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BasetenBasetenSan Francisco, CA

Senior Frontend Engineer

Senior Frontend Engineer building performant React/TypeScript interfaces for an AI inference platform. Owns UI architecture, performance, and cross-team collaboration on production-grade web apps.

$190k – $300k/yr
Hybrid5+ YOEFrontend Engineering

About the job

Responsibilities

  • Design, implement, and maintain responsive, accessible, and user-friendly frontend interfaces using React and TypeScript
  • Collaborate closely with product designers to turn complex ideas into elegant, intuitive UIs
  • Optimize application performance and reliability, with a focus on rendering speed and responsiveness
  • Drive major frontend initiatives, including partnering with backend teams to define APIs and test and refine end-to-end flows
  • Establish best practices, and mentor other engineers on frontend technologies
  • Build reusable component libraries and frontend infrastructure that accelerate product development
  • Partner with backend and platform teams to define and refine APIs and end-to-end flows

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building production-grade web applications
  • Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern web development tooling
  • Track record of building well-crafted, performant, and scalable UIs
  • Strong product intuition and empathy for the user experience
  • Experience working in cross-functional product teams in a fast-paced environment
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have

  • Familiarity with Tailwind CSS, Next.js, or other modern frontend frameworks
  • Background in developer tools or data/ML infrastructure products
  • Experience with WebSockets, real-time data, or custom visualization tooling
  • Contributions to open-source projects or public engineering work

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation, including meaningful equity
  • 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance for employee and dependents
  • Flexible PTO policy including company wide Winter Break (offices closed from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day)
  • Paid parental leave
  • Fertility and family-building stipend through Carrot
  • Company-facilitated 401(k)
  • Exposure to a variety of ML startups, offering unparalleled learning and networking opportunities

Skills

ReactTypeScriptTailwindNext.jsWebSocketsJavaScriptHTMLCSSREST APIsGit