Senior Frontend Engineer at Roofr - Remote Canada/US — Columbus
Traveler-Friendly Insight
Remote-First and Async-Friendly: Roofr explicitly operates a remote-first culture, making this role well-suited for digital nomads. The job description does not mandate fixed office hours or a specific timezone, which is a positive signal for location-flexible workers. However, cross-functional collaboration is emphasized, so some overlap with North American business hours (ET/PT) is likely expected in practice.
Timezone Considerations: As a Canadian/US company, expect most meetings to fall within UTC-8 to UTC-5. Nomads in Lisbon (UTC+1) would face afternoon-to-evening meeting windows — workable but not ideal. Medellín (UTC-5) aligns perfectly with Eastern Time. Bangkok (UTC+7) would require early morning overlap, making it challenging without explicit async approval.
Visa & Eligibility: The role is open to US and Canada residents. If you hold citizenship or work authorization in either country, many digital nomad visas (e.g., Portugal's D8, Mexico's Temporary Resident visa) allow you to work remotely for a foreign employer while living abroad — verify your tax obligations carefully.
Salary vs. Nomad Cost of Living (CAD $140k–$160k ≈ USD ~$103k–$118k):
- Lisbon: ~$2,500/mo comfortable living — this salary offers strong savings potential
- Bangkok: ~$1,800/mo — exceptional purchasing power
- Medellín: ~$1,500/mo — very high quality of life on this income
Travel Perks: Home office stipend, internet/phone allowance, and an annual company retreat all support a nomadic lifestyle. No coworking allowance is explicitly mentioned.
At Roofr, we're obsessed with our customers. We constantly gather feedback to shape, prioritize, and launch the products they truly need. That's what makes Roofr's CRM special. We started by building essential sales tools like aerial roof measurements and digital sales proposals. But when our customers asked for a simple, affordable way to manage and scale their entire businesses, we listened. So, we created a CRM that connects these solutions—along with payments, material ordering, and more—into a seamless, powerful platform. With a clear roadmap ahead, we're excited to continue expanding and leading the market with innovative products.
We have an amazing culture, strong financials, and best-in-class company metrics. It's an exciting time to be part of an extraordinary startup that is already successful, yet still early enough to offer its team significant growth, equity, and the opportunity to make a real impact.
This position is for an existing vacancy.
Building a powerful user experience is what sets Roofr apart from all other roofing platforms. As an Engineer in an early-stage and high-growth company, you will have a large impact on both technical implementation and help steer our technology roadmap.
What You'll Get to Do:
- Help drive frontend architecture to the next stage of Roofr's systems
- Work in a fast-paced cross-functional team that values doing things 'the right way'
- Contribute to an early-stage company with an engineering-first culture
- Contribute to all aspects of the Software Development Lifecycle, from planning to delivery
- Collaborate with cross-functional team members to develop technical requirements
- Write clean code to develop functional web applications and reusable libraries
- Write unit, functional, and acceptance tests
- Troubleshoot and support production applications
What You'll Bring to the Role:
- 3+ years of experience holding a Senior Engineering title
- 5+ years of software development experience
- Champion of agile methodologies; enjoys shipping code often and confidently
- Track record of breaking down complex problems into incremental solutions
- Proactively recommends initiatives to improve engineering technologies and culture
- Enjoys working in a collaborative environment where everyone helps each other grow
- Takes ownership of the product and is proud of the quality of their work
- Excellent communication skills and appreciation for good documentation
- Understands the challenges of early-stage company priorities
- Strong experience with JavaScript language & React + Redux framework
- Experience with SCSS
- Experience interacting with RESTful APIs
- Experience building frontend testing and automation systems for unit tests, integration tests, regression tests, and user acceptance tests
Compensation Range: $140,000.00 – $160,000.00 CAD
Our compensation ranges are built using multiple market benchmarks and reflect both the scope of the role and current market data. While many hires fall within the beginning to midpoint of the band to allow for growth over time, we tailor offers based on each candidate's experience, seniority, and demonstrated impact.
What We Offer (US + Canada)
When you join our team, you're not just accepting a job. You're making a career move. Here's how we'll support you in doing some of the most impactful work of your career:
Vacation / Paid Time Off:
- 1st week of employment is mandatory PTO — start your journey with Roofr by decompressing and recharging!
- 1 Friday off per month (we call those our laundry days!)
- Company-wide paid shutdown for the week between Christmas and New Year's
- Flexible time off
- 80% employer-paid benefits in the U.S. and 100% employer-paid premiums for Extended Healthcare and Dental in Canada
- RRSP/401k match
- Generous Parental Leave policy
Perks:
- Annual company retreat with great team-building activities
- Ample learning and development opportunities to continue growing your career
- Home office setup stipend
- Internet and phone allowance
- Remote-first culture
- Weekly Friday paydays!
AI Notice
At Roofr, we're big fans of AI. It helps us write job descriptions, takes notes during interviews so we can actually listen, and even helps us track down awesome humans like you.
Feel free to use AI to prep, research, or get pumped up for your interview. But when it's time to chat, we'd love to meet you — not your AI alter ego. Bring your real, unfiltered self; we promise we will too.
Every application is reviewed by a real person, and you'll always speak with real humans throughout the interview process. No bots, just good people.
⚠️ Important Notice
We've been made aware of an individual impersonating Roofr using a fraudulent domain: roofrr.com (note the extra "r"). Our company takes the security and privacy of job applicants very seriously. We will never ask for payment, bank details, or personal financial information as part of the application process. All legitimate job postings can be found on our official career site. Please be cautious of job offers that come from non-company email addresses, instant messaging platforms, or unsolicited calls.
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Roofr is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity in the workplace regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.