Frontend Engineer - AI Products
Herald is a company focused on building digital infrastructure for commercial insurance, aiming to simplify the insurance process for developers. They are seeking a skilled Frontend Engineer to lead the development of a new web application, focusing on architecture, feature development, and collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
- Project Ownership: Lead the development of a new web application from scratch, setting up the architecture, tooling, and best practices
- Architecture & Design: Define and implement frontend architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability
- Feature Development: Build robust, user-friendly, and responsive interfaces using React, TypeScript, and modern libraries
- Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to deliver seamless user experiences
- Quality & Testing: Establish automated testing strategies (unit, integration, end-to-end) to ensure high code quality
- Continuous Improvement: Optimize application performance, maintain CI/CD pipelines, and stay current with industry trends
Skills
- 1+ years of professional experience in frontend development with strong expertise in React
- Experience building production web applications and contributing to project setup or new feature development
- Proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), and/or modern React (Hooks, Context, etc.)
- Interface with our Python Flask backend to integrate APIs, debug data flows, and extend functionality as needed
- Write backend logic and make Postgres queries to support frontend features
- Familiarity with styling libraries and UI frameworks such as TailwindCSS, Material UI, Styled Components, or Storybook for component-driven development
- Excitement to contribute in a fast-paced startup environment and help take products from 0→1
- Experience with Next.js or other SSR frameworks
- Background in cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure) and DevOps practices
- Knowledge of micro-frontend architectures and integration strategies
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