Guild Mortgage

Job Details

Description

Guild Mortgage Company, closing loans and opening doors since 1960. As a mortgage banking firm, we are dedicated to serving the homeowner/buyer. Our goal is to provide affordable home financing for our customers, utilizing the best terms available while providing a level of professionalism and service unsurpassed in the lending industry.

Position Summary

The Senior Front-End AI Engineer is a hands-on technical leader who shapes the architecture, quality, and user experience of our AI-powered web products. Deep expertise in TypeScript, modern front-end frameworks, and design systems is required, along with a track record of mentoring engineers and collaborating across disciplines. You will translate advanced machine-learning capabilities into intuitive, performant, and accessible interfaces that drive business value at scale.

Essential Functions

• Lead the technical design and implementation of complex, responsive web applications using TypeScript and frameworks such as React or Next.js.
• Architect reusable component libraries and design-system integrations that standardize AI interaction patterns (chat, search, data-viz, dashboards).
• Partner with product, UX, and data-science teams to turn requirements, prototypes, and user research into high-fidelity, production-ready experiences.
• Guide integration of real-time inference and generative-AI services via REST, GraphQL, and streaming APIs; ensure observability and graceful error handling.
• Champion performance (Core Web Vitals), accessibility (WCAG 2 AA+), internationalization, and security (OWASP Top 10) across the front-end stack.
• Establish automated testing strategies (unit, integration, visual regression, e2e) and CI/CD pipelines that enable rapid, reliable releases.
• Conduct architecture and code reviews, providing actionable feedback and coaching to elevate team craftsmanship.
• Evaluate emerging front-end and AI technologies; drive proof-of-concepts and adoption of best-in-class tooling.
• Contribute to roadmap planning, story estimation, and continuous improvement of agile processes; act as scrum technical lead when needed.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of inclusion, learning, and psychological safety.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, human-computer interaction, engineering, or related field preferred.
• Minimum six years' experience in front-end development experience with TypeScript and modern frameworks (React/Next.js, Vue, or Angular), including 2+ years in a senior or lead capacity.
• Analytical skills, ability to organize and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Ability to work well independently or within a team.
• Demonstrated success delivering large-scale, customer-facing applications that integrate AI/ML services (OpenAI, Azure AI, Vertex AI, or custom models).
• Expert knowledge of UI/UX best practices, responsive and mobile-first design, design-system governance, and accessibility standards.
• Experience with performance profiling, web security hardening, and DevOps practices (Docker, Kubernetes, cloud-native deployments).
• Proficiency in data-visualization libraries (D3, Recharts, or similar) and conversational UI frameworks.
• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills; able to convey complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
• Proven mentoring and leadership capability within cross-functional agile teams.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Highly organized and detail-oriented; ability to work in a fast-paced, metrics-driven environment required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, Word, Excel, Wiki, collaborative cloud-based programs, and third-party software applications required.
• Commitment to company
• Customer Service - Proactive attention to each person
• Integrity - Do and say what's right
• Respect - Treat others with dignity
• Collaboration - Listen and work together
• Learning - Seek knowledge and strive for improvement
• Excellence – Deliver the unexpected

Supervision

• Job Scope: Recognized as a developing contributor
• Complexity: Problems encountered are often complex and may involve significant resource coordination and availability, evaluating and resolving discrepancies with data, analyses, processes, etc. using own expertise and judgment
• Impact: Decisions and actions have a major impact on the outcomes of the department, projects, and programs; Has a direct and significant impact on the business and/or operations of major segments of the organization
• Interaction/Supervision: Works under broad direction with some latitude for independent actions; guided by professional standards, desired outcomes and unit/project/program specifications

Requirements

• Physical: Work is primarily sedentary; occasionally walks and/or stands.
• Manual Dexterity: Ability to operate standard office equipment and keyboards.
• Audio/Visual: Regularly required to accurately perceive, distinguish and interpret information received visually and through audio; e.g., words, numbers and other data broadcasted aloud/viewed on a screen, as well as print and other media.
• Environmental: Office environment – moderate noise, no substantial exposure to adverse environmental conditions.
• Travel: 5% or less

Guild offers a pleasant work environment, competitive compensation and excellent benefits package; including medical, dental, vision, life insurance, AD&D, LTD and 401(k) with employer match.

Guild Mortgage Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Targeted Salary Range: $120,000 - $176,000 annually

Compensation at Guild is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to local and federal minimum wage requirements, education, level of experience, and applicant’s geographical location.

REQ#: SENIO017288

Equal Opportunity Employer

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