Founding Engineer - Frontend Engineer (react, typescript)

Join an early-stage startup as a Founding Frontend Engineer in San Francisco, CA (Hybrid). This role offers the opportunity to shape both the product and frontend tech stack. You'll build high-performance, user-friendly interfaces using React and TypeScript, collaborating with design and backend teams. If you thrive in a zero-to-one environment and want to make a significant impact on a rapidly evolving platform, this is the role for you.

Responsibilities:

• Develop fast, intuitive UIs with React and TypeScript.
• Establish UI standards and a consistent design system.
• Solve complex interaction and usability challenges.
• Collaborate with the full stack (Node.js, APIs, infrastructure) when required.
• Prioritize accessibility, responsiveness, and attention to detail.
• Write clear and concise UI copy.

Qualifications:

• 2+ years of frontend application development experience.
• Strong React, performance optimization, and modern styling tools skills.
• Excellent eye for user experience and design consistency.
• Bonus: experience with backend code or small product teams.

Team Culture:

The team is fast-paced, iterative, and values high-quality work. Collaboration, shared ownership, and high standards are central to the environment. Titles are secondary to impact.

Tech Stack: TypeScript, React, Redux, Tailwind CSS, Node.js, Express.js, Google Cloud, Supabase

Quantitative Systems is an executive technology search firm in the San Francisco Bay Area specializing in connecting top software engineers with leading companies across multiple industries. We excel at identifying and placing talented software developers proficient in object-oriented languages like Java, C++, C#, and Ruby on Rails. We also have a dedicated practice focused on quantitative trading, seeking software professionals with a strong understanding of financial markets and systematic trading strategies. Our expertise extends to supporting software and infrastructure roles within the finance sector. Furthermore, we serve media, startup, and technology companies, ensuring they secure the best software developers available.