Frontend Software Engineer
$175,000–$240,000 year
On-site · San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Frontend Engineer to help build our integrated research environment and design a UX that empowers scientists to integrate AI into their discovery process. Responsibilities include architecting, designing, implementing, and optimizing the front-end for a scientific discovery platform with a focus on performance and scalable UI patterns; translating complex AI-driven workflows into clear, intuitive user experiences; collaborating with product and research teams; developing and maintaining a modular design system; profiling and optimizing rendering performance and asset loading; integrating real-time visualizations and dynamic interfaces; and conducting code reviews while contributing to front-end architecture decisions.
Required Qualifications
- 4+ years of professional experience in front-end engineering
- Proficiency with React (preferred) or a comparable framework
- Deep experience in JavaScript/TypeScript
- Experience with real-time data handling (e.g., WebSockets, GraphQL subscriptions) and interactive visualizations (e.g., D3.js, Deck.gl, Three.js)
- Ability to transform technical and scientific requirements into visualizations & interfaces
- Experience building design systems and reusable component libraries
- Knowledge of accessibility standards and responsive design principles
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