Software Engineer

Sound Decisions is hiring a Software Engineer to own and build front-end product experiences for a payments and data intelligence platform. The role is full-stack but primarily focused on UI implementation, integrating with backend services, and shipping user-facing features.

Responsibilities:

• Own front-end features end to end — from UI/UX implementation through shipping — using JavaScript/TypeScript, Node.js, and React (Vite as the build tool)
• Work on outlying UI services that consume shared backend services and present data to users, ramping toward independently handling most non-architectural tickets (form changes, UX changes supporting new backend features) within your first few months
• Collaborate with a small backend-leaning engineering team (Java/Scala/C# exposure is a plus, not a requirement) to integrate front-end work with core product services
• Use AI development tools as a normal part of your workflow — the team actively encourages this — while being able to verify and stand behind your own understanding of what you ship

Requirements:

• 3–5 years of professional software engineering experience, with genuine depth in JavaScript/TypeScript and React
• Comfortable working with real autonomy: someone who can take direction, incorporate feedback quickly, and then run with a piece of work without needing close supervision
• Adaptable to a small-company pace and ambiguity
• Genuine, thoughtful use of AI coding tools: able to use them productively while still catching and correcting their mistakes yourself
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship
• Vite experience is a plus
• prior experience at a smaller, fast-moving company is a plus
• Backend exposure (Java, Scala, or C#) is a bonus, not a gate — this is primarily a front-end role
• Candidates based near Salt Lake City UT, Philadelphia PA, or Chicago IL are preferred