Software Engineer | Fullstack

Formal; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Medical, Dental, Vision

Flexible PTO

Job summary

Formal is building a network security platform for the AI era and seeks a frontend engineer to shape product experiences and scale systems in production. You will own frontend architecture and deliver responsive, data-driven web apps using modern frameworks.

You will collaborate across teams, implement best practices, and contribute to a design-driven product. The role offers stock options and a path to influence UX decisions in a fast-growing startup.

Qualifications

• Experience building data-intensive software platforms.
• Strong expertise in a modern frontend framework (React/Vue.js) and some backend experience in Go.
• Experience with streaming data processing frameworks such as Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub.
• Experience with Kubernetes and Terraform.
• Experience building scalable, responsive, cross-browser web apps.
• Solid understanding of frontend development practices including testing and accessibility.
• Excellent collaboration across cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Improve frontend performance and reliability.
• Enhance features based on user feedback and design usability improvements.
• Own frontend architecture for scalability and maintainability.
• Lead initiatives with high impact for Formal.

Skills

Frontend frameworks

React

Vue.js

Go

Kafka

Google Pub/Sub

Kubernetes

Terraform

Testing

Performance

Accessibility

Collaboration

Tools

Go

Kafka

Pub/Sub

Job description

About Formal

Formal is building a network security platform for the AI era. As agents gain access to sensitive data and production systems, organizations need control over the actions they take and the data they receive. We enforce those controls directly in the network path, with a shared policy layer for humans and agents across databases, infrastructure, APIs, and AI tools.

We are trusted by leading companies such as Cursor, Decagon, Notion, and more to solve problems across data security and compliance, data quality management, and infrastructure access.

Formal is backed by top-tiers VCs including Thrive Capital and Y Combinator with angel investors that include executives and founders from Datadog, Clickhouse, Plaid, and Vanta.

About the Role

Formal is on a mission to build the best engineering team and we're looking for people who want to make outsized impact on shaping the product and building the company.

Our ideal candidate has a deep understanding of building scalable systems, a strong sense of ownership, and enjoys owning projects from inception to scaling it in production.

Our tech stack currently involves Typescript, NextJS, Shadcn, Vercel, and Golang

What you'll do

• Continuously improve the performance and reliability of our frontend application by optimizing code and identifying areas for enhancement.

• Enhance existing features by incorporating user feedback and implementing improvements to usability and design.

• Take ownership of the frontend architecture, ensuring scalability, maintainability, and adherence to best practices.

• Lead any initiative you think may have a strong impact on Formal.

What You Need

• Relevant software development experience building data-intensive software platforms

• Strong expertise in a modern framework (e.g. React, Vue.js) and proficiency with some backend language (we use Go)

• Experience with streaming data processing frameworks such as Apache Kafka and Google Pub/Sub

• Some experience with underlying infrastructure primitives like Kubernetes and Terraform

• Experience in building scalable, responsive, and cross-browser compatible web applications

• Solid understanding of frontend development principles, including testing, performance optimization, code modularity, and accessibility

• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to tackle complex technical challenges with innovative solutions

• Excellent collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams

Nice-to-Haves

• Early engineer at a hyper-growth startup.

• Extensive experience designing applications on Figma

• Experience contributing to a design framework

• Experience with UI/UX and product design

Compensation

• This role offers cash compensation and stock options.

• The positioning of offers within a certain range depends on various factors, including: candidate experience, qualifications, skills, business requirements, and geographical location.

Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)

• 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you

  • Partially covered for your dependents

• Flexible PTO