Senior Front End Software Engineer (Vault)

Bitwarden is the trusted identity security leader for millions of users worldwide, empowering enterprises, developers, and individuals to securely manage and share sensitive information anywhere. Bitwarden makes it easy for all users to extend robust security across their devices with password management, secrets management, and passwordless and passkey innovations. The company is headquartered in Santa Barbara, California with team members located across the globe. As a Senior Front End Engineer on the Vault team at Bitwarden, your work will directly impact how users create, organize, and access their most sensitive information across devices and platforms. This role combines the challenge of solving complex front end architecture and user experience at scale. You'll be responsible for maintaining the reliability and performance of systems that users depend on daily to protect their digital lives. Working within Bitwarden's open-source ecosystem, you'll collaborate with a passionate community dedicated to transparency and trust in security software while contributing to our mission of making security accessible to everyone. This is an all-remote team and we’re looking for someone located in the U.S. We do not offer visa sponsorship at this time.

Responsibilities

Maintain reliability and performance of systems that users depend on daily to protect their digital lives; Work collaboratively to break down and implement new features; Write clean, efficient, well-tested, and well-documented code; Take ownership of your work, partnering with QA to ensure that the appropriate parts of the application are tested and that tests are complete; Establish standards and advocate for performance optimization, scalability, and maintainability; Identify technical debt and collaborate with the team to minimize it; Direct and support decisions for new frameworks and technical direction; Review PRs and provide constructive, pointed feedback to help fellow team members grow; Collaborate with the Bitwarden open-source community to review community contributions and address issues in Github

Requirements

Located in the U.S.; Extensive experience with Angular, TypeScript, and RxJS for front-end development; Strong technical writing skills and the ability to clearly communicate complex problems; Collaborative and adaptable mindset; Openness and authenticity combined with excellent communication skills; Excitement and enthusiasm for open source and for better internet security; Excellent problem-solving skills – you might not know all the answers, but you know how to find and communicate the solution

Nice to have

Understanding of relational database design, optimization, and SQL Server; Experience with Rust for cross-platform SDK development; User of Bitwarden; Startup experience; Open source experience; Experience in Node.js and Electron; Experience using Claude Code, or a similar generative AI coding platform

Benefits

Our user community loves us, and we love them. Come to work each day with a sense of purpose as we bring a more secure internet experience to everyone, from our friends and family to the world’s largest organizations; Become an expert. You’ll get immersed in the prominent technology markets of security and open source software; We are dedicated to building a diverse and talented team. Work remotely with motivated and supportive team members across the world; Learn and grow. Take on new challenges with the support of your team, and join our #growth-club to continue personal and professional development