Software Engineer, Frontend

ABOUT DUST Work is being rewritten, and the people holding the pen are the ones who actually run it. With enterprise-grade governance, flexible model choice, and a collaborative interface for humans and agents to work together, Dust empowers AI Operators at the world’s fastest-moving companies to rewire how work gets done. With 70%+ weekly active users, people stick with Dust as much as they do with Slack and Notion. We don't get piloted and shelved. We land once, and spread. We're at an exciting stage of our journey, and growing fast. We're serving great customers https://dust.tt/customers like Datadog, 1Password, Cursor, Clay, Vanta and Persona, and aim to x5 our growth by the end of 2026. Dust is backed by Sequoia https://techcrunch.com/2024/06/27/dust-grabs-another-16-million-for-its-enterprise-ai-assistants-connected-to-internal-data/ with a determined team of optimists (coming from Stripe, OpenAI, and Stanford) who like to focus on users, ship fast, and don't take themselves too seriously while doing so. The Generalist named us among the Future 50 https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dust-tt_were-honored-to-be-recognized-on-the-generalists-activity-7359284343929741313-Rq04. TL;DR We are looking for an experienced frontend engineer who feels comfortable working on backend tasks as needed. In this role, you will collaborate closely with our product designer team, contributing ideas to shape the user experience while implementing features in our React-based frontend. On the backend side, you’ll contribute to REST API work and infrastructure improvements and ensure a smooth developer experience across our codebase. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/4fbed559-3472-4cab-b074-d2e2d34772be/6d948ae9-a270-4a83-81c6-6935bd4690e1/Eng%20team.jpg] OUR CULTURE - Product-First: Unlike others focused on building foundation models, we're laser-focused on creating delightful product experiences with existing LLMs. Think “No GPUs before PMF https://x.com/spolu/status/1616415296272887808”. - Small, High-Impact Team: Join a team of alumni from Stripe, Front, OpenAI, and other top tech companies. We're intentionally keeping our team small and mighty – every individual has massive scope and impact. - Transparency & Collaboration: Our repository is open source, and we leverage serendipity between team members. We believe the best ideas emerge when the team shares information and insights openly. - Proactive Problem-Solving: If you see something broken, fix it—without waiting for permission. We don't wait for solutions - we create them. - Ship to Learn: We move fast and learn from real user feedback. - Intellectual Humility: We value strong convictions balanced with open-mindedness. Team members confidently advocate for their ideas while remaining receptive to new perspectives and evidence that might change their minds. If new data emerges, we adapt quickly. WHAT YOU’LL DO - Create delightful frontend experiences end-to-end: Design and implement visually engaging interfaces that define how users interact with Dust. - Frame and lead frontend technical projects to completion: Balance performance, accessibility, and maintainability—all with a full-stack perspective in mind. - Collaborate closely with users and product designers: Brainstorm interface solutions, gather feedback, and iterate rapidly to build delightful user experiences. - Build for scale: Architect frontend systems that gracefully handle increasing complexity while preserving simplicity and speed. - Champion best practices: Advocate for code quality, guide our design system’s evolution, and ensure every feature meets high standards of excellence. - Dive into the backend: Use Next.js (Node/TypeScript) to handle REST APIs, data retrieval, and integration tasks. TECH STACK HIGHLIGHTS - Dust for Dust: We use Dust for Coding, debugging, knowledge search (runbooks, codebase), incident management, and task automation (i.e., creating issues). - Programming languages: TypeScript, Rust (not a requirement, we’re open to people expert in other programming languages). - Other relevant tools and technologies: - Frontend: React, shadcn - Backend: NextJS, Kubernetes, Terraform/Helm - Database: PostgreSQL, QDrant, Elasticsearch - DevOps: Datadog monitoring, Github actions based CI/CD BENEFITS & COMPENSATION - Competitive compensation: €30K - €150K* base salary - We offer substantial support for relocation, including a stipend up to €10k, finding an apartment in Paris, and supporting you with all residence and work permit-related procedures - Significant equity package in a Sequoia-backed startup - Health insurance for you and your dependents - New MacBook Pro or Linux machine, monitor, keyboard, etc. - Beautiful office in the heart of Paris - Opportunity to travel to the US multiple times a year - Regular team events and offsite DUST EN