Founding Product Engineer, Frontend

Get Hive; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Real ownership

Live deployments to customers

Top tooling and infrastructure

Early-stage impact

Job summary

Hive is building the AI operating layer for professional services. You will craft the cockpit for workflows, approvals, decisions and audit trails where trust is built and product craft shines.

You will own end-to-end frontend experiences, turning complex agent behaviours into intuitive interfaces for busy professionals, shipping with design partners on real client work, and defining the frontend architecture and quality bar for the team ahead.

Qualifications

• 4+ years building and shipping high‑quality B2B SaaS or similar complex digital products.
• Strong hands-on experience with React, TypeScript and modern frontend architecture.
• Eye for craft: speed, motion, edge cases and details that make software feel effortless.
• Able to turn ambiguous problems into products people love using.
• Fluent English; German is a bonus.

Responsibilities

• Own the operator experience end to end: live workflows, approvals, receipts and AI-enabled moments.
• Turn complex agent behaviour into calm, intuitive interfaces that professionals can understand at a glance.
• Ship directly with design partners using Hive on real client work.
• Set the frontend architecture and quality bar for the engineering team that follows.
• Work closely with the founders on product direction, not just implementation.

Skills

B2B SaaS product development

React

TypeScript

Frontend architecture

English fluency

German language (bonus)

Education

CS/Software Engineering degree (or related)

Job description

Hive is building the AI operating layer for professional services: software that connects the tools a firm already uses and helps real work move forward, with people always in control.

You will build the product surface our customers live in: the cockpit for workflows, approvals, decisions and audit trails. It is where trust is won, and where great product craft really matters.

What you'll do

• Own the operator experience end to end: live workflows, approvals, receipts and the moments where AI becomes genuinely useful.
• Turn complex agent behaviour into calm, intuitive interfaces that busy professionals can understand at a glance.
• Ship directly with design partners using Hive on real client work.
• Set the frontend architecture and quality bar for the engineering team that follows.
• Work closely with the founders on product direction, not just implementation.

What you bring

• 4+ years of experience building and shipping high-quality B2B SaaS or similarly complex digital products.
• Strong hands‑on experience with React, TypeScript and modern frontend architecture.
• A degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering or a related technical field. A Master's degree is a plus.
• A real eye for craft: speed, motion, edge cases and the details that make software feel effortless.
• You are comfortable taking an ambiguous problem and turning it into something people love using.
• Fluent English. German is a bonus.

How we work

We are building something ambitious with a small, high‑energy team, and everyone has a real seat at the table. We move quickly, care about doing great work and give people the trust and space to make things happen.

There is little hierarchy, no endless approval loops and plenty of room for good ideas, healthy debate and laughter along the way. We work closely, learn fast and celebrate the wins, big and small.

What we offer

• Build something meaningful, together. Work with smart, kind people who care about doing great things and enjoy the ride along the way.
• Real ownership. Your work shapes the product from day one, and you will have the trust to make meaningful decisions.
• Work that goes live. Build for real firms using Hive on real workflows, not a demo graveyard.
• Exceptional tools. Frontier models, great tooling and the freedom to use what helps you do your best work.
• A front-row seat. Early hires help define the product, culture and company. As Hive grows, so does your scope.