Front-End Engineer (Anime)

Spellbrush; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative studio at the forefront of generative AI is seeking a Front-End Engineer to craft the next generation of anime and video game tools. This role offers the chance to develop complex single-page applications using React and TypeScript, while collaborating closely with top AI researchers. If you're passionate about anime and enjoy tackling UI/UX challenges in a fast-paced environment, this is the perfect opportunity to push the boundaries of creativity in the gaming industry. Join a small, dedicated team and make a significant impact in a vibrant and artistic field.

Qualifications

• Experience in building complex front-end applications using React and TypeScript.
• Strong design sense for UI/UX in interactive applications.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop complex front-end applications for anime and video game tools.
• Create responsive user interfaces with a focus on delightful experiences.

Skills

React

TypeScript

UI/UX Design

WebGL

Canvas

Job description

Here at Spellbrush, we're passionate about making a good anime game.

We also happen to be the world's leading generative AI studio — we're the team behind niji・journey .

We are currently investigating how AI can be used to help human artists perform masterpieces in the most complex medium of our times: videogames.

Our games are characterized by a no-compromise approach to well-balanced gameplay married to a truthful love of visual arts.

If you love turn-based tactics games, please consider applying!

The Frontend Role:

We're seeking a talented Front-End Engineer to join our team and help us build the next generation of anime and video game tools. You'll be responsible for designing and developing complex front-end applications, usually in React and TypeScript, with a focus on making responsive and delightful user interfaces.

You may be a good fit if:

1. You love anime and the anime aesthetic

   As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of what's possible in the anime and video game industry. Ideally, you're a fan of the genre.

2. You enjoy working on complex SPAs.

   Most of our apps are interaction-heavy single-page editors, much closer in spirit to Photoshop and Blender than your typical SaaS app. A willingness to dive headfirst into canvas, WebGL, and (maybe!) WebGPU is recommended!

3. And you also have some design sense.

   Large complex SPAs have all sorts of super interesting UI/UX challenges! We're looking for someone with experience building tasteful UI, a good design sense for layout, experiences, and microinteractions.

4. You're comfortable working on small, fast-paced teams

   We currently have a tiny team of three on frontend engineering. You'll be working directly with some of the best AI researchers in the world to integrate their state-of-the-art models into your beautiful interfaces.

We also believe in the unmatched speed of in-person teams and prefer on-site collaboration in either our primary research office in Tokyo (downtown Akihabara) or San Francisco. Visa sponsorships are available.