Founding Frontend Engineer

We’re hiring on behalf of a fast-growing, profitable startup modernising construction technology. This is a Founding Frontend Engineer role with real ownership, building new customer-facing products from scratch and shaping frontend foundations alongside a backend-leaning team.

What You’ll Do

• Build and ship frontend experiences for new SaaS products
• Own end-to-end delivery of user-facing features, from concept to production
• Refactor and modernise frontend code for scale and performance
• Partner closely with product and backend engineers on real customer workflows
• Establish frontend patterns, components, and best practices

Tech Stack

• TypeScript, React, MobX, CSS, JS, HTML

What We’re Looking For

• 3–10 years building user-facing web applications (frontend-focused)
• Experience at an early-stage startup (Seed–Series C) or strong consumer app company
• Built customer-facing or data-intensive SaaS products
• Full-stack background preferred, with a frontend-heavy focus
• Strong ownership mindset, low ego, highly self-directed

Why Join

• Profitable for 2+ years with millions in recurring revenue
• Backed by top-tier investors and industry leaders
• Founding-level role with meaningful product ownership
• Build APIs and products that unify fragmented, legacy systems at a massive scale
• Fast iteration, real customer feedback, and daily shipping

Compensation

• • Salary: $160,000 – $225,000 USD
• • Equity: 0.05% – 0.20%
• • Visa sponsorship available (H-1B, TN, etc.)

Benefits

• 90% employer-covered healthcare (multiple plans)
• 401(k) with 100% match up to 4%
• Generous relocation support
• On-site gym and wellness facilities

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