Senior Frontend Engineer - React (Remote)

At ChurchDesk, our mission is to help churches modernize and stay connected with their communities in a rapidly changing world. As a SaaS company, we provide digital tools that enable churches to streamline operations, communicate effectively, and engage their congregations. Over the past 15 years, we’ve grown from a startup into an international business, yet we remain a small, collaborative team where your impact will be visible from day one. We value diversity, inclusivity, and the unique perspectives each person brings to our mission.

About your new role

As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you will:

• Take lead and ownership of the frontend on the projects you manage, while contributing in a senior capacity on projects led by others.

• Work hands-on to deliver high-quality, maintainable, and scalable user interfaces.

• Collaborate closely with our product team, designers, and other engineers to shape product features.

• Support teammates by sharing knowledge, best practices, and architectural guidance.

• Embrace AI-augmented workflows to accelerate boilerplate generation, enabling focus on high-level state management and complex UI logic.

• Build and maintain prompt libraries and custom AI instructions to keep frontend architecture consistent and accessible.

• Apply senior-level judgment to balance rapid prototyping with long-term maintainability and scalability.

Skills & Requirements

We are looking for someone who:

• Has 5+ years of frontend development experience with a track record of delivering successful projects end-to-end.

• Has deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and TanStack Query, and modern frontend tooling.

• Understands modern frontend engineering practices including state management, component design, performance optimization, and testing.

• Demonstrates excellent written and verbal communication in English, collaborating effectively with product team and engineers to shape and refine product features.

• Has experience working remotely and is based in the EU, with legal authorization to work.

Nice-to-Have

• Familiarity with NoSQL datastores such as ElasticSearch, Redis, or MongoDB.

• Familiarity with React Native, as our mobile apps and in-person donation terminals are built using it.

• Experience with AI-assisted development workflows, such as prompt engineering or code generation tools.

What We Offer

• The opportunity to make a real impact on a product used by some of the largest and oldest institutions in the world.

• A supportive, low-ceremony, and lean-process environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.

• Permanent contract with 6 weeks of paid vacation plus local public holidays to support work-life balance.

• Enjoy the opportunity to collaborate in person and work from our Berlin and Copenhagen offices.

• A social, collaborative culture with annual kick-offs, team trips, and friendly challenges.

• Growth opportunities to develop your skills and career in a fast-moving, international team.

About ChurchDesk

At ChurchDesk, we believe that the church plays an important role in society. Our platform is used by thousands of congregations to organise their work, improve communication with members, reach more people, and unlock new ways of fundraising.
Our customers are part of one of the largest and oldest institutions in the world: the Church. It is undergoing significant change to prepare for the future — and we are here to support that transformation. For churches across Europe, it is crucial to work more efficiently and stay connected to their members and communities.

ChurchDesk has been around for more than 10 years — evolving from a startup into an international company serving customers across Europe. And we’re just getting started!

We actively live our values in our daily work:

#challenge: We challenge ourselves — and our customers — to continuously improve. We work like a professional sports team: with ambition, discipline, and strong team spirit.

#dogoodbusiness: Doing good business is a marathon, not a sprint. It requires endurance, quality, and integrity — every single day.

#jointheride: The journey matters just as much as the destination. Be part of it, celebrate successes — and have fun! We value being together, especially in the office.