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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Frontend Engineer, Enterprise AI - **Company:** Handshake - **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Big Data, Performance Tuning, TypeScript, Front End Software Development, Api Management - **Published:** September 4, 2026 - **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/senior-frontend-engineer-enterprise-ai-joinhandshake-8602874 ## About the Role * 5-6+ years of frontend engineering experience with a strong architectural track record * Deep expertise in ReactJS and TypeScript - you understand the tradeoffs, not just the syntax * Proven experience building and maintaining shared component libraries or design systems used by other engineers * Strong opinions on frontend architecture - state management, rendering patterns, performance, accessibility - and the ability to defend and evolve them * Experience making technology decisions that others depend on, with an eye toward long-term maintainability * Comfort working in ambiguous, fast-moving environments where the right answer isn't always obvious * Strong communication skills - you'll need to align engineers, product, and design on how things get built Extra Credit * Experience building frontend architecture for AI-powered or data-intensive applications * Background at a company known for high craft - you've seen what a great design system looks like from the inside * History of writing technical documentation or guides that helped other engineers ramp quickly * Experience with performance optimization, accessibility standards, or cross-platform rendering at scale * Familiarity with enterprise deployment environments or security constraints ## Description Handshake AI Enterprise is a new business unit building AI-powered applications for the world's largest companies. We deploy small, expert teams directly into enterprise environments - deeply learning each customer's business, defining where AI can drive real impact, and building and iterating on agents that automate their most critical workflows. We're not a consulting firm and we're not selling software. We're building and deploying AI that measurably changes how enterprises operate., As our first senior frontend hire, you'll define how we build UI across the entire team. That means establishing the component system, design language, and engineering patterns that every engineer who comes after you will rely on. You'll set the technical bar, make the foundational decisions, and build in a way that scales - so others can move fast without sacrificing quality. This is a rare opportunity to own the frontend architecture of a new product from zero, at a company with the data, lab relationships, and momentum to win., * Architect the frontend foundation for Handshake AI Enterprise - component system, design tokens, patterns, and engineering conventions that the whole team builds on * Make foundational technology decisions: framework choices, state management, rendering strategy, performance budgets * Build shared libraries and abstractions that let other engineers move fast without reinventing the wheel or sacrificing quality * Establish code standards, review practices, and documentation that scale as the team grows * Collaborate closely with Applied AI and Platform engineers to define clean API contracts and integration patterns * Ship production-grade UI for enterprise customer deployments alongside building the foundation * Evolve the architecture over time as the team, product, and customer base scales ## Related Videos - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Do TypeScript without TypeScript](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/327-do-typescript-without-typescript) - [From APIs to MCP: Enterprise Governance, Registry, and Controls](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100336-from-apis-to-mcp-enterprise-governance-registry-and-controls) - [Contract-First Frontend: Scaling Reliable UIs with OpenAPI and AI](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1995-contract-first-frontend-scaling-reliable-uis-with-openapi-and-ai) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [WeAreDevelopers LIVE – Frontend Inspirations, Web Standards and more](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1761-wearedevelopers-live-frontend-inspirations-web-standards-and-more) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers) - [Dev Digest 159: AI Pipelines, 10x Faster TypeScript, How to Interview](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/563-dev-digest-159-ai-pipelines-10x-faster-typescript-how-to-interview) - [Dev Digest 132 - Binging WADFlix?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/473-dev-digest-132-binging-wadflix) - [What is Software Engineering in the Age of AI?](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/640-what-is-software-engineering-in-the-age-of-ai) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline)