Staff Application Engineer, Frontend
About The Position
We’re hiring a Staff Frontend Engineer to craft the interaction layer of Rodeo — a video-centric creative tool where microinteractions, animation, and polish define the product experience. This is a design-forward frontend role where you’ll own the feel of the product: transitions, motion, responsiveness, and the small details that make professional tools feel intuitive. You’ve built interfaces where craft matters — creative tools, editors, or media-rich products where users notice the difference between good and great. You have strong opinions about easing curves, frame budgets, and interaction patterns, and you’re energized by collaborating closely with design to push what’s possible in the browser. This role may require participation in on-site interviews and/or completion of in-person onboarding processes.
Requirements
- 5+ years building production frontend applications, with meaningful time in creative tools, editors, or media-rich products
- Deep experience with React and TypeScript
- Strong command of animation and interaction libraries (Framer Motion, React Spring, GSAP, or similar)
- A portfolio or body of work that demonstrates interaction design sensibility
- Experience with canvas-based or timeline-based interfaces
- Strong eye for design and a commitment to craft and polish
- Comfort working in fast-paced, iterative environments alongside designers
- Experience with Next.js and modern frontend tooling
Nice To Haves
- Experience at creative tool companies (Descript, Runway, CapCut, Opus Clip, or similar)
- Background in generative art, creative coding, or interaction design
- Experience building editor or timeline UIs
- Familiarity with video playback and media APIs in the browser
- Side projects that show creative or interaction sensibility
Responsibilities
- Build fluid, highly polished UIs with React and TypeScript that feel fast and intentional
- Own interaction design implementation — microinteractions, transitions, animations, and motion using Framer Motion, React Spring, or GSAP
- Collaborate closely with the design team on rapid ideation and prototyping of new interaction patterns
- Translate high-fidelity Figma designs into production interfaces with pixel-level accuracy
- Build and maintain a component library and design system that enforces consistency and craft across the product
- Optimize rendering performance for complex canvases, timelines, and media-rich views
- Write reliable unit, integration, and E2E tests for complex interactive UI workflows
- Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to accelerate implementation while maintaining quality
- Work embedded with the design team as a creative partner, not just an implementer
- Prototype interaction concepts quickly to validate design direction before committing to full implementation
- Advocate for and implement the micro-details that elevate product feel — loading states, error handling, empty states, and transitions between views
Benefits
- An open and inclusive culture and work environment.
- Work closely with a collaborative, mission-driven team on cutting-edge AI technology.
- Full health, dental, and vision benefits
- Extremely flexible PTO and parental leave policy. Office closed the week of Christmas and New Years.
- VISA support where applicable
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
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