At a glance
- Pay
- $180k – $235k/yr
- Type
- Full Time
- Location
- San Francisco, California
- Posted
- May 12, 2026
- Visa sponsorship
- SometimesFrom recent H-1B filings
- Company size
- Startup (1-50)
- Industry
- Technology/Software
About the role
- Software should be beautiful.
- Variant is code generation with creativity and taste. Instead of a confined conversation, you can generate endless designs from a single idea. Freely explore, discover directions you wouldn’t have thought of, and build better software as a result.
- We're well-capitalized and looking for a founding engineer to own the front end of Variant.
The ideal candidate
At least one of
- Has done impactful work at a company known for its front end and design
- Majorly contributed to a notable open source project
- Has a seriously impressive portfolio
- Works with modern frameworks like React, Next, Svelte, etc.
- Deeply understands the DOM and the browser
- Ships performant, pixel-perfect components
- Knows that building a startup is really hard work and is fully committed
- Doesn’t compromise between quality and shipping fast
- See what needs to be done and does it
- Under promises, over delivers
- Know when to be outspoken or disagree and commit
- We hold ourselves to these same principles.
- We've kept our team small by design. Your code will matter from day one, and its impact will compound over time. This will be the most meaningful work of your career.
- We work from a beautiful space in San Francisco where we dream up the future and make it real together. We’re well-capitalized and backed by notable investors.
- If you've built things you're proud of, we'd love to see them.
About Variant
Variant
Technology/Software · Startup (1-50)
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