Senior/Lead Front-end Engineer

Epistemic AI (Headquarters: Remote)

Frontend Front-end Typescript React JavaScript UI/UX Web Development AWS K8s Networking Remote Senior Lead Front End Engineer

Company: Epistemic AI is building the next generation of tools to accelerate biomedical research using AI. We are a team of scientists, engineers, and life science veterans aiming to decentralize AI solutions for the life sciences, create more efficient drug discovery, and help bring better treatments to market faster. Our platform helps researchers explore complex biomedical knowledge and connect data across disciplines.

Role: We are seeking a senior or lead level Front-end Engineer to join our fully remote team. You will be responsible for designing, building, and maintaining the user interface of the Epistemic AI platform. You'll work closely with product managers, designers, and backend engineers to create intuitive, performant, and visually appealing interfaces for complex scientific data exploration and analysis.

Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in Typescript and React. Deep understanding of modern front-end development practices, state management, component architecture, and performance optimization. Experience building complex web applications. Familiarity with data visualization libraries is a plus. Understanding of networking basics to debug front-end applications effectively. Experience with our backend/infra stack (AWS, K8s) is beneficial but not required. A solid grasp of computer science fundamentals (e.g., data structures, algorithms, difference between thread/process) is expected.

Ideal Candidate: You are demonstrably tenacious, resilient, and relentless in pursuing solutions. You thrive when challenged and have the drive to build something incredible from the ground up. You are competitive yet collaborative, strive for excellence, possess passion and compassion, and have empathy for users and colleagues. You have a strong portfolio showcasing your front-end development skills at a senior level.

Benefits: We offer generous compensation (competitive cash and equity), 401K matching, excellent health insurance (no monthly payments), and subsidies for equipment, education, and home office furniture.