Who are we:
Caraway is a home goods brand on a mission to craft well-designed, non-toxic home goods that thoughtfully raises the standards of what you cook with. We’re passionate about creating elevated products, free of toxic chemicals, that are better for you, your family, and the planet. We prioritize a holistic approach to the creation of Caraway products. We partner with ethical manufacturers where their employees are safe, paid fairly, given benefits, and work regulated hours. Our eco-friendly manufacturing process releases less CO2 into the environment than traditional non-stick coatings and we engage in sustainable packaging practices, free of single-use plastics and ship in packaging made from recycled materials. We pride ourselves on continuously striving to do and be better - for you and the planet - in every step of the process.

Since launching in November 2019, we’ve become one of the fastest growing digitally-native brands of the last decade and are now sold in retailers including Target, Bloomingdale’s, Crate & Barrel, The Container Store, Costco, Zola, and many more.

We’ve amassed over 75,000+ five-star reviews from happy customers and hundreds of press hits from the likes of Vogue, Domino, Good Housekeeping, Food & Wine, Architectural Digest, PureWow, Fortune, and CNN.

Caraway is a fully-remote company filled with motivated and hardworking innovators and doers. We’re continually developing programs to support our distributed team to ensure a successful remote experience. If you’re looking to join a brand that folks love, read on and apply!

The Opportunity:
We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Front End Developer to join Caraway Home’s engineering team. This role will report directly to the Lead Full-Stack Developer and collaborate closely with the team to deliver bespoke e-commerce experiences. You will be responsible for building high-quality, scalable, and performant front-end solutions, working with our design and product teams to develop interactive UI components, features, and animations that create a seamless shopping experience.

In this role, you will participate in all aspects of the development lifecycle, including strategy, development, testing, and code review, ensuring that our front-end architecture is both scalable and follows best practices.

Who You Are: 
You are a passionate front-end developer with a deep appreciation for pixel-perfect design, smooth animations, and performance-driven UI. You thrive on writing clean, maintainable, and scalable code, leveraging modern front-end frameworks. Your experience in developing customer-facing web applications enables you to troubleshoot issues, optimize performance, and uphold high-quality standards in everything you build.

You are communicative and collaborative, thriving in cross-functional environments where you work alongside designers, product managers, and engineers. You follow best practices for writing DRY (Don't Repeat Yourself), modular, and reusable code, and you follow modern development standards to ensure scalability and maintainability.

Beyond just writing code, you are a relentless problem solver, stepping up when challenges arise and proactively identifying ways to improve the user experience and front-end architecture. You enjoy bridging the gap between technical and non-technical stakeholders, making complex concepts accessible. You’re highly motivated, enjoy collaboration, and are excited about front-end development, always eager to explore new technologies and refine your craft.

Responsibilities:

Front End Development

• Develop and maintain front-end components, features, and UI interactions using React, Next.js, and StyleX.
• Collaborate with back-end engineers to integrate APIs and ensure seamless data flow.

User Experience + Design Collaboration

• Implement CSS animations, transitions, and micro-interactions to create engaging user experiences.
  • Ex. Parallax scrolling effect, tooltip or popover animations, card flip animations, interactive data visualizations, accordion menu with smooth transitions
• Work closely with designers to bring pixel-perfect UI designs to life while maintaining responsiveness across devices.

Performance Optimization

• Ensure high performance and cross-browser compatibility through rigorous testing and debugging.
• Optimize and improve front-end performance, addressing bottlenecks and inefficiencies.

Continuous Learning + Best Practices

• Stay up to date with modern front-end best practices, frameworks, and performance optimization techniques.
• Contribute to front-end best practices, ensuring code maintainability and scalability.

Knowledge, skills, and abilities:

• 5+ years of front-end development experience.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript, React, Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS (StyleX preferred).
• Deep understanding of CSS animations, transitions, and responsive design.
• Experience working with headless CMS platforms like Contentful.
• Familiarity with performance optimization techniques such as lazy loading, code splitting, and efficient asset management.
• Strong debugging skills and ability to troubleshoot UI/UX issues effectively.
• Prior experience working on e-commerce or direct-to-consumer platforms is a plus.
• Ability to collaborate with design and product teams to refine and improve the user experience.
• Self-starter with a passion for learning, continuous improvement, and staying up to date with modern front-end technologies.

The anticipated base salary range for this role ​is $138,000 - $160,000 - Final compensation will depend on a variety of factors determining the base pay at offer, including but not limited to: skills, qualifications, experience. This range provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role.

Caraway Life:
Caraway is an exciting, fully remote digitally native company that is bringing kitchenware and home goods into the modern era, leading from a non-toxic and sustainable foundation.

Team: You will be joining a passionate and collaborative fully-remote team that prides itself on high-quality work, supporting one another, sharing our successes, and building a brand we truly love, together.

Culture: At Caraway, we value continuous learning and career growth. We strive to continually optimize our processes, ensuring that we’re thoughtful in everything we do, both internally and externally. We listen to our employees, celebrate our wins, and constantly look for ways to be better for our team, and the world. 

Workplace: Being a fully-remote company, we have no headquarters and are truly distributed across the country. Our leadership team sits on both the East and West Coast and we have folks in a variety of states. We offer a monthly stipend towards co-working space should folks need to switch up their working environment every now and then.

Benefits: We value you and your family. With this in mind, full-time eligible employees are provided: 

• Health, dental, and vision offerings for you and your dependents
• Equity for full time employees
• Unlimited PTO 
• 11+ paid holidays
• 3 months Parental leave
• Fully Remote Company
• Company-sponsored monthly wellness stipend
• Company-sponsored monthly coworking stipend
• Pre-tax Commuter and FSA/Dependent Care FSA, and HSA options
• 401(k) plan + Employer Match
• High quality home and kitchen product + swag, F&F discounts

Please note that the duties and responsibilities outlined in this job description are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. It is not an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required for the role. Additional tasks and responsibilities may be assigned as needed to meet business needs.

Caraway is an Equal Opportunity & Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status