Software Engineer, Frontend
$180,000–$310,000 year
Hybrid · San Francisco, California, United States
Job Summary
Frontend-focused Software Engineer role centered on building a real-time collaborative AI-powered editor. You’ll develop features using JavaScript and React, optimize UI for performance at scale, design APIs with backend engineers, and contribute to open-source projects. The role emphasizes real-time collaboration using CRDTs and WebSockets, and integrates AI capabilities into user interfaces for content creation and editing. The team values high-quality UI interactions, polished user experiences, and close collaboration with designers, product managers, and backend engineers. The position is based in San Francisco with a strong in-office culture (in-person 4–5 days/week) and some flexibility to work from home when focus matters most. Compensation ranges from $180K to $310K plus benefits and equity.
Required Qualifications
- 3+ years building production web applications with strong fundamentals in JavaScript, React, and modern web development
- Experience with real-time collaborative systems, WebSockets, or similar technologies, and familiarity with CRDTs or operational transformation for collaborative editing
- Prior experience building rich text editors or content editors
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