Co-Founder and Frontend Lead

Co-Founder and Frontend Lead

Location: United States

Job Type: Full-Time

Work Arrangement: Remote / Hybrid

Role Overview

We are seeking a technically strong and entrepreneurial Co-Founder and Frontend Lead to take ownership of frontend engineering while helping shape the product and technology direction of the company. This role combines hands-on software development with technical leadership, product collaboration, and early-stage business building.

The ideal candidate is an experienced frontend engineer who enjoys working in fast-moving environments, making architectural decisions, building products from the ground up, and collaborating closely with founders and cross-functional teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, and evolution of the company’s frontend applications.
• Establish frontend architecture, development standards, and engineering best practices.
• Build scalable, responsive, and high-performance web applications.
• Develop reusable UI components and maintain a consistent design system.
• Work closely with product, design, and backend teams to define and deliver product features.
• Translate product concepts and business requirements into technical solutions.
• Make technology and architecture decisions related to frontend development.
• Review code and provide technical guidance to other developers.
• Establish development workflows, testing practices, and code-quality standards.
• Integrate frontend applications with APIs and backend services.
• Monitor application performance, reliability, accessibility, and security.
• Lead frontend development from prototype and MVP stages through production.
• Help define the company’s product roadmap and technical priorities.
• Participate in product strategy and feature planning.
• Evaluate new technologies, frameworks, and development tools.
• Help recruit, mentor, and build the engineering team as the company grows.
• Collaborate with founders and stakeholders on business and technology decisions.
• Represent the technical vision of the company when working with partners, customers, or investors when appropriate.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of professional software engineering or frontend development experience preferred.
• Strong experience with modern JavaScript and frontend frameworks.
• Advanced knowledge of React, Next.js, Vue.js, Angular, or comparable technologies.
• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, TypeScript, and responsive design.
• Experience designing frontend architecture for scalable applications.
• Strong understanding of REST APIs and modern web application architecture.
• Experience with Git and modern software development workflows.
• Strong debugging, problem-solving, and technical decision-making skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of technical initiatives.
• Entrepreneurial mindset and willingness to work across technical and business functions.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous startup or early-stage company experience.
• Experience taking a product from concept or MVP to production.
• Experience building and maintaining design systems.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and automated testing.
• Knowledge of frontend performance optimization and web accessibility.
• Experience mentoring or managing frontend engineers.
• Strong product-development and user-experience perspective.
• Previous founder, technical co-founder, or startup leadership experience.