with design teams.
• Extensive experience working with headless CMS platforms, specifically a headless CMS like Contentful. You should be comfortable with content modeling, API integration, and content delivery.
• Strong proficiency in modern TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3.
• Deep understanding of responsive design principles and cross-browser compatibility.
• Experience with version control systems (Git), collaborative development workflows, and familiarity with mono repos.
• Familiarity with web analytics tools and A/B testing methodologies.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• A portfolio showcasing your marketing website development work, particularly for SaaS companies, is highly preferred.
• Knowledge of accessibility (WCAG) and data privacy (GDPR, CCPA) standards.
• Strong understanding of media queries for diverse use cases beyond just screen size.

Bonus Points For:

• Familiarity with serverless functions and edge computing.
• Understanding of UI/UX principles and design systems.
• Experience with static site generators (beyond Astro).
• Experience with Algolia 
• Experience with Auth0 integration and SSO (Single Sign-On) for cloud-based platforms.
• Proficiency in developing Next.js micro-sites for logged-in customer experiences.
• Familiarity with client-side cookie and session handling, particularly for bypassing marketing forms (e.g., Marketo).
• Understanding of Netlify's composable architecture, including the ability to implement Server-Side Rendering (SSR) for enhanced site functionality.
• Ability to think outside the Bootstrap grid model when designing layouts.

Aerospike is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by appropriate law. 

Join us at Aerospike and be part of a dynamic team that is shaping the future of data management. Salary Range for California Based Applicants: [$135,000 - $147,000] (actual compensation will be determined based on experience, location, and other factors permitted by law).