Own and build frontend experiences across Air's web platform: translate product/design needs into high-quality UI, architect and ship features, improve component design and rendering performance, maintain a scalable design system, enforce accessibility and code quality, mentor engineers, and participate in reviews and hiring.
Air is a Creative Ops System for creative teams. Our product automates the mindless tasks that creatives and marketers do every day to manage content and unlocks creativity through image recognition, automated versioning, and approval workflows. We launched in March 2021 and have raised +$70m from world-class venture capital groups including Avenir, Tiger Global, Headline Ventures, Lerer Hippeau, WndrCo, and Slack Ventures.
We're looking for an experienced Senior / Staff Frontend Engineer to build and own frontend experiences across Air's web platform. You'll work closely with Product, Design, and fellow engineers to ship polished, high-performance UI that directly impacts how creative teams manage their work. Whether you're architecting a new feature from scratch, raising the bar on component design, or improving core rendering performance — you'll have real ownership and real impact. If you love building exceptional user experiences, care deeply about craft, and thrive in fast-moving environments, this role is for you.
Ship Exceptional Frontend Experiences
- Partner with Product and Design to translate ambiguous requirements into well-scoped, elegant technical solutions.
- Own the full frontend development lifecycle — from architecture and implementation to testing, release, and iteration.
Drive Frontend Excellence
- Set and uphold high standards for code quality, component design, accessibility, and performance.
- Participate in code reviews, tech-spec reviews, and on-call rotations.
- Continuously improve engineering practices across our frontend codebase.
Build and Scale Our Design System
- Contribute to and extend Air's component library, ensuring consistency and reusability across products.
- Collaborate closely with Design and product engineers to maintain a shared design language at scale.
Operate with Speed and Clarity
- Drive projects forward in a fast-moving, high-trust environment where requirements may be lightly defined.
- Proactively create clarity, identify tradeoffs, and keep initiatives moving with a high degree of autonomy.
Mentor and Grow the Team
- Help grow Air's engineering culture by mentoring junior and mid-level engineers.
- Participate in interviewing and help shape hiring standards for the frontend discipline.
- Experience: 6+ years of professional frontend development experience in a fast-paced, high-growth environment — ideally in SaaS or consumer-grade web products.
- Technical Skills: Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, and Next.js. Comfortable working across the modern frontend ecosystem and picking up new tooling quickly.
- Design Sensibility: A strong eye for detail and a genuine care for user experience — you can speak the language of design and advocate for quality at the implementation level.
- Entrepreneurial Drive: You like to work in public, own problems end-to-end, and move with intentional speed — so your best ideas ship fast and make a visible dent.
- Drive to Raise the Bar: Everyone at Air says the hard thing, progresses every day, and builds genuine relationships while pushing themselves and those around them to be better.
Don't meet every requirement? Apply anyway. We know that research shows women and underrepresented candidates are less likely to apply for roles unless they meet every listed qualification. If you're excited about this role and think you could do great work here, we'd love to hear from you — even if your background doesn't check every box. We hire for potential, curiosity, and drive, not just credentials.
- Act like a driver: Take initiative and ownership without waiting to be told.
- Work in public: Share ideas openly, get feedback early, and collaborate across teams.
- Play to win: Aim high and bring creativity, adaptability, and focus to your work.
- Say the hard thing: Give and receive feedback with clarity and respect.
- Disagree and commit: Debate honestly, then align quickly to move forward together.
Why Air?
- Growth and Impact: Join a rapidly scaling company with a mission to transform the creative ops space. Your work will have a direct, tangible impact on [our ARR growth].
- Comprehensive Benefits: We offer competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance, along with dependent coverage. You’ll also enjoy a generous work-from-home stipend, professional development reimbursement, and unlimited vacation days.
- Commitment to Diversity: We believe in the power of diverse perspectives and strive to create an inclusive culture that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds and experiences.
- Competitive Compensation: The compensation range for this role is USD $161,000 - $253,000 (Senior Frontend Engineer) and $177,000 - $278,000 (Staff Frontend Engineer) base salary, commensurate with experience.
At Air, we’re committed to building a world-class team and helping every individual reach their full potential. If you're passionate about solving big problems and growing with an innovative company, we’d love to meet you!
Air New York, New York, USA Office
We currently don't have an office space but are looking forward to opening one in Brooklyn, New York in Fall 2022. We have team members who live all around the world and so we will always have a split team with some members working remotely and some coming to the office.
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