Software Engineer, Frontend at Tabs
New York, NY
$150,000–$200,000
Jul 23, 2026
New York, NY
Jul 25, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A frontend platform engineering role focused on building and maintaining a design system and componentized UI library for a finance and accounting SaaS product. The work involves full-cycle development — from architecture to production — collaborating with other engineering teams to improve both user and developer experience. Suited to engineers with platform-building experience and a strong web development background.
Mid level · 4+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
Posted 4 times — it's one opening, so apply once.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 27,600 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 20,700–35,900
Applicant volume Heavy — This req sits in a large pool with little in its requirements to thin it, and auto-apply tools fire at everything in the occupation. Applying early and leading with the rare skills below is what gets read.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (5)
The role is titled simply 'Software Engineer' with no level modifier, so advertised seniority is Unspecified. The 4+ years requirement and scope (building platform services, contributing to a small team) support a Mid-level classification.
The posting names TypeScript, JavaScript, and 'a similar web development language' as a single interchangeable requirement. TypeScript is listed first and is the more specific/canonical choice for a frontend platform role; JavaScript is captured separately as a preferred alternative given the 'or similar' framing.
The role is Frontend Platform focused — building a design system and component library — which sits squarely in application development (15-1252) rather than page/site authoring (15-1254). No specific frontend framework (React, Vue, Angular, etc.) is named anywhere in the posting.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Role is 5 days/week onsite in NYC; remote is not available.
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