Architecting and building core UI components, shared libraries, and high-performance frontend features that power Zocdoc’s next-generation search experience
Partnering with design and product on intuitive, aesthetically refined search interfaces that support free-text input, autosuggest, recommendations, and conversational/streaming interactions
Developing and optimizing React and GraphQL (C#) flows that prioritize low latency, reliability, and delight in highly interactive search use cases
Integrating LLM capabilities, embeddings, and ranking signals into patient-facing search experiences through thoughtful, accessible UI patterns
Driving architectural direction and setting engineering standards across the Search organization through design docs, technical deep dives, and high-signal code reviews
Mentoring engineers on frontend best practices, shared component development, system design, and technical decision-making
Building robust observability into the client experience—measuring, debugging, and improving performance across the entire search journey

A proven track record of owning and scaling complex, user-facing platforms, with deep expertise in frontend system design and long-term architectural thinking
Significant experience building and maintaining shared UI/UX components or design system libraries used across teams or products
Deep hands-on expertise with React, JavaScript, and TypeScript, including performance optimization, accessibility, state management, and component architecture
Experience integrating with GraphQL APIs (preferably with C# backends) and designing efficient client–server interaction patterns
Familiarity with search technologies, low-latency systems, or ML-powered ranking models, and the UI challenges associated with them
Exposure to LLM-driven search, embeddings, and streaming interfaces, with a strong understanding of how to translate complex intelligence into intuitive UI
Strong communication skills that align engineering, product, design, and ML stakeholders around shared goals
A passion for mentoring engineers, setting engineering best practices, and raising the overall technical quality bar
Experience working in cloud-native environments and contributing to high-performance, scalable web architectures

Flexible, hybrid work environment at our convenient Soho location
Unlimited Vacation
100% paid employee health benefit options (including medical, dental, and vision)
Commuter Benefits
401(k) with employer funded match
Corporate wellness program with Wellhub
Sabbatical leave (for employees with 5+ years of service)
Competitive paid parental leave and fertility/family planning reimbursement
Cell phone reimbursement
Catered lunch everyday along with beverages and snacks
Employee Resource Groups and ZocClubs to promote shared community and belonging
Great Place to Work Certified

Staff Software Engineer, Search

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