bolt.new · 8 hours ago
Lead Front-End Engineer (UI/UX)
United States
Full-time
Remote
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
7+ years expStackBlitz is the team behind WebContainers and Bolt.new, a next-gen AI-powered builder for web and mobile applications. The Lead Front-End Engineer will own frontend architecture, code quality, and team growth while balancing coding with leadership responsibilities.
Developer PlatformInformation TechnologySoftware
Responsibilities
Own UI architecture: component patterns, state management, performance, and frontend infrastructure
Write code regularly on complex features, migrations, and architectural improvements
Review all UI PRs and maintain quality standards across the domain
Drive technical initiatives and manage technical debt strategically
Coordinate with other Team Leads on cross-domain architectural decisions
Conduct performance reviews and own career development for UI team members
Hold regular 1:1s to support growth, remove blockers, and provide feedback
Make hiring decisions and address performance issues proactively
Build a high-performing, autonomous team culture
Assign team members across features based on skills, capacity, and priorities
Participate in coordination meetings with other Team Leads
Regular 1:1s with Head of Engineering to align on priorities and resources
Run weekly UI team meetings for knowledge sharing
Champion AI coding tools and model effective usage
Build AI-powered UI features and agent interaction patterns
Dogfood Bolt.new daily and drive product improvements
Qualification
Required
7+ years frontend development, 3+ years leadership
Expert in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture
Strong HTML, CSS (Tailwind), performance optimization
Experience with design systems, state management, and complex UI flows
Track record of architectural decisions balancing speed and maintainability
Daily user of AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Claude)
Experience building AI-integrated applications and interfaces
Performance reviews, career development, and difficult conversations
Growing engineers to senior/staff+ levels
Hiring frontend engineers
Building remote team culture
Coaching mindset with balance of individual and business needs
Strong UX sensibilities and eye for detail (spacing, typography, animations)
Experience with Figma/Sketch and translating designs to pixel-perfect interfaces
Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Pragmatic mindset: ship MVPs, bias toward action, match quality to business need
Business thinking: tie technical work to clear outcomes
Collaborative: knowledge sharing and unblocking others is core work
Preferred
Web Workers, Web Components, Remix, browser dev environments
Developer tooling or design tools experience
Design engineering background
Open-source contributions to UI libraries
WebAssembly or advanced browser APIs
Company
bolt.new
Build stunning apps & websites by chatting with ai.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$113.4M2025-01-22Series B· $105.5M
2022-04-06Seed· $7.9M
Leadership Team
Eric Simons
CEO & Founder
Recent News
2025-10-10
2025-08-14
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