Hybrid Frontend Engineer – UI/UX Focus

at Zettabyte Inc

• Job title: Frontend Engineer – UI/UX Focus
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: GraphQL, JavaScript, Next.js, React, Redux, TypeScript, Vue.js
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Palo Alto, United States

About the role

• Frontend Engineer focusing on UI/UX, designing interfaces with Figma and implementing in Vue.js at a company leveraging GPU infrastructure. Collaborating with backend teams to ensure seamless API integration.

Responsibilities

• Design user interfaces and workflows in Figma, creating mockups and prototypes
• Implement your own designs in Vue.js (primary) and Next.js
• Collaborate with backend engineers to design and consume RESTful/GraphQL APIs
• Build robust state management and data fetching layers for complex UI requirements
• Own the full design-to-code pipeline for new features
• Create intuitive dashboards and visualizations using real-time API data
• Handle API error states, loading patterns, and data synchronization elegantly
• Conduct user research, create user flows, and iterate based on feedback
• Balance aesthetic appeal with technical constraints and performance.

Requirements

• 4+ years combined experience in frontend development and UI/UX design
• Strong Vue.js (Vue 3 preferred), React/Next.js, TypeScript, and modern CSS
• Experience with API integration, async data handling, and state management (Pinia/Vuex, Redux)
• Proficiency with REST APIs, GraphQL, and WebSocket connections
• Understanding of API design principles and ability to provide feedback to backend teams
• Proficiency in Figma (or similar) for creating production-ready designs
• Portfolio showing both design work and implemented projects
• Understanding of design principles: typography, color theory, spacing, visual hierarchy
• Experience owning features from concept through implementation
• Experience with API testing tools (Postman, Insomnia)
• Knowledge of backend technologies for better API collaboration
• Real-time data visualization experience
• OpenAPI/Swagger documentation experience
• Formal design education or HCI background
• Design systems experience (creating and maintaining)
• Background in developer tools or technical product design.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and equity based on your experience and skillset;