Founding Frontend Engineer (Staff) at Variant (F24) $180K - $235K • 0.10% - 1.25% Creative intelligence San Francisco, CA, US Full-time Will sponsor 6+ years About Variant Software should be beautiful. Variant generates software that’s actually well designed. Instead of a confined conversation, it creates endless designs from a single idea. You can freely explore, discover directions you wouldn’t have thought of, and build better software as a result. We call this generative creativity. And it’s how creating software should work. About the role Skills: CSS, HTML, JavaScript, React, TypeScript Software should be beautiful. Variant is code generation with creativity and taste. Instead of a confined conversation, you can generate endless designs from a single idea. Freely explore, discover directions you wouldn’t have thought of, and build better software as a result. We're well-capitalized and looking for a founding engineer to own the front end of Variant. The ideal candidate: At least one of: Has done impactful work at a company known for its front end and design Majorly contributed to a notable open source project Has a seriously impressive portfolio Works with modern frameworks like React, Next, Svelte, etc. Deeply understands the DOM and the browser Ships performant, pixel-perfect components Knows that building a startup is really hard work and is fully committed Doesn’t compromise between quality and shipping fast See what needs to be done and does it Under promises, over delivers Know when to be outspoken or disagree and commit We hold ourselves to these same principles. We've kept our team small by design. Your code will matter from day one, and its impact will compound over time. This will be the most meaningful work of your career. We work from a beautiful space in San Francisco where we dream up the future and make it real together. We’re well-capitalized and backed by notable investors. If you've built things you're proud of, we'd love to see them.