4 open roles

Founding Frontend Engineer (Staff)

Open Posted on May 12, 2026

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)
YC Backed 4 open roles

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