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# early-career software engineer

- **Company:** Ginger Labs, Inc.
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Starter
- **Salary:** $120,000.0 - $175,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, TypeScript, Web Performance Optimization, WebGL, Three.js, ReactJS, Large Language Models, React Redux
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://startup.jobs/junior-engineer-web-apps-notability-8817099

## About the Role

* Clear, concise communication, written and verbal: you make complex things simple for the people around you, and teammates are energized by working with you
 * Good judgment, and ownership of outcomes rather than tasks
 * Genuine care for the people you work with: you build trust, give and receive feedback well, and treat collaboration as the job rather than an interruption to it
 * Evidence you've shipped something real, professionally or on your own
 * Comfort reading and reasoning about React, TypeScript, and modern web code
 * Solid grasp of web fundamentals (browser, network, async behavior, application state)
 * Daily fluency with AI coding tools
 * Demonstrated curiosity: something you built, wrote, or figured out on your own initiative

Nice To Have

 * Experience with Redux or similar global state management
 * Experience with canvas/WebGL, or rendering engines e.g. Three.js or PixiJS
 * Knowledge of web performance optimization techniques
 * Experience building with LLM APIs, agents, or AI-assisted developer workflows
 * Writing, teaching or learning in public via a blog, repo, etc

For this position we are targeting a base pay between $120,000-$175,000. Actual compensation offered will be determined by factors such as job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

This role follows a hybrid model, with a minimum of two days onsite at our downtown San Francisco office and flexibility to work remotely from home the rest of the week.

## Description

* Communicate clearly, concisely and proactively in writing, conversation and use of AI: crisp problem statements and messages, readable PR descriptions, well-timed questions, honest status
 * Drive your work to completion: you find a way around ambiguity, review feedback, and edge cases
 * Ship stable, readable, well-tested code serving efficient and delightful user experiences
 * Jump into unfamiliar areas to solve tough problems
 * Operate with respect for the ideas, victories, mistakes, and time of your collaborators
 * Take in feedback from mentors and peers to continuously self-improve
 * Bring ideas and opinions: balance product and tech needs through open collaboration


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