UI Engineer
About The Position
Gamma is hiring a UI Engineer to build and refine the product’s visual experience, including polished layouts, animations, responsive interactions, and reusable design-system components. The role owns components ranging from foundational buttons and inputs to complex editor UI primitives, with accessibility built in. It also involves implementing detailed micro-interactions and transitions, addressing browser compatibility and rendering challenges, and maintaining strong frontend performance. The UI Engineer will partner closely with designers to turn high-fidelity mockups into production-ready components and build reusable, well-documented component libraries that scale across the product. The role calls for a strong eye for visual detail and judgment about when to polish versus iterate. Gamma’s team works in person in San Francisco four to five days per week, with flexibility to work from home when focused work is most important.
Requirements
- 3–5+ years of frontend engineering experience.
- Deep expertise in React.
- Mastery of CSS, including flexbox, grid, animations, transforms, and browser quirks.
- A sharp eye for detail and craft, including the ability to identify 1px misalignments, janky animations, and inconsistent spacing.
- Experience building complex, interactive UIs such as editors, design tools, or animation-heavy applications.
- Performance optimization skills across React rendering, CSS performance, and animation frame rates.
- Experience building reusable, accessible, well-documented component libraries.
- A thoughtful approach to user experience, including loading states, error handling, and responsive behavior.
Nice To Haves
- Experience with animation libraries or visual editing tools.
Responsibilities
- Own design-system components, from foundational elements to complex editor UI primitives, with accessibility built in.
- Build pixel-perfect layouts, smooth animations, and responsive interactions across the product.
- Implement polished micro-interactions and transitions.
- Optimize rendering, bundle size, and interaction responsiveness to maintain 60fps animations.
- Solve complex browser challenges, including cross-browser compatibility, edge cases, and rendering quirks.
- Partner with designers to translate high-fidelity mockups into production-ready components.
Benefits
- Benefits and equity are offered; specific benefits are not listed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
