ComfyUI · 2 weeks ago
Engineering Manager, Frontend
San Francisco, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$185K/yr - $250K/yr
6+ years expComfyUI is the world’s leading visual AI platform, and they are seeking a Frontend Engineering Manager to shape their user interface and lead a team of frontend engineers. The role involves owning the architecture and development of the core UI, ensuring it is fast, robust, and user-friendly while mentoring the team and driving technical direction.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Lead frontend architecture: Drive the design and development of ComfyUI’s core frontend systems from the ground up. Set the long-term vision for how our interface is structured and evolves
Technical leadership: Contribute to key technical and product decisions as part of the leadership/engineering team. Drive architectural discussions and ensure alignment across the stack
Mentor & grow the team: Mentor and manage frontend engineers, fostering a high-caliber team and strong engineering culture. Help recruit, hire, and onboard new members
Define best practices: Establish and enforce best practices for frontend code quality, testing, performance, and maintainability. Maintain, evolve, and improve our CI/CD and automated testing process to keep our front-end rock-solid as we scale
Collaborate cross-functionally: Work closely with Product, Design, Backend, AI/ML to shape the end-to-end user experience. You’ll translate complex requirements into elegant interfaces and connect the frontend to our generative AI pipelines
Project planning & execution: Oversee project execution by setting timelines, prioritizing tasks, and ensuring timely delivery of frontend milestones. Balance short-term goals with long-term technical health
Prototype & iterate: Rapidly build and iterate on UI features to test new concepts, validate user flows, and ensure a polished end-user experience. You’ll turn product ideas into working prototypes and refine them into production features
Stay on the cutting edge: Keep up-to-date with the latest frontend technologies and trends. Evaluate new tools, libraries, or approaches (e.g. improvements in Vue.js, TypeScript, tooling like Vite/Nx, or UI frameworks) to keep ComfyUI’s frontend modern and scalable
Quality & optimization: Identify and troubleshoot frontend performance bottlenecks. Optimize for speed, responsiveness, and accessibility across our UI. Advocate for users and ensure that every interface feels polished and intuitive
Qualification
Required
6+ years of software engineering experience, including several years in a senior role (Tech Lead or Engineering Manager). Proven track record leading or mentoring engineering teams in a fast-paced environment
Demonstrated experience building and shipping complex, high-performance web applications (and preferably cross-platform desktop apps). You've taken products or features from 0→1 to production, serving real users at scale
Deep expertise with modern frontend frameworks and languages in our stack - Vue 3, Typescript, (plus Vite, Tailwind, Electron, etc.)
Strong understanding of UI/UX principles. You know how to build fast, responsive, and accessible interfaces. You pay attention to the details (animations, layouts, interactions) that make a UI feel refined
Hands-on experience with frontend build tools, module bundlers, and modern development workflows. Comfortable setting up and managing CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and code review processes. Familiarity with tools like Vite, Nx, Jest, Playwright, or similar is valuable
Excellent communication and collaboration skills. You take ownership of your projects, can articulate technical ideas clearly, and drive initiatives end-to-end. You thrive in a small team where everyone wears multiple hats
A startup mindset – you thrive in fast-moving environments, love solving hard problems, and are willing to roll up your sleeves wherever needed. You care deeply about building a great product and enjoy working closely with teammates who are just as passionate
Company
ComfyUI
Building ComfyUI
11-50 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Early StageTotal Funding
$17M2025-09-16Series Unknown· $17M
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