As a Staff Frontend Engineer, you'll lead the architecture of our React-based platform — from the Forge IDE to the visual Flow Engine canvas. You'll set technical direction, establish patterns, and mentor a growing frontend team.
What You'll Do
- Lead frontend architecture decisions for the Forge IDE and canvas-based editors
- Build high-performance, GPU-accelerated UI components for 60fps interactions
- Design and implement the component library and design system
- Establish frontend best practices: testing strategies, performance budgets, accessibility
- Mentor senior and mid-level frontend engineers through code review and pairing
- Collaborate with Design to ensure pixel-perfect implementation of the Lux-Linear Obsidian aesthetic
What We're Looking For
- 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, 3+ with React/TypeScript
- Expert-level knowledge of CSS animations, GPU compositing, and browser rendering pipeline
- Experience building complex canvas-based or editor-style UIs (IDE, design tools, workflow builders)
- Deep understanding of React performance optimization (memoization, virtualization, code splitting)
- Track record of technical leadership: RFCs, architecture reviews, mentoring
- Strong design sensibility and attention to visual detail
Nice to Have
- Experience with Tailwind CSS v4 and CSS-first design systems
- Familiarity with Zustand, Jotai, or similar state management libraries
- Experience with WebGL, Canvas API, or WebAssembly
- Contributions to design systems or UI component libraries