Frontend Engineer - Infrastructure OS Platform

CLERA, LLC
San Francisco, CA, United States
2 months ago

Role details

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

Tech stack

Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Software Quality Programming Tools Distributed Systems Human-Computer Interaction Ui Patterns ReactJS Backend Build Management Material UI Kubernetes
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Tools for Reporting Front End Software Development Api Design

Job description

We’re hiring a Frontend Engineer to design and build the user interface for an OS-like platform that makes distributed systems approachable for both individual developers and production teams. You’ll help define interaction patterns, visualizations, and realtime UIs that translate complex cluster state into clear, actionable experiences., * Own the platform’s user interface, including cluster provisioning flows, natural language interfaces, and real-time proactive system insights

  • Design and build visualization systems that make distributed state legible at a glance
  • Surface the right information by integrating with Kubernetes APIs, GitOps controllers, and gRPC/cRPC backends
  • Build real-time reactive UIs using modern realtime frameworks that scale from single users to large teams
  • Prototype new interaction patterns for infrastructure management, test assumptions quickly, and iterate based on feedback
  • Collaborate with backend and platform teams to design elegant protocols for the frontend
  • Establish frontend architecture patterns and best practices as an early engineering team member
  • Write maintainable, well-structured frontend code and champion code quality across the product

Requirements

Do you have experience in gRPC?, * Strong frontend fundamentals and a track record shipping user-facing infrastructure or developer tools

  • Practical experience building end-to-end applications using React, modern CSS frameworks, and component libraries
  • Experience or familiarity with realtime/reactive UI patterns and frameworks
  • Basic knowledge of Kubernetes (pods, deployments, services) and how distributed systems behave
  • Deep understanding of performance, accessibility, and frontend best practices
  • Experience creating visualization systems and compute-efficient UI animations
  • Comfortable working with complex state management that reflects real-world infrastructure
  • Experience working with APIs and backend services, with willingness to contribute to backend logic when needed
  • Familiarity with observability and analytics tools
  • Strong communication skills, self-direction, and ability to collaborate across product, design, and backend teams

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