Software Engineer - Frontend

Company: gamma.app
Location: San Francisco
Posted on: June 4, 2025

Job Description:

Gamma is inventing a new way to present ideas. We're building at the forefront of generative AI to automate all the hard parts of designing a beautiful presentation and developing a stunning website. We help millions of people express themselves, making content creation feel effortless.Profitable - and we've also raised $20M+, with Seed + Series A led by Accel.25 team members - we're a lean team that ships constantly.San Francisco based - most of us are in office -3 days a week.What we're looking forWe're looking for an experienced frontend focused engineer to join our team of 5.We're looking for candidates from diverse backgrounds who are interested in:

• Developing the core foundation of a realtime collaborative web app using CRDTs and WebSockets.
• Building complex AI workflows into the product.
• Moving fast and shipping to production daily.
• Thinking about frontend performance as a top priority.
• Building sophisticated and performant drag and drop interfaces.
• Debugging thorny and complex bugs without much to go on.
• Reading and suggesting improvements to open source projects that are at the core of the Gamma web application.
• Building out integrations and embedded apps.RequirementsMust Have
• 3-7 years experience as a frontend software engineer.
• A strong understanding of:
• How mutation observers and event propagation work.
• Experience with the state management in React, preferably with Redux.
• Strong grasp of computer science fundamentals (e.g. you're capable of writing vanilla JS instead of using lodash or jQuery).
• Experience working in large complex production scale frontend codebases.
• Experience working with mature APIs (REST or GraphQL).Nice to Have
• Experience with ProseMirror or other document editor frameworks.
• Experience with large language models and AI prompting.
• Experience programming with Typescript.
• Experience with Prisma and Apollo GraphQL.
• Contributions to open source projects (big or small).
• Experience with websockets and realtime data synchronization.
• Experience with Node, NestJS, or Express.
• Experience with NextJS.CompensationSalary: The cash compensation for this role ranges from $170k to $230k.Equity: In addition to the base salary, equity is part of the total compensation package.Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance for you and your dependents.Final offer amounts are determined by multiple factors such as experience and expertise in the requirements listed above.Our StackWhile this role is frontend focused, you'll inevitably be working across the entire product. Fortunately, we're building a full Typescript stack centered around some of the most modern and popular technologies.Why Gamma?
• Get in on the ground floor. You'll be joining early enough to set the course of our company and change how millions of people around the world express themselves.
• Generous compensation and benefits. We're well funded and offer medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• Experienced mentors and peers. We've all seen success and failure and care deeply about building a sustainable culture and business.
• Unlimited PTO. We're flexible and encourage everyone to take time off as needed.
• Family friendly. We offer 3 months parental leave and flexible hours.
• A beautiful office in sunny Potrero Hill. There's ample parking and great restaurants nearby.The TeamWe've got a team full of energy that enjoys everything from tennis to sewing to dogs to baseball to woodworking to cricket and more. Click on the photo below to meet each one of us and check out our Meet Team Gamma deck for some more details on us all.
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