Job Description,Founding Frontend Engineer

1 week ago

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India Cautio Full time ₹ 15,00,000 - ₹ 20,00,000 per year

Industry & Sector:
Early-stage, product-led B2B SaaS startup building developer-focused web applications in the security/compliance and risk tooling space. We're an on-site engineering-first team in India solving complex UX and performance problems for enterprise customers.

Primary Title:
Founding Frontend Engineer (Lead Frontend Engineer) — On-site, India

About The Opportunity
Join the founding engineering team as the first dedicated frontend lead to define the product surface, shape the frontend architecture, and deliver polished, high-performance web experiences for enterprise users. You'll partner closely with product, design, and backend engineering to ship customer-impacting features quickly and reliably.

Role & Responsibilities

  • Own frontend architecture and ship end-to-end UI features using React and TypeScript, ensuring maintainability and scalability.
  • Design and implement performant, responsive, and accessible interfaces that meet WCAG standards and enterprise SLAs.
  • Collaborate with Product and Design to translate user problems into intuitive UX and measurable outcomes.
  • Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines, automated tests, and observability for frontend releases to ensure high quality and fast iteration.
  • Establish UI patterns and a design system; create documentation and code patterns that accelerate team development.
  • Mentor junior engineers, participate in hiring, and drive engineering best practices across the company.

Skills & Qualifications
Must-Have

  • 3+ years building production-grade frontends with React and TypeScript; strong JS fundamentals (ES6+).
  • Practical experience with modern frameworks or similar), state management, and component-driven development.
  • Proven track record of shipping high-quality UIs: testing (unit, integration, e2e), performance tuning, and accessibility fixes.
  • Familiarity with GraphQL/REST integrations, HTTP performance patterns, and CI/CD for web apps.
  • Strong product sensibility, communication skills, and ability to drive decisions in a fast-paced startup environment (on-site required).

Preferred

  • Experience building or owning a design system, familiarity with Tailwind/CSS-in-JS, or headless UI patterns.
  • Background in enterprise or B2B SaaS products, and experience working on security, compliance, or observability features.
  • Prior startup/founding-team experience and comfort with ambiguity, rapid iteration, and wearing multiple hats.

Benefits & Culture Highlights

  • Significant equity participation and competitive compensation reflecting a founding role.
  • High ownership environment with direct impact on product direction; close collaboration with leadership.
  • On-site, engineering-first culture in India focused on learning, mentorship, and rapid product delivery.

If you are a hands-on frontend engineer who loves building delightful, robust web products and wants to join the founding team to shape product and engineering culture, we'd love to hear from you. Apply with your resume and portfolio/examples of shipped work.

Skills: react,typescript,

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