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# Frontend Engineer (Los Altos)

- **Company:** Cheiron, Inc.
- **Location:** Los Altos, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** JavaScript (Programming Language), Artificial Intelligence, Code Review, Cursor (Graphical User Interface Elements), Performance Tuning, Next.js, TypeScript, Tailwind, ReactJS, Large Language Models, Webpack, Material UI, Playwright, Front End Software Development, React Redux, JestJS
- **Published:** June 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=f1cc23117447d6ea

## About the Role

Do you have experience in UI implementation?, * 4+ years of frontend experience with React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and modern JavaScript

 * Deep understanding of component architecture, design system implementation, state management, API integration, and performance optimization
 * Frontend ownership: you've personally raised the quality and standards of a product's frontend and reviewed and guided other engineers' frontend work, including full-stack engineers
 * The skill to turn designer specs into production-quality UI, with the persistence to carry responsiveness, accessibility, interaction states, and pixel details all the way through
 * Experience integrating AI/LLM products on the frontend: you've solved AI-specific UX challenges like streaming, non-deterministic results, long-running execution, and citation display
 * Active use of AI coding tools such as Claude Code and Cursor
 * The drive to set your own priorities and ship quickly, even when specs are incomplete
 * English proficiency across docs, conversation, and code review (daily collaboration with a multi-region team), * Experience building and operating an in-house design system or component library from scratch - design and governance, not just usage
 * Data-heavy UI experience: complex tables, virtualization, large result rendering, or document- and form-centric interfaces
 * Experience with modern frontend tooling and test infrastructure such as Next.js, Vite, React Query, Zustand/Redux, Storybook, Playwright, and Vitest
 * Experience building enterprise SaaS, or pharma, biotech, or healthcare products
 * Experience at a seed or early-stage startup



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