About Baton
Baton is a marketplace for buying and selling small businesses. We guide small business owners through the complex challenge of selling their business. Sellers appreciate how our platform helps them seamlessly go from listing to closing with support from our team whenever they need. Buyers know us for our quality of listings, our innovative features, and our speed to close.
Our ideal candidate is diligent, customer-focused, accountable, and has a bias for action. They raise the bar for the whole team. They thrive in a high-trust and collaborative environment. They provide timely constructive feedback to others and ask thoughtful questions. They value data during the decision process and always listen to their customers and teammates.
We aim to build and maintain a team that reflects the diversity of the people who use our products. To that end, our hiring process takes into account the whole person—their experiences, skills, and perspectives.
Baton is backed by Giant Ventures, Bloomberg Beta, Divergent Capital, WndrCo, Trust Fund, and a syndicate of world-class investors
About the Role
As a Frontend Engineer at Baton, you’ll partner closely with our Head of Design, Head of Engineering and Engineering team to develop high-quality product solutions for business owners, buyers, and our internal team. You’ll work cross-functionally to deliver continuous value to our users and the business.
Our tech stack consists of:
Remix, NextJS, GraphQL, and Typescript on the Frontend,
Golang on the backend,
Python and DuckDB for data pipelines all orchestrated by Prefect.
All our services run on AWS and are powered by Docker and Terraform. Our databases run on PostgreSQL.
On a day-to-day basis, you will…
Partner closely with our design and engineering teams to:
Plan and implement new frontend components to power delightful user experiences,
Build data visualizations that power metrics and analytics for our users, and
Implement new patterns and frameworks to improve site performance and developer experience
Make informed decisions that will allow us to scale without compromising quality
Research and evaluate implementation options, build testable MVPs, and document engineering plans
Report to the Head of Engineering
About You
Startup Experience: 5+ years of experience in software development in a SaaS or fintech startup environment
User Empathy: Experience designing and implementing great user experiences with a focus on accessibility. You listen to the user and understand their mindset.
Excellent Communicator: The ability to make technical decisions quickly, while looping in key stakeholders. You can explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders and provide thoughtful insight.
Technical Experience: Experience with Remix, GraphQL, and TanStack or other modern web frameworks. You are comfortable building on the frontend and curious when it comes to how everything fits together.
Product-First Mindset: A track record of building strong cross-functional partnerships and delivering features in a timely fashion.
Mission-Driven: Passion for supporting small business owners and transforming how businesses are bought and sold.
If this sounds like you, we'd love to hear from you!
Benefits
Employer-contribution for all healthcare options
401k plan / short-term disability
Four weeks paid time off, generous sick leave and six weeks of flexible Work From Anywhere days
On-demand mental health support from Spill
In person team off-sites multiple times a year
Laptop of your choice
Parental leave program
The opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of small business owners and their communities
