Senior Frontend Engineer

We’re looking for a talented Frontend Software Engineer to help build high-quality features across HTTPie for Web & Desktop, our docs/website, etc.

What you’ll do

• Building user-facing features with a focus on top-notch user experience

• Implementing complex React components with drag-and-drop, keyboard shortcuts, etc.

• Working on a shared React codebase deployed as Next.js and Electron apps

• Adding real-time collaboration features across the product

• Improving the application performance through profiling and other methods

Tech

• Frontend: TypeScript, React, Next.js, TailwindCSS, Electron, WebSocket

• Backend: Python, Terraform, AWS, Amazon Aurora, AWS Lambda, Django

• Tools: Vercel, GitHub, Linear, Slack, Notion, Figma, JetBrains IDEs

You’ll be a great addition to the team if you have

• 5 years of software engineering experience

• Experience with building React single-page apps

• Solid understanding of HTTP and modern APIs

• Solid understanding of modern coding, testing, debugging, and automation techniques

• Passion for developer tools and sense for what makes them amazing

• Passion for simplicity, delightful user experience, and an eye for design

• Good sense for when to choose a robust vs. minimal solution to move fast

• Ability to comfortably navigate the ladder of abstraction

• Strong communication skills, especially in writing

• Eagerness to learn and share

Bonus points

• Experience with TypeScript

• Experience with building distributed systems

• Experience building a technology product

• Early-stage startup experience

• Open-source development experience

• History of side projects

• Entrepreneurial spirit

What we offer

• Competitive salary and equity

• MacBook Pro, 5K display, and accessories

• Company-paid co-working space

• Work remotely