Senior Frontend Developer

Role: Senior Frontend Engineer (UI/UX + AI-Assisted Development)

Industry: HR Tech / Enterprise SaaS

Salary: $150K–$180K + annual profit sharing

Full-time, Permanent Role

What They Do:

Our client is a profitable, 20+ year-old SaaS company entering a major modernization phase. They are rebuilding their entire platform, migrating from a legacy front end to a fully redesigned, component-driven UI powered by a new design system, modern JavaScript frameworks, and AI-assisted development workflows. With major customers ready to adopt upcoming features, they are effectively operating in “startup mode” with the stability of an established business.

The Role:

They are hiring their first dedicated frontend engineer to own the rebuild of the company’s UI/UX from the ground up. You’ll implement a newly completed design system (delivered in Figma), work closely with engineering leadership to define architecture and patterns, and leverage AI tools that generate ~80% of the baseline React code. Your job is to guide them, correct them, and establish frontend excellence that the team can scale on for years.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Building the new UI from completed Figma files using React + TypeScript
• Defining the frontend architecture, component patterns, file structure, and naming conventions
• Partnering with backend engineers to design clean, reusable API contracts
• Using AI-assisted tools for code generation, paired programming, & workflow acceleration
• Ensuring the generated code is correct, maintainable, and does not “hallucinate.”
• Contributing UX insight and helping unify the look and feel across multiple product areas
• Supporting long-term modernization: current front-end to next-gen system to backend rebuild (2027)

About You:

• 6+ years of professional frontend experience (senior-level)
• Strong experience in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and component-based frameworks (React)
• Proven ability to translate UI/UX designs into clean, scalable production code
• A strong opinionated sense of architecture, structure, readability, and long-term maintainability
• Experience working with design systems and Figma files
• Ability to explain state management trade-offs, architectural decisions, and API contract design
• Interest or experience in AI-assisted development tools (Copilot, GPT-based codegen, etc.)
• High ownership, energy, and willingness to operate in a fast-moving, startup-like environment

Compensation & Perks:

• $150K–$180K base salary
• Annual profit sharing
• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage
• PTO, paid holidays, and flexible remote work
• Additional stretch-goal bonus opportunities aligned with company OKRs
• Remote-friendly; monthly in-office optional meetup (Austin area)