React Frontend Engineer - grok.com & API (London)

xAI; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI technology company in London is seeking a skilled React Frontend Engineer to enhance user interfaces for their platform. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in TypeScript and React, as well as knowledge of performance and security best practices. This role involves close collaboration with the team in a dynamic environment, requiring strong problem-solving and communication skills. The position allows for some work-from-home flexibility while maintaining an office presence.

Benefits

Equity in the company

Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage

401(k) retirement plan

Short & long-term disability insurance

Life insurance

Various discounts and perks

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of TypeScript and React is required.
• Experience with advanced web technologies (WebGL, WebSockets, etc.) is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work in a team are essential.

Responsibilities

• Implement highly performant user interfaces for grok.com.
• Contribute directly to the company's mission and participate in team discussions.
• Participate in coding and HTML/CSS interviews during hiring.

Skills

TypeScript

React

Tailwind

Frontend performance best practices

Accessibility

Frontend security

Tools

Kubernetes

Job description

Overview

React Frontend Engineer - grok.com & API (London)

London, UK

About xAI

xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. All engineers are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.

About the Team

You will work on the team that is responsible for the frontend services that power grok.com and our API in our London office. We focus on implementing highly performant user interfaces that are delightful to use. We primarily use React with NextJS for rendering.

About the Role

An ideal candidate meets the following requirements:

• Expert knowledge of TypeScript and React,
• Expert knowledge of Tailwind,
• Expert knowledge of best practices regarding performance, accessibility, and frontend security.

Additionally, any of the following qualifications may help a candidate stand out:

• Experience in advanced web technologies such as WebGL, WebSockets, WebAssembly, web workers, and PWAs,
• Experience in UI and UX design,
• Experience in implementing sophisticated CSS animations.
• Experience with Kubernetes.

Location

We hire engineers in London and in Palo Alto. We usually work from the office 5 days a week but allow for work-from-home days when required. Candidates joining the London team must be willing to attend late meetings at least once a week to coordinate with the rest of our team.

Interview Process

After submitting your application, the team reviews your CV and statement of exceptional work. If your application passes this stage, you will be invited to a 15 minute interview ("phone interview") during which a member of our team will ask some basic technical questions. If you clear the initial phone interview, you will enter the main process, which consists of two technical interviews:

• Coding interview in TypeScript: Write a small app in React
• HTML/CSS interview: Given a screenshot of a UI, implement it

All interviews will be conducted via Google Meet.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at xAI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

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