The Role

Remote, United States

Owning the frontend architecture of Pearl's AI-powered dental platform — defining component standards, driving UI quality, and shipping polished, performant interfaces that clinicians rely on every day.

Responsibilities

Architect and lead the development of scalable, maintainable frontend systems using component-oriented design principles
Own and evolve Pearl's design system and component library, setting standards for consistency, accessibility, and reuse across the product
Drive Storybook adoption as a first-class tool for component development, documentation, and visual testing
Partner closely with design, product, and backend engineers to shape technical direction and translate complex clinical workflows into intuitive UI
Establish and enforce frontend best practices — code reviews, testing standards, performance benchmarks, and observability
Use AI tools daily to generate component code from Figma designs, produce documentation, and accelerate UI development workflows
Apply AI-assisted analysis to diagnose and debug UI issues across the product
Generate and maintain end-to-end UI tests using Playwright
Contribute to full-stack features across the Node.js backend and AWS infrastructure when needed

Required Qualifications

5+ years of professional frontend engineering experience
Expert-level Vanilla JS and React — deep platform knowledge, not just framework familiarity
Strong command of component-oriented programming and MVC architecture patterns
Proven experience building and maintaining design systems at scale
Hands-on Storybook experience for component development and documentation
Hands-on experience with AI-powered dev tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, v0, or similar) — active daily usage, not just familiarity
Ability to go from Figma designs to production-ready component code leveraging AI with minimal friction
Experience writing and generating UI tests with Playwright
Track record of writing well-tested, production-grade frontend code
Experience collaborating with design and product in fast-moving environments
Comfortable working independently and driving decisions with minimal oversight

Preferred Experience

Backend experience with Node.js and frameworks like Express or Koa
PostgreSQL and data modeling familiarity
AWS experience — Serverless, Lambda, Amplify, RDS, S3
Strong Git & GitLab workflow experience (branching strategies, MRs, CI/CD pipelines)
Healthcare or dental tech background a plus

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and benefits
Ongoing training and development opportunities
Flexible, uncapped PTO
Remote work environment