Senior Software Engineer, Applications

About AlphaSense The world?s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients? own research content. The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us! About The Role We?re looking for a highly skilled Senior Software Engineer to join our application engineering team, with a strong focus on JavaScript-based frameworks and building modern, scalable micro frontends (MicroApps) . In this role, you'll be a key contributor to designing and implementing user-centric, performant, and maintainable web applications. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, designers, and backend engineers to build and deliver end-to-end solutions in a microservices and microfrontend environment. Requirement Must Have: Bachelor?s or Master?s Degree in Computer Science or a related field 6?8 years of hands-on experience in developing web applications using React (latest versions and concepts) and Node.js Strong knowledge of core web technologies: HTML, CSS, JavaScript Proficiency in TypeScript, GraphQL, and build tools like Webpack, Babel, etc. Experience with Microfrontend architecture / MicroApps and modular application design Solid understanding of distributed systems, scalable architecture, and microservices Hands-on experience with version control systems like Git / Bitbucket Strong debugging, problem-solving, and analytical skills Experience in frontend performance optimization, including: Bundle analysis and reduction (e.g., using Webpack Bundle Analyzer) Code-splitting, lazy loading, and tree shaking Reducing First Contentful Paint (FCP), Largest Contentful Paint (LCP), and Time to Interactive (TTI) Running and interpreting Google Lighthouse and Core Web Vitals audits Monitoring Tools: Sentry, Datadog RUM, New Relic Familiarity with SSR/SSG, Micro Frontends, Web Workers Nice To Have Understanding of accessibility web performance metrics like Time to Interactive (TTI) and Largest Contentful Paint (LCP) Experience mentoring junior engineers and reviewing design and code implementations Familiarity with cloud platforms like AWS or GCP Knowledge of scripting, cloud computing concepts, and relational/non-relational databases Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, or container orchestration tools Roles And Responsibilities you will be responsible for designing, developing, and optimizing high-performance web applications You will drive key frontend initiatives, identify performance bottlenecks, propose scalable solutions, and ensure best practices are followed across the engineering team. Drive the architecture and implementation of MicroApps / Microfrontends to enable modular and independently deployable features Play Major Roles in Performance Optimization of System Translate product requirements into high-quality, maintainable code with a strong focus on JavaScript, TypeScript, and GraphQL Implement responsive UI components using HTML, CSS, and modern JS frameworks Ensure code quality through code reviews, unit testing, and performance optimization Collaborate with design and product teams to build intuitive and user-friendly interfaces Participate in system design discussions and influence key architectural decisions Own and deliver features end-to-end in a distributed and scalable system architecture Help establish best practices and improve development processes across the team Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and innovation AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. 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