Frontend Engineer, Guarded Releases

About the Job: LaunchDarkly is looking for an experienced Frontend Engineer to play a key role in shaping the future of software delivery on the Guarded Releases team. In a world where agents are delivering code faster and more reliably, releasing safely is no longer optional infrastructure; it’s a competitive advantage.

The Guarded Releases team is focused on making every release safer, faster, and more reliable. Our mission is to redefine how software is released: automating release processes, measuring the real-time impact of feature rollouts, and simplifying debugging when things go wrong.

From automated release pipelines to metrics monitoring, error tracking, and fully automated rollbacks, our work ensures every code change is measured, and the entire release process from rollout to issue mitigation is managed for maximum efficiency and reliability. We are solving critical challenges in modern software delivery: reducing the time it takes to detect regressions, automating responses to minimize risk, and eliminating manual effort.

We extensively use the products we build, allowing us to create our own ideal release process while shaping the developer experience for teams across the industry. If you’re interested in building the systems that help software teams ship safely at scale, we’d love to work with you.

Responsibilities: Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional partners (product, design, data science, and engineering) to architect and advance our observability products. Leverage your broad experience to facilitate strategic discussions that align technical solutions with business goals, ensuring the delivery of scalable and effective features.

Drive comprehensive end-to-end feature development , taking full ownership from proof of concept through to delivery. Ensure that each feature provides robust observability into system behavior and customer usage patterns post-launch, applying a deep understanding of both technical and user experience considerations to optimize feature performance and reliability.

Proactively identify opportunities for product and user experience improvements , leveraging data insights and feedback to propose innovative, well-reasoned solutions. Lead the implementation of these enhancements, balancing user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility, ensuring each change drives meaningful improvements in engagement and performance.

Provide expert mentorship and support to teammates , guiding them through complex challenges and fostering a collaborative, high-performance environment. Your deep expertise will help accelerate their growth, elevate team standards, and enhance overall productivity and technical excellence.

Actively lead and contribute to code reviews, spec reviews, and architecture design , ensuring alignment with best practices, long-term scalability, and maintainability. Your experience will drive thorough and thoughtful evaluation of solutions, while providing constructive feedback that elevates the quality of the codebase.

Play a key role in advancing engineering standards, tooling, and processes across the technology organization. By identifying areas for improvement and implementing process innovations, you will shape a more efficient and effective development environment, empowering teams to deliver high-quality features faster.

Stay at the forefront of frontend development trends, experimentation, and data-driven product evolution , bringing deep expertise to suggest and implement forward-thinking improvements in tools, processes, and methodologies. Your proactive involvement in continuous learning and improvement will help ensure the team remains competitive and cutting-edge in its approach to building user-focused products.

Qualifications: 5+ years of software development experience with a focus on frontend development, or equivalent demonstrable skills and experience. Proficiency with modern JavaScript libraries and tooling, such as React.

Experience building data-focused products such as experimentation platforms, analytics dashboards, or large-scale data visualizations. Proficient in designing, implementing, and maintaining RESTful APIs Experience working directly with customers and understands how their work impacts business goals Strong sense of ownership and accountability for delivering impactful solutions Proven ability to work closely and collaborate with cross functional partners, like product, design, and data scientists.

Demonstrated ability to write clean, well-documented, and testable code with a focus on maintainability and extensibility. Strong understanding of observability and monitoring tools and practices.

Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills. A proactive and self-directed approach to work.

Experience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment. Experience working with distributed teams.

Pay: Target pay ranges based on Geographic Zones* for Level 3: Zone 1: San Francisco/Bay Area or NYC Metropolitan Area, Boston, Seattle - $171,200 - $235,400** Zone 2: Irvine, LA, Monterey, Santa Barbara, Santa Rosa, Austin, Portland, Philadelphia, Chicago - $154,100 - $211,860** Zone 3: All other US locations - $ 145,500 - $200,090 ** LaunchDarkly operates from a place of high trust and transparency; we are happy to state the pay range for our open roles to best align with your needs. Exact compensation may vary based on skills, experience, and location.

*Within the United States, our geographic pay zones are defined by counties surrounding major metropolitan areas. **Restricted Stock Units (RSUs), health, vision, and dental insurance, and mental health benefits in addition to salary.

About LaunchDarkly: Modern software delivery was supposed to be the foundation for a thriving digital business but reality has proven otherwise. Slow, inefficient development cycles, costly outages, and fragmented customer experiences are preventing developers from building their best software.

The LaunchDarkly platform helps developers innovate on new features faster while protecting them with a safety valve to instantly rewind when things go wrong. Developers can target product experiences to any customer segment and maximize the business impact of every feature.

And by gradually rolling out new application components, they escape nightmare "big-bang" technology migrations. The LaunchDarkly platform was built to guide engineers to the next frontier of DevOps by: Improving the velocity and stability of software releases, without the fear of end customer outages Delivering targeted experiences by easily personalizing features to customer cohorts Maximizing the business impact of every feature through the ability to experiment and optimize Coordinating the release and optimization of software to provide consistent experiences across mobile platforms and device types Improving the effectiveness and productivity of engineering teams, by providing insights into engineering cadence and stability At LaunchDarkly, we believe in the power of teams.

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