Senior/Staff AI Frontend Engineer
$185k - $315k • San Francisco (HQ) • FullTime
Posted 6mo ago
About the job
Within is seeking an AI Front-end Engineer who excels at the intersection of product design and front-end engineering. As an engineer first with exceptional design sensibility, you will define and implement the "look and feel" of AI-native workflows, ensuring our complex enterprise tools are as intuitive as consumer apps. We value your portfolio and track record of shipping over formal degrees.
Responsibilities
- Architect scalable front-end systems, including reusable component libraries, state management, API integration, and performance optimization.
- Own and ship primary user-facing features, building core interfaces, React components, and integrating with backend APIs.
- Bridge AI capabilities with elegant user experiences by creating interfaces that expose powerful functionality while hiding technical complexity.
- Multiply impact across disciplines by using AI tools to prototype design concepts in code and bridge gaps between teams with working demos.
- Work across the full spectrum from responsive layouts to micro-interactions, with potential to contribute to Python backends.
Requirements
- 4+ years of shipping production-grade products.
- Expertise in modern web technologies such as React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Tailwind.
- Understanding of performance implications in architectural decisions.
- Experience using AI tools like Cursor, Claude Code, v0.dev, and Lovable for rapid prototyping.
- Ability to balance shipping features quickly with attention to detail and user delight.
- Strong product thinking skills, owning features end-to-end and driving iterations based on user feedback.
- Ability to communicate fluently with designers, engineers, and product managers.
Benefits
- Equity in addition to competitive cash compensation
- 100% Employer-Paid Medical, Dental & Vision options
- Paid Parental Leave
- $500 Annual Learning Fund
- $150 Monthly Wellness Fund
- 401k via Betterment
- Relocation support to San Francisco Bay Area (where applicable)
- Pre-tax funds for Parking & Transit
- Daily curated local lunch deliveries
- Office snacks and drinks
- Safe and secure bike room