Blackhawk Network Inc.

Blackhawk Network Inc.

Manager II, Engineering

Pleasanton, California, USA · Mid · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$170k-$230kDetected 81 days ago
JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNext.jsCSSCI/CDGraphQLRESTA/B TestingCybersecurityDesign SystemsAccessibilityProduct StrategyCypressPlaywrightJestLeadershipCommunicationCollaborationMentoringPublic Speaking

About the role

  • The Software Engineering Manager II will have full ownership over a front-end focused engineering team.
  • The manager will guide the tactical delivery of front-end features while contributing to the strategic vision for UI architecture and user experience quality.

Responsibilities

  • Hire, lead, and develop a team of front-end engineers building best-in-class, consumer-facing web applications.
  • Play an essential role in attracting, developing, leading, and retaining front-end talent.
  • Champion UI quality standards across performance, accessibility (WCAG), responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility.
  • Build consistent tools, processes, and documentation to support onboarding and to align the team around front-end best practices, component libraries, and design systems.
  • Drive front-end design and architecture decisions, including component strategy, state management, rendering approaches, and API integration patterns.
  • Own front-end quality metrics including Core Web Vitals, accessibility scores, error rates, and funnel performance.
  • Branded payment solutions include the issuance and distribution of gift cards, egifts, corporate payouts and rewards, along with the technology to deliver these products in seamless, integrated ways.
  • Blackhawk Network believes that diversity leads to strength.

Requirements

  • Comfort with A/B testing frameworks, feature flagging, and data-driven UI experimentation.
  • Experience with localization/internationalization for multi-market products.
  • Technical Skills Expertise in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and front-end frameworks, with deep proficiency in React (or equivalent).
  • Proficiency in responsive design, CSS architecture, and design system implementation.

Nice to have

  • This rhythm gives you the tools, connection, and autonomy you need to make a real impact.
  • CSRF, XSS, Content Security Policy, CORS.

Skills

  • Expertise in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and front-end frameworks, with deep proficiency in React (or equivalent).
  • Strong command of web performance optimization - Core Web Vitals, code splitting, lazy loading, caching strategies.
  • Solid understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1+) and experience shipping accessible products.
  • Experience with front-end testing at multiple layers: unit (Jest), integration, and end-to-end (Cypress, Playwright).
  • Strong understanding of browser security fundamentals: CSRF, XSS, Content Security Policy, CORS.
  • Experience with API consumption patterns (REST/GraphQL) and managing client-side data fetching and caching.
  • Familiarity with analytics and instrumentation - user behavior tracking, funnel metrics, session tooling.
  • Familiarity with server-side rendering (SSR), static site generation, or edge rendering approaches (Next.js, etc.) a plus.

Compensation

  • $170k-$230k

Benefits

  • Salary Range for California Residents Only: $170,360.00 to $230,000.00 Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.
  • Partner closely with UX/Design teams to translate product vision into polished, accessible, and performant user interfaces.
  • Cultivate a learning culture through brown bags, front-end guild events, hackathons, and conference participation.

Equal opportunity

  • Blackhawk Network provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
  • This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
  • Blackhawk Network encourages applicants with previous criminal records to apply to all positions and, pursuant to the San Francisco and Los Angeles Fair Chance Acts (and other "Fair Chance" laws), Blackhawk Network will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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