Front-End Growth Engineer

EvaFi is building a modern financial platform that helps people explore debt reduction options through a simple, transparent, guided experience.

We’re looking for a dynamic, product-minded Front-End Growth Engineer to help build and optimize our web interfaces, landing pages, onboarding funnel, and customer-facing product experiences.

This role is ideal for someone who is pixel-perfect, strong in React/Next.js, experienced with motion and low-latency frontend performance, and comfortable using analytics to identify where the experience needs to improve.

You will work closely with product, design, and backend engineering to turn polished designs into fast, responsive, high-converting web experiences. You will also help instrument the funnel, track user behavior, review session data, and present clear insights back to the product and design team using actual numbers and recommendations.

This is not a basic front-end role. We are looking for someone who can code beautifully, think strategically, use AI to move faster, collaborate well, and contribute to the overall design and product process.

What You’ll Do

• Build pixel-perfect landing pages and onboarding flows from Figma
• Develop fast, responsive, low-latency web experiences across desktop and mobile
• Create polished animations, transitions, and micro-interactions using tools like Framer Motion, GSAP, Lottie, or similar
• Work closely with UX/UI design to translate wireframes, mockups, and prototypes into seamless production experiences
• Partner with product to understand roadmap priorities and recommend improvements to the funnel
• Work with backend engineers to configure and connect APIs, forms, endpoints, and data flows
• Implement and optimize RESTful or GraphQL API integrations for efficient frontend/backend communication
• Set up, manage, and monitor analytics using tools like PostHog, Hotjar, FullStory, GA4, or similar platforms
• Track key user actions including clicks, page views, form starts, form completions, drop-offs, errors, and conversion rates
• Review user sessions and behavior patterns to identify friction points in the experience
• Present analytics findings to product and design with clear numbers, insights, and recommendations
• Help improve conversion, usability, trust, page speed, and overall user experience
• Use AI tools such as Cursor, Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, ChatGPT, or similar tools to speed up development, QA, debugging, prototyping, and iteration
• Contribute to the design process with strong product thinking and UX judgment
• Maintain clean, scalable, reusable front-end code
• Support SEO best practices, responsive web design, accessibility, and performance optimization
• Participate in Agile workflows, design reviews, sprint planning, and product discussions

Do you have experience in Version control?, * Strong experience with React and Next.js

• Strong command of TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design
• Experience with Tailwind CSS, SCSS, or similar modern styling systems
• Strong ability to match Figma designs with high visual accuracy
• Experience building landing pages, onboarding funnels, forms, and conversion-focused web experiences
• Experience creating high-quality animations and micro-interactions
• Strong understanding of frontend performance, page speed, Core Web Vitals, and low-latency interactions
• Experience working with APIs, endpoints, form submissions, and frontend/backend handoffs
• Experience with analytics and session replay tools such as PostHog, Hotjar, FullStory, GA4, or similar
• Ability to interpret funnel data and recommend UX or product improvements
• Experience using GitHub or similar version control tools
• Comfortable working within Agile product development processes
• Strong understanding of design thinking, usability, and user-centered product development
• Experience using AI tools to improve speed, quality, debugging, workflow, or product development
• Strong communication skills and ability to present decisions with clear reasoning and data

Nice to Have

• Fintech, lending, or regulated industry experience
• Experience with A/B testing and conversion rate optimization
• Experience with CRM or lead-management integrations
• Experience with Vercel, AWS, Azure, or other cloud deployment environments
• Familiarity with backend technologies such as Node.js, Django, PHP, Ruby on Rails, or ASP.NET
• Familiarity with databases such as PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, or similar
• Experience with CI/CD workflows, Docker, Jenkins, or deployment automation
• Experience with data visualization or dashboards
• Experience building AI-guided product experiences, chatbot-style interfaces, or AI-assisted workflows

Who You Are

• You are pixel-perfect and care deeply about design quality
• You have a portfolio showing polished frontend work and strong animations
• You know how to make a site feel premium, fast, and responsive
• You are strategic, but also very strong in execution
• You can look at analytics and explain what needs to change
• You can present recommendations with actual numbers and justification
• You collaborate well with product, design, and backend engineering
• You have a positive attitude and take ownership of your work
• You understand design thinking and contribute ideas, not just code
• You are comfortable working in a fast-moving early-stage environment
• You use AI in your workflow and can clearly explain how it helps you move faster

Hybrid Expectations

This is a hybrid role based in Irvine, CA. We are looking for someone who can join key in-person collaboration sessions, design reviews, planning meetings, and product discussions.

$30 - $60 an hour - Full-time, Contract, Pulled from the full job description

• Flexible schedule, During the contract period, the role is deliverable-focused with flexible working hours outside of scheduled collaboration sessions.

Full-Time Opportunity

This role will begin as an 8-12 week contract. If the working relationship is strong, the role may convert into a full-time position as EvaFi grows., * Examples of landing pages, funnels, or product experiences you’ve built

• Examples of animation or motion work
• Examples of analytics, session tracking, or funnel tracking you have implemented
• A portfolio or live examples showing pixel-perfect frontend execution
• Your monthly rate and availability
• A short note on how you use AI in your workflow and how it helps you move faster
• A short explanation of how you would approach improving conversion in a multi-step onboarding funnel

Pay: $30.00 - $60.00 per hour