Pickford AI · 20 hours ago
Front End Engineer
California, United States
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$100K/yr - $140K/yr
5+ years expPickford AI is focused on building the next generation of storytelling through an innovative UGC platform. They are seeking a Front End Engineer who will design and develop user-facing layers, ensuring an engaging interface for both audiences and creators.
Computer Software
Responsibilities
Proactively design, build and maintain high-quality frontend features for a mobile-first web platform with real-time interactive experiences
Translate product intent or creative goals into clear interaction models and layouts
Own core user flows, ensuring performance, responsiveness, and state consistency
Collaborate closely with product, backend, and ML teams to define frontend architecture
Take initiative on identifying and fixing UX edge cases, race conditions, and state-management issues
Contribute to frontend standards, component libraries, and design systems
Identify UX friction and interaction breakdowns, then fix them
Review human and AI-generated code and help uphold a high bar for frontend quality and maintainability
Qualification
Required
5+ years of professional frontend engineering experience
Strong mobile-first design instincts
Experience shipping mobile-heavy or mobile-first products
Experience working with Figma as both a design and collaboration tool
Experience with nondeterministic and long-running AI-powered interfaces
Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript
Deep experience with React (or similar component-based frameworks)
Experience using Vite or similar modern frontend build tooling
Excellent communicator who thrives in small, cross-functional teams
Preferred
Familiarity with Shadecn
Experience designing and building tools for complex user-generated content
Experience with Python & FastAPI
Exposure to large-scale real-time systems such as video streaming or multiplayer gaming
Benefits
Competitive salary, stock, and benefits package
The space to work on truly crazy projects that will shape the future of media
The opportunity to closely collaborate with with amazing multidisciplinary talent - Hollywood creatives, world-class designers, superstar engineers, and incredible AI researchers
An environment designed to let everyone collaborate and be included no matter what speciality you previously had
Unique professional growth opportunities built directly into our development process
Company
Pickford AI
AI that smells like popcorn.
2-10 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase