Frontend Software Development Engineer

• Five (5) - seven (7) years of relevant professional software engineering experience, including experience building modern frontend applications, or a demonstrated equivalent level of expertise.
• Strong frontend engineering fundamentals, including experience building maintainable, performant, accessible, and reusable code.
• Experience delivering customer-facing applications in high-traffic, high-availability environments.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
• A strong ownership mindset from design and implementation through launch and operational support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across technical and business teams.
• Curiosity, adaptability, and a commitment to continuous improvement.

We look for strong proficiency in modern software engineering principles and the ability to make informed decisions about tool selection, system design, and implementation quality.

You do not need experience with our exact stack; what matters most is foundational mastery of comparable technologies and the ability to learn quickly.

Our ecosystem includes:

• Frontend Architecture: Modern JavaScript and TypeScript frameworks, component-based architecture, state management, accessibility, performance optimization, and reusable UI patterns.
• Content Experience: Headless content management systems, content-driven experiences, and design system integration.
• API Integration: RESTful and GraphQL APIs supporting commerce, customer, content, and platform capabilities.
• Quality Assurance: Automated unit, integration, and end-to-end testing frameworks such as Jest, Playwright, or similar tools.
• Cloud & Delivery: Enterprise cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and release management practices.
• Observability: Production monitoring, logging, performance tracking, alerting, and incident response practices.
• Security: Secure coding practices, privacy-aware development, authentication patterns, and collaboration with security teams.
• Methodology: Enterprise-scale Agile development and cross-functional delivery practices.

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $117,000.00 - $156,000.00 per year.

The full range is $117,000.00 - $211,000.00 per year.

This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired.

The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

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How you’ll be successful

• Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
• Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.
• Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
• Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve.
• Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a “team first” mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.
• Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

What to expect

• An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
• Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
• Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
• 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
• Generous paid family leave.
• Employer-paid life insurance.
• Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
• US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
• UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
• Fitness reimbursement.
• Commuter benefit.
• LinkedIn learning.
• Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
• Hybrid work environment.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role.

They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required.

Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work.

In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa.

For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland.

However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process.

If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at accommodationrequest_ta@pokemon.com.