Frontend Engineer
Lightning AI
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- Location
- United Kingdom, United States
- Job Type
- full-time
- Work Format
- 馃實 Remote
- Salary
- $120,000 - $250,000 USD
- Posted
- May 7, 2026
Job Description
Who We Are
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
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Move Fast: We act with speed and precision, breaking down big challenges into achievable steps.
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Focus: We complete one goal at a time with care, collaborating as a team to deliver features with precision.
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Balance: Sustained performance comes from rest and recovery. We ensure a healthy work-life balance to keep you at your best.
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Craftsmanship: Innovation through excellence. Every detail matters, and we take pride in mastering our craft.
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Minimal: Simplicity drives our innovation. We eliminate complexity through discipline and focus on what truly matters.
What We're Looking For
We’re looking for a Frontend Engineer to help develop and scale the UI and frontend infrastructure of the Lightning AI platform. In this role, you’ll take ownership of key features and drive them end-to-end, working closely with engineering, product, and design to ship high-quality, iterative improvements. With over 10,000 organizations building with Lightning, you’ll have a unique opportunity to impact how the world builds and deploys AI to production.
This role is based in one of our hubs (Seattle, NYC, SF, or London), with a minimum of 2 in-office days per week and occasional team and company offsites. We are not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position at this time.
What You’ll Do
- Write readable/testable/efficient code in React and Redux, and build deep expertise in our technology stack to deliver new features, improve system stability, and increase overall performance.
- Partner with engineering and product leaders on developing the user interface and frontend infrastructure while using your experience to set the technical direction for large projects.
- Evaluate, strengthen, and document technical architecture, tools, and processes.
- Maintain high standards for software quality, implement automation, drive continuous delivery, and reduce time to production while proactively reducing technical debt.
- Mentor and coach engineers on system design, operating in high uncertainty, and problem-solving to create a supportive, inclusive environment in which each engineer can grow.
What You’ll Need
- Proficiency in React, JavaScript and TypeScript.
- Strong understanding of software engineering principles and lifecycle.
- Hands-on experience as a Frontend Engineer in a SaaS technology company.
- Proven ability to take ownership of key features and drive end-to-end development.
- Communication and collaboration with engineers, product managers, and designers.
- Ability to operate in high uncertainty and rapidly changing environments.
Compensation
We are committed to offering competitive compensation that reflects the value each team member brings to our mission. Final offers are based on factors such as experience, skills, geographic location, and role expectations. In addition to base salary, our total rewards package for eligible roles includes a discretionary bonus, a meaningful equity component, and comprehensive benefits.
The anticipated annual base salary range for this role is:
$120,000 - $250,000 USD
Benefits and Perks
We offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support our employees’ health, well-being, and long-term success. Benefits may vary by location, team, and role.
Benefits include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental and vision coverage (U.S.); Private medical and dental insurance (U.K.)
- Retirement and financial wellness support (U.S.); Pension contribution (U.K.)
- Generous paid time off, plus holidays
- Paid parental leave
- Professional development support
- Wellness and work-from-home stipends
- Flexible work environment
馃幆 Who is this job for?
This role suits a Middle to Senior Frontend Engineer with strong experience in React, TypeScript, and building scalable SaaS applications. The candidate should be comfortable owning frontend features end-to-end, improving architecture and performance, and collaborating closely with product, design, and engineering teams in fast-paced environments. They should also have experience mentoring engineers, maintaining high code quality, and working on frontend infrastructure and developer workflows.
馃挰 Potential Interview Questions
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How would you architect a scalable React application for a complex creative tool?
Use modular component architecture, centralized yet optimized state management, and clear separation between rendering and business logic. Prioritize maintainability and performance from the start. -
How do you optimize performance in applications with heavy UI interactions like timelines or canvases?
Use memoization, virtualization, requestAnimationFrame, and GPU acceleration where appropriate. Avoid unnecessary renders and keep state updates efficient. -
What are best practices for managing large dynamic state in frontend applications?
Normalize state structures, separate UI state from domain state, and minimize deeply nested updates. Use predictable state management patterns. -
How would you design a collaborative visual editor or node-based workflow tool?
Model nodes and relationships clearly, support undo/redo functionality, and optimize rendering for large graphs. Focus on intuitive interactions and responsiveness. -
What are the advantages of using TypeScript in large frontend projects?
TypeScript improves type safety, maintainability, and refactoring confidence. It also enhances collaboration in growing engineering teams. -
How do you ensure smooth playback and responsiveness in multimedia web applications?
Optimize rendering pipelines, preload assets intelligently, and minimize blocking operations on the main thread. Use Web Workers or WebGL where needed. -
How do you rapidly prototype new product ideas in a startup environment?
Build lightweight prototypes focused on validating assumptions quickly. Iterate fast based on user feedback instead of over-engineering early solutions. -
How do you balance code quality with fast iteration speed?
Establish lightweight engineering standards, automated testing, and CI/CD early. Deliver incrementally while continuously improving architecture. -
How do you collaborate effectively with AI and backend teams when building AI-powered products?
Define clear API contracts, align on data flow and latency expectations, and iterate closely on user workflows and feedback loops. -
What challenges are unique to AI-native creative applications?
Handling unpredictable AI outputs, maintaining responsive UX despite model latency, and designing intuitive human-AI workflows are key challenges.
馃搵 Job Summary
Flick is an AI filmmaking startup building the next-generation creative interface for AI-native storytelling — combining powerful editing workflows with cutting-edge generative AI. As a Senior Frontend Engineer, you’ll architect and develop immersive editor experiences like timelines, canvases, and visual tooling using React, TypeScript, and WebGL. The role offers $100K–$200K plus up to 1% equity, remote flexibility, and visa sponsorship, giving you the opportunity to join as a founding engineer and directly shape the product’s future. Work alongside top engineers, artists, and filmmakers to redefine how AI-powered films are created.
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