Frontend Engineer - EG004

Department : Technical

Work Arrangement : Remote

Job Type : Independent Contractor, Full Time

Work Schedule : US Time Zone (candidate expected to be flexible with the client's preference)

Locations : Philippines, LATAM, and other remote regions with excellent English communication skills

About Pearl Talent

Pearl works with the top 1% of candidates from around the world and connects them with the best startups in the US and EU. Our clients have raised over $5B in aggregate and are backed by companies like OpenAI, a16z, and Founders Fund. They're looking for the sharpest, hungriest candidates who they can consistently promote and work with over many years. Candidates we've hired have been flown out to the US and EU to work with their clients, and even promoted to roles that match folks onshore in the US.

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Why Work with Us?

At Pearl, we're not just another recruiting firm—we connect you with exceptional opportunities to work alongside visionary US and EU founders. Our focus is on placing you in roles where you can grow, be challenged, and build long-term, meaningful careers.

Role Overview

The Frontend Engineer serves as the architect of user-facing experiences, building beautiful, high-performance web and mobile applications that delight users and drive business impact. This role focuses on translating designs into pixel-perfect, responsive interfaces while ensuring lightning-fast load times, accessibility compliance, and SEO optimization. You'll be at the forefront of creating the first touchpoint for thousands of users—whether building marketing landing pages, product interfaces, or mobile applications. Working with modern frontend frameworks and tools, you'll own projects that push the limits of frontend development, from crafting sophisticated component libraries and design systems to optimizing performance metrics and implementing analytics tracking. This position requires engineers who combine technical excellence with strong design sensibilities, collaborating closely with designers and product teams to deliver solutions that look incredible and perform flawlessly.

Your Impact

Your frontend expertise will directly shape how users discover, trust, and engage with products, creating first impressions that drive conversion and retention. By building high-performance interfaces with excellent Lighthouse scores and SEO optimization, you'll ensure products are discoverable and accessible to all users. Your work on component libraries and design systems will establish consistency across products while accelerating development velocity for entire engineering teams. Through performance optimization—reducing bundle sizes, improving load times, and implementing lazy loading—you'll create experiences that work seamlessly even on slower connections. Your attention to accessibility will ensure products serve users of all abilities, expanding market reach and demonstrating social responsibility. By implementing analytics and tracking, you'll provide data-driven insights that inform product decisions and business strategy.

Core Responsibilities

UI Development & Component Implementation (40%)

• Build and maintain sophisticated, responsive web applications using React.js, Next.js, Vue.js, or Angular
• Translate Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD designs into pixel-perfect, functional UI components
• Develop complex frontend features with focus on user experience and interaction design
• Create reusable, modular components following atomic design principles
• Implement responsive designs that work seamlessly across devices and screen sizes
• Build smooth animations, transitions, and micro-interactions enhancing user engagement
• Ensure cross-browser compatibility (Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Edge) and resolve rendering issues
• Develop mobile-first interfaces optimized for touch interactions and mobile viewports
• Implement modern CSS techniques (Flexbox, Grid, CSS-in-JS, Tailwind CSS, styled-components)
• Write semantic, accessible HTML5 markup following web standards

Performance Optimization & Technical Excellence (25%)

Design Systems & Architecture (15%)

Testing, Quality & Collaboration (15%)

Mobile Development & Cross-Platform (5%)

Requirements

Must-Haves (Required)

Nice-to-Haves (Preferred)

Tools Proficiency

Must-Haves (Required)

Nice-to-Haves (Preferred)

Benefits

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Ready to Join Pearl Talent?

If you're a driven professional ready to work with exceptional founders building the next generation of world-class companies, we'd love to meet you. Apply now to unlock opportunities where your growth, impact, and success are our top priorities.