Senior Frontend Developer - React+ AI experience (all genders)
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Job description
- Designing and Building AI-Powered Interfaces: Design and build intuitive frontend interfaces that effectively expose AI and LLM capabilities to users and partners.
- Frontend Architecture for AI Workflows: Create scalable, performant React-based UIs that handle asynchronous and long-running operations, streaming responses, and real-time agent interactions.
- Product Thinking and Ownership: Contribute to product direction and roadmap for AI-powered features, helping define what to build and why - not just how.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with backend engineers, Product Managers, and Designers to integrate AI features and ship products that delight users.
- Component Development and Quality: Build reusable, well-tested React components with a focus on performance, observability, and platform reliability.
- Knowledge Sharing and Mentorship: Support your peers, share knowledge, and raise the engineering bar through code reviews and mentorship.
Requirements
Do you have experience in TypeScript?, Do you have a Master's degree?, * You're a frontend engineer who is excited about AI and eager to explore how LLMs and agents can reshape user experiences.
- You thrive in ambiguity and enjoy the challenge of building something from scratch on a new team.
- You take ownership of outcomes, not just code - you care about what gets built and why.
- You are self-motivated and can function effectively in a team environment with minimum supervision.
- You are always seeking improvement and progress, and you care deeply about building reliable, intuitive user experiences., * Outstanding JavaScript/TypeScript knowledge with 5+ years of production experience, including expert-level React.js and modern frameworks (Next.js, etc.).
- Proven technical leadership and ability to set frontend technical direction.
- Strong understanding of API integration patterns, data fetching strategies, and frontend performance optimization.
- Commitment to code quality - clean, maintainable, well-tested code with strong testing practices and accessibility standards.
- Experience with modern styling approaches (CSS Modules, Tailwind, CSS-in-JS) and web components / shadow DOM., * Experience with AI-powered frontend development: agent SDKs (Vercel AI SDK, assistant-ui), Generative UI concepts, or LLM API integrations.
- Familiarity with real-time communication (WebSockets, streaming) and AI-specific patterns (RAG, vector search, semantic retrieval).
- Experience building responsive, adaptive interfaces such as chat UIs, conversational flows, or backend-for-frontend architectures.
- Experience contributing to or working with open-source frontend or AI projects.
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (AWS, GCP), CI/CD systems, Docker, or observability tooling.
Benefits & conditions
- Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture
- Genuine career growth opportunities within a company that's continuously expanding
- Make a meaningful impact by helping teams and customers work more effectively with AI
- Be part of a team large enough for growth yet agile enough for real impact
- Work on high-traffic products with a global user base
- Opportunity to work alongside other highly skilled engineers, learn and expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed culture, a true Canadian tech success story
… and enjoy a range of benefits that'll keep you happy and healthy:
- Lightspeed share scheme (we are all owners).
- Flexible working policy.
- Mental health online platform and counseling & coaching services.
- Health and wellness benefits.
- LinkedIn Learning license (learning is always ongoing).
- Volunteer day to be able to give back to society!
To all recruitment agencies: Lightspeed does not accept unsolicited agency resumes. If we have not directly engaged your company in writing to supply candidates for a specific vacancy, Lightspeed will not be responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Lightspeed is a proud equal opportunity employer and we are committed to creating an inclusive and barrier-free workplace. Lightspeed welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.