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POSITION 01 · Engineering · Frontend Engineer
Frontend Engineer
Turn product logic into interfaces people can see and use
Frontend engineers own everything a user touches in a browser or app: structure, interaction, performance and responsive behaviour. The role sits between design, backend and the user.
Core responsibilities 01 / DUTY
- Implement designs as responsive, interactive pages
- Build reusable components and predictable state
- Handle loading, errors, auth and API integration
Required skills 02 / SKILL
Semantic HTML / CSSJavaScript / TypeScriptA modern frameworkHTTP, caching, renderingBuild & performance tuning
Who this suits 06 / FIT
- Sensitive to visual and interaction detail
- Enjoys immediately visible output
FAQ 07 / FAQ
Do frontend engineers need backend skills?
You need to understand APIs, auth, caching and deployment well enough to explain a request end to end.
Related industries & roles 08 / LINK
This role commonly appears in these industries and works with these roles:
Before you start · insider notes
Frontend is more than slicing designs
State design and engineering discipline are the real differentiators; page fidelity is just the entry ticket.
Performance is a business metric
One extra second of load can cost real conversion; track LCP, INP and CLS as product metrics.
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Company size × salary
Illustrative ranges · not official statistics · community-editableThe same role pays differently — and asks for different things — at different company sizes. Editorial reference ranges; corrections welcome.
| Company size | Monthly salary | What matters |
|---|---|---|
| Startup / <50 | 12–22K | Wear many hats, ship fast |
| Growth / 50–500 | 18–32K | Component library & standards |
| Large / 500–5k | 25–42K | Perf, a11y, cross-team work |
| Platform / >5k | 32–60K | Infra & experience engineering |
Abilities required
Five dimensions, level 1–5
Engineering
5/5
Collaboration
4/5
Business sense
3/5
Abstraction
4/5
Delivery
4/5
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