Front End Engineer

About the Role

We're seeking a Front End Engineer to help us build intuitive, powerful interfaces for our cutting-edge AI financial SaaS platform. As an early team member at our fast-growing startup, you'll shape our product experience from the ground up, working closely with our product and AI engineers to create elegant solutions that make complex financial data accessible and actionable for our users. We're looking for someone who is deeply customer obsessed and relentlessly focused on delivering exceptional user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement responsive, high-performance user interfaces using modern JavaScript frameworks
• Collaborate with product and AI engineers to translate business requirements into technical solutions
• Work alongside backend engineers to design and build API routes that power the frontend experience
• Participate in API design discussions to ensure frontend requirements are properly addressed
• Build reusable UI components and establish front-end architecture patterns
• Implement data visualizations to present complex financial information clearly and intuitively
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-tested code
• Continuously gather user feedback and iterate rapidly based on customer needs
• Advocate for the customer in all product discussions
• Stay current with emerging trends and technologies in front-end development

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional front-end development experience
• Expert knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, React, and modern front-end tooling
• Strong understanding of CSS, responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility
• Familiarity with data visualization libraries (Chart.js, etc.)
• Experience with front-end testing frameworks and methodologies
• Proven track record of shipping user-focused products
• Deep empathy for user needs and passion for user experience
• Customer obsession - you're relentlessly focused on solving real customer problems
• Strong bias toward action and ownership of your work
• Enjoy getting something out to the customer as soon as possible
• Experience building scalable systems (1→10)
• 4 days in-person in San Francisco

Nice to Have

• Experience in the finance or fintech industry
• Experience working in fast-growing startups
• Familiarity with AI/ML concepts and how they apply to user interfaces
• Knowledge of WebGL or Canvas for advanced visualizations
• Contribution to open-source projects
• Background in UX/UI design
• Experience with real-time data applications
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and implementation

Our Stack

• React, TypeScript, Next.js, dbt, Tailwind CSS
• Jest and Testing Library for testing
• AWS infrastructure

Why Join Us?

Join a team that's revolutionizing how financial companies leverage AI. We offer competitive compensation, meaningful equity, and the opportunity to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing market. If you're excited about building beautiful, intuitive interfaces for sophisticated financial tools, we want to hear from you!

About Us

Salient is building the future of consumer loan servicing, starting by transforming the auto lending industry. Since our September 2023 launch, we've:

• Scaled to more than $10M in ARR
• Partnered with some of the largest consumer lenders in America
• Cash flow positive
• Raised $65m in funding
• Interfaced with more than 2 million unique US consumers
• Processed over $150M in cash transactions
• Prevented $30M in fraud
• Identified 35k+ CFPB violations
• In-person office culture in San Francisco, CA

Backed by top-tier investors including Andreessen Horowitz, Matrix, General Catalyst, and Y Combinator.