UI Engineer - AI

Smartclip
Hamburg, Germany
5 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Remote
Hamburg, Germany

Tech stack

Artificial Intelligence
React
Front End Software Development

Requirements

Do you have experience in React?, You have deep experience shipping real applications - probably years of it. You understand frontend architecture at a level where you can make big decisions confidently: state management, performance, component design, API integration, accessibility.

The AI-native workflow.

You've gone through the painful learning curve of AI-assisted development and come out the other side. You know the pitfalls. You have your own system. You can build a complete, production-ready feature in a fraction of the time it used to take - without cutting corners.

The product thinker.

You don't just build what's specified. You understand the business context. You push back when something doesn't make sense. You have opinions about UX and you can articulate them.

The quality bar.

AI-generated code without discipline is a liability. You know this. You write tests. You review thoroughly. You keep architecture clean even when moving fast. You evaluate, iterate, and refine.

Bonus: You've been here before.

Ideally, you've already worked on AI-first interfaces - conversational UIs, agent interactions, natural language input patterns. You know firsthand what works and what doesn't when the interface is the AI.

Benefits & conditions

Own the UI layer - from vision to production. You're not just writing components. You're shaping how our product feels.

  • Architect and build production-grade frontends for AI agent products using React/Next.js

  • Design interaction patterns for natural language and agent-driven UIs - the kind of interfaces nobody has fully figured out yet

  • Brief and shape visual design with a strong sense for UX and layout - you don't need to push pixels, but you need to know what great looks like

  • Translate business requirements into product thinking - you understand why we're building, not just what

  • Establish frontend best practices: component architecture, testing strategies, code quality, CI/CD, From embracing remote work opportunities to offering an "honour system-based" approach to working hours to "Smart Fridays" - our latest four-day workweek option - we understand the value of flexibility.

  • Continuous Development: Investing in your growth is a priority for us. We offer diverse training opportunities through Udacity, Coursera, hackathons, conferences, and personal and professional coaching & training

  • What else we offer you: We take care of our employees. That's why we offer attractive company benefits, such as contributions towards the Deutschland-Ticket and JobRad, discounted fitness packages with Urban Sports Club, a free RTL+ premium subscription, corporate benefits discounts, engaging company events, and much more.

About the company

At smartclip we are shaping the future of video and TV advertising. Our proprietary technology empowers advertisers and agencies with true cross-screen storytelling on all devices, and enables publishers to monetise their content in the most efficient and effective way possible. The smartclip portfolio encompasses best-in-class broadcasters, publishers, and brands that seek to traverse the boundaries of traditional advertising by delivering innovative, premium video ad experiences that propel the industry forward. smartclip is Europe's largest open adtech development unit designed specifically for European broadcasters and streaming services. As a subsidiary of Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland, smartclip is part of RTL Group - Europe's leading free-to-air broadcaster group. Headquartered in Hamburg, smartclip has offices in Berlin, Munich, Düsseldorf, Gütersloh, Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki, Amsterdam, Milan and Rome., The world is full of developers learning to use AI. It's full of AI companies building backends. What's rare is the intersection: someone who deeply understands UI architecture, has genuine product and design sensibility, AND has already mastered AI-first development workflows. That's a tiny group of people right now. And we want one of them. You won't just be building a product. You'll be defining what AI-agent interfaces look like - for our company and potentially for the industry. That's not something you get to do in most jobs. * Tools & Equipment: We provide you with State-of-the-art equipment. Whether you prefer Mac, Linux, or any specific tool, you'll have access to top-of-the-line equipment and state-of-the-art tools and programs.

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