Senior Frontend Engineer at Outset (S23)
$140K - $200K  •  0.10% - 0.25%
AI-powered user interviews
San Francisco
Full-time
US citizen/visa only
3+ years
About Outset

Outset is revolutionizing how companies talk to their users. Our AI-moderated user interview platform allows teams to get deeper insights than surveys could ever achieve.

About the role

Outset is revolutionizing how companies learn from their users. Our AI-moderated user interview platform delivers deeper insights than traditional surveys, bridging the communication gap between businesses and their customers. Using industry-leading real-time voice-to-voice technology and a custom, in-house Large Language Model, Outset enhances user interviews, minimizes latency, and ensures exceptional user experiences.

As part of the next generation of AI-driven customer research, Outset is building intuitive and responsive frontend applications that empower teams to truly understand their users. By addressing the complexities of real-time data streaming, visualization, and user interaction, Outset enables companies to accelerate product development, improve user satisfaction, and drive smarter strategic decisions.

What you will do:

  • 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.

The ideal candidate will have:

  • 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.

Bonus points for familiarity with real-time data visualization, WebRTC, or frontend performance optimization.

Compensation:

The cash compensation range for this role is $140,000 - $210,000.

Actual compensation packages are based on various factors unique to each candidate, including skill set, depth of experience, and certifications. In addition to cash compensation, all full-time employees receive an equity compensation package.

Benefits:

  • Unlimited PTO and company holidays

  • Commuter benefits

  • Comprehensive health, vision, and dental insurance

  • 401(k) plan

  • Home office stipend

  • In-office snacks and meals provided when working late

Outset is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, free from discrimination based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class.

Technology

Some of the interesting problems we’re working on:

  • Industry-leading voice-to-voice realtime interview tech
  • Unstructured data classification with a finetuned in-house Large Language Model
  • Dropping milliseconds of latency to pull us out of the uncanny valley

Backend: Python/Django Frontend: NextJS All on AWS & Vercel

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