Junior Front-End Engineer
As a Junior Front-End Engineer, you’ll play an active role in designing and implementing UI/UX components for our core products. You’ll work closely with a team of UX designers, data scientists, and software engineers to solve complex problems—making this an ideal environment to accelerate your technical growth while delivering high-impact solutions for our users.
What it’s like here
We lead with trust, treat each other with respect, and use candor consistently, kindly, and constructively. We care deeply about our work, and we find genuine satisfaction in doing it well. Above all, we take ownership—because we feel the weight of collective results personally. We are looking for people who share these values and are eager to put them into practice.
What we’re looking for
A bachelor’s degree in computer science or another engineering or science discipline, or completion of a software development boot camp and 0–2 years of relevant professional experience
Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern JavaScript, with a solid understanding of language fundamentals, asynchronous programming, and modern front-end development practices
Familiarity with UI/UX, knowledge of design patterns, and experience designing and styling applications with CSS
Proven experience building production web applications with React
Experience working with REST APIs and integrating back-end services into front-end applications
Experience with Git and modern software development workflows
Familiarity with component frameworks like Material UI or similar frameworks
Interested in integrating AI development tools, including LLMs and code agents, into daily workflows to drive engineering efficiency
Thoughtfulness in maintaining high-quality code standards required by agentic work and in providing concise, well-scoped changes that optimize code and context windows and that maximize agents
Strong problem-solving skills, curiosity, and an eagerness to learn
US citizenship and eligibility and willingness to obtain and maintain a US security clearance (Secret or above)
The following isn’t required, but we’d love to see it:
Demonstrated software development through personal, academic, or open source projects
Experience with GraphQL, Next.js, Node.js
Familiarity with libraries such as React Query/TanStack, Axios, Context API, styled-components
Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure), automated testing frameworks, and/or CI/CD processes
Familiarity with Python or Golang
Experience implementing and deploying software in containerized or cloud environments, using tools such as Docker, Podman, or Kubernetes (K8s)
Passion for discussing and creating mocks in Figma; working directly with design to create the best user experience
Active Secret (or above) US security clearance
This position offers a hybrid/on-site work environment at our office in Austin, TX.
Compensation
The anticipated base pay range for this position is $100,000–$130,000/year. Striveworks’ total compensation package includes a competitive base salary, equity grants, and cash bonuses.