Frontend Software Engineer, Web

Harmonic • Palo Alto, CA

2d

About The Position

Harmonic is a startup building the world’s most advanced mathematical reasoning engine, recently achieving Gold Medal-level performance on the 2025 International Math Olympiad (IMO). Backed by some of the world's most prominent investors, we are intentionally scaling our elite, lean technical team. We are looking for a talented Frontend Software Engineer to drive the early development of Harmonic’s web products and marketing materials. In this role, you will be instrumental in translating cutting-edge mathematical superintelligence into delightful and useful consumer experiences, as well as shape how Harmonic tells its story to the world. We are looking for a driven self-starter with a proven track record of shipping ambitious, impactful, and user-centric products from inception, specifically demonstrating expertise in crafting performant, scalable, and intuitive frontend web applications.

Requirements

• Deep Web Expertise: A proven track record of shipping ambitious and user-centric web applications from concept to launch.
• Product-Minded Engineer: A strong sense of user empathy and product intuition, with a passion for building experiences that are both powerful and delightful.
• Ownership and Ambiguity: The ability to operate independently and effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative, and highly ambiguous environment, consistently delivering results.
• Cross-Functional Excellence: Superb communication skills and a history of working effectively with product, design, and other engineering teams to achieve shared goals.
• BS in Computer Science, Engineering, a related field, or equivalent industry experience.
• 3+ years of hands-on relevant industry experience.
• Demonstrated success in delivering complex native web apps with React.
• Experience with experimentation and iterative development processes.
• Proven work ethic, self-motivation, and a passion for building impactful products
• Experience collaborating with designers, including familiarity with Figma.
• Solid product sense, an eye for design, and a willingness to think critically about user experience.
• Experience with modern software development practices including coding standards, code reviews, source control management, build and deployment processes, and testing.
• Proven track record operating successfully in a fast-paced, collaborative environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Expo and React Native
• Prior experience in collaborating with research teams or in a research-driven environment.
• Experience in developing products from concept to launch.
• Experience building complex mobile apps.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end development of our web applications, leading the technical design, implementation, and deployment of a high-quality product from the ground up.
• Obsess over the details of the user experience by implementing intuitive web user experiences as well as optimizing application performance.
• Partner closely with product managers, designers, and research teams to define, prototype, and build innovative features that transform complex technology into seamless and intuitive user interactions.
• Leverage AI-native tools (e.g., Cursor, GitHub Copilot) to accelerate development cycles and establish new best practices in mobile engineering.
• Own the implementation of Harmonic’s website, engineering blog, and other marketing materials.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) matching
• 100% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits for employees and 50% coverage for dependents.
• Harmonic offers varied health coverage options to select what is best for you and your family.
• Health Savings Account (HSA) available for qualifying health plans

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level