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Outset · 17 hours ago

Frontend Software Engineer

San Francisco, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$180K/yr - $230K/yr

3+ years exp

Outset is a company that has invented a better way to conduct research through AI-powered user interviews. They are seeking a Frontend Software Engineer to collaborate with the CTO and CEO on technical decisions, design user-friendly interfaces, and enhance user experiences through data visualization.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Consumer ResearchSoftware

Responsibilities

Collaborate closely with the CTO and CEO on strategic technical decisions and product direction

Design, develop, and optimize intuitive, user-friendly frontend interfaces using React and Next.js

Build robust and responsive components that seamlessly integrate with backend services and APIs

Enhance user experiences through real-time data visualization and interaction

Lead frontend projects from initial conception through production deployment, ensuring scalability, responsiveness, and reliability

Interface directly with users to gather feedback, understand pain points, and continuously improve our product's UI/UX

Qualification

JavaScriptReactNext.jsUI/UX principlesRESTful APIsGraphQL APIsReal-time data visualizationWebRTCFrontend performance optimization

Required

3+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade frontend systems

Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Next.js

Experience building scalable, responsive web applications

Familiarity integrating frontend applications with RESTful or GraphQL APIs

Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and best practices

Preferred

Familiarity with real-time data visualization, WebRTC, or frontend performance optimization

Benefits

Daily collaboration with founders, shaping the core product vision.

Exposure to and collaboration with design and research leaders at top global brands.

Competitive cash and equity compensation.

Company

Outset

Outset provides an AI-moderated research platform that helps research teams analyze and share qualitative and quantitative studies.

Founded in 2022

San Francisco, California, USA

11-50 employees

https://outset.ai

Funding

Current Stage

Growth Stage

Total Funding

$51.25M

Key Investors

Radical Ventures8VCAdverb Ventures

2025-12-10Series B· $30M

2025-06-11Series A· $17M

2023-10-26Seed· $3.8M

Leadership Team

Aaron Cannon

Co-Founder & CEO

Recent News

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2025-12-15

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