Senior Storybook Engineer — Remote Europe

Jobgether; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 134,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual salary range: US$161,900–$197,7

Fully remote within Europe

Core hours CET overlap 09:00–15:00 UTC

Contribute to open-source tooling used

Collaborative, learning-oriented team

Conference speaking opportunities

Additional benefits to be confirmed

Job summary

Jobgether in Switzerland is listing a Senior Software Engineer – Storybook for a partner company. You will contribute to Storybook’s evolution, shaping APIs and developer experiences used by frontend teams worldwide, including AI-powered workflows and open-source collaboration.

This remote-friendly role offers CET overlap hours (09:00–15:00 UTC) and European remote work across Europe. You’ll join a team focused on usability, performance, and tooling for developers, with opportunities to speak at

Qualifications

• At least 5 years of experience building web applications or developer-facing software using JavaScript, TypeScript, or other relevant programming languages.
• Experience developing tools, frameworks, libraries, or internal platforms for other developers.
• A strong understanding of the underlying systems that power modern frontend development, including web frameworks, build tools, and the broader frontend toolchain.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively in an asynchronous, distributed team.
• An interest in engaging with developer communities, understanding their needs, exchanging ideas, and sharing technical knowledge.
• The ability to form independent technical opinions, clearly explain reasoning, and remain open to alternative perspectives and new evidence.
• A genuine enthusiasm for improving developer productivity and helping shape the future of frontend development.
• Prior open-source maintainer experience is not required.
• Additional strengths include sharing knowledge through talks, articles, videos, or other public channels; expertise in frontend technologies beyond React, such as Web Components, Angular, or React Native; and a clear perspective on developer experience across different ecosystems.
• Experience experimenting with AI agents and agentic development workflows, or familiarity with Storybook or Chromatic, is an advantage.
• Experience working effectively in a distributed, remote-first environment is beneficial, as is a non-traditional path into software engineering that brings additional perspectives and insights.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the Storybook codebase as a core maintainer, helping shape the direction, quality, and long-term sustainability of the platform.
• Design, develop, and refine APIs that serve end users, addon authors, and other core maintainers, with a strong focus on usability and developer experience.
• Participate in open-source collaboration by triaging issues, reviewing pull requests, supporting contributors, and writing or reviewing Request for Comments (RFCs).
• Understand developers’ workflows and challenges, creating or reviewing educational content that helps users adopt new features and get the most out of the platform.
• Engage with the broader developer community to exchange ideas, communicate technical decisions, and share product developments, with opportunities to speak at conferences if interested.
• Collaborate with other engineering teams to maintain feature consistency and continuity across the open-source platform and related products.
• Contribute to the engineering support rotation, which primarily operates during regular business hours.
• Help advance AI-driven development workflows, including tools and integrations that enable AI agents to reuse components, preview interfaces, run tests, and identify potential issues.
• Contribute to the ongoing expansion of frontend ecosystem support, helping ensure the platform works effectively across modern frameworks and development environments.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript

Open-source maintainer experience

API design and developer UX

Distributed teamwork

AI/ML workflow familiarity

Job description

Jobgether in Switzerland is listing a Senior Software Engineer – Storybook for a partner company. You will contribute to Storybook’s evolution, shaping APIs and developer experiences used by frontend teams worldwide, including AI-powered workflows and open-source collaboration.

This remote-friendly role offers CET overlap hours (09:00–15:00 UTC) and European remote work across Europe. You’ll join a team focused on usability, performance, and tooling for developers, with opportunities to speak at