Senior Frontend Engineer

remote
Montreal, Quebec, Canada .
full-time . May 15, 2026

Description

Senior Frontend Engineer

What we are looking for:

We are looking for a seasoned frontend engineer who combines deep technical craft with a strong sense of how complex, data-intensive products should feel to the people who use them every day. The ideal candidate has built and maintained frontend systems where clarity, performance, and accuracy are non-negotiable, ideally within a financial services, fintech, or other regulated and data-heavy context. They bring strong judgment in modern frontend ecosystems, an instinct for building accessible and maintainable interfaces at scale.

What you can expect:

Design, develop, and enhance frontend functionalities, ensuring efficient implementation, seamless deployment, and consistent delivery of features that meet customer needs.
Actively participate in Scrum ceremonies, including planning, stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives, to align with team goals and project timelines.
Build the user-facing experiences that sit on top of core ledger capabilities, including guided entry workflows, journal entry interfaces, chart of accounts management, and the reporting layer, with a focus on usability, clarity, and data integrity at the point of input.
Partner closely with Product, Design, QA, and Backend Engineering to deliver a cohesive, accessible, and high-standard customer experience across every touchpoint of the product.
Contribute to the design and development of new features, evaluating trade-offs across scalability, maintainability, performance, accessibility, and long-term system health.
Contribute to the evolution of the design system and shared component library, ensuring consistency and reusability across the product.

Desired skill set:

Minimum of 5+ years of experience building modern web application using React and Transcript (or similar frameworks)
Deep knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frontend build tools
Strong understanding of design system principles, component reusability, and frontend performance optimization.
Proven ability to deliver complex user interfaces where clarity, accuracy, and accessibility are non-negotiable.
Prior exposure to financial services, fintech, accounting, or other regulated software environments will be considered a strong asset.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to articulate technical decisions to both engineering and non-engineering stakeholders.
This position requires advanced English proficiency (written and verbal) to effectively collaborate with team members located in other provinces and in the United States.

Why Estateably:

Over the next 25 years, more than $60 trillion will be transferred between generations— yet professionals and the families they serve are wholly underserved in their tools to navigate the estate and trust administration process. Estateably was founded to change that.

Here’s why you’ll want to be part of it:

Massive market opportunity: We're tackling one of the largest wealth transfers in history, in an industry overdue for transformation.
Rapid growth and adoption: Since launching in 2021, we’ve become the fastest-growing estate and trust platform in North America, serving 1,000+ firms across Canada and the U.S.
Real problems, real impact: Our platform helps fiduciaries handle complex, sensitive workflows that directly affect professionals and their practices.
Bold, ambitious vision: We’re not here to make small improvements—we’re rethinking how the industry works from the ground up.

What our team has in common:

A hunger to learn fast and continuously.
High ownership and accountability for results.
A can-do, solution-oriented mindset.
Strong collaboration skills and a team-first attitude.
Comfort with change and fast-paced environments.

Perks & Benefits:

Flexible hours & remote work.
Participation in our company Employee Stock Option Plan.
Yearly bonus based on performance.
Full participation in our company’s group health, dental, and virtual medicine plans.
Wellness Benefit.
Computer equipment.

Important Notes for Candidates:

The use of generative AI tools to formulate or assist with responses during the screening interview is not permitted. The recruiter reserves the right to pause or terminate the interview at any point should the use of AI be suspected.

Estateably is committed to providing an accessible and inclusive interview experience. Candidates who require accommodation for any stage of the process are kindly asked to communicate their needs in advance by email, so that appropriate arrangements can be made ahead of the scheduled meeting.

Please note that screening interviews will be recorded for documentation and internal review purposes. By participating in the screening meeting, the candidate acknowledges and consents to the recording of the session.

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