Frontend Engineer (Freelance)
Remote · Senior 5+ yrs · 3 months ago · Contract
Quick Take
Join Make as a Senior Frontend Engineer for a contract role, building large-scale AI-first software. You'll work remotely with React and TypeScript, focusing on creating exceptional user experiences and integrating with backend services. This role requires a proactive, ownership-driven mindset.
🏢 About Make
Make is an AI-first design and engineering agency based in Texas, with a global team. They are known for creating award-winning software, featured in major publications, and are passionate about building world-class software that users enjoy. The company values proactive communication, autonomy, and a strong culture, fostering a team of 'Managers of One' who take ownership beyond their specific craft.
🎯 The Role
This is a full-time contract role for a Frontend Engineer, expected to last from August to December 2026. You will join an AI-first engineering team to craft large-scale software, focusing on driving growth and creating exceptional user experiences. The role requires availability for meetings in Central Time with daily overlap.
🛠️ Tech Stack
- React
- TypeScript
- AI Tools (e.g., Cursor, Claude Code, Codex) for development workflows
💼 What You'll Do
- Build and maintain frontend functionality using React and TypeScript.
- Develop clear, reliable user experiences for a data-rich web portal.
- Integrate frontend functionality with backend services and third-party APIs.
- Write clean, readable, and well-tested code.
- Utilize AI tools daily to streamline development, debugging, refactoring, and documentation.
- Collaborate closely with other engineers in a remote-first environment, communicating progress, blockers, and risks proactively.
- Proactively identify and take ownership of solutions for bugs, performance bottlenecks, or architectural risks.
✅ What You'll Need
- An AI-first mindset with hands-on experience using tools like Cursor, Claude Code, or Codex.
- Proven experience building at least one large-scale system from scratch.
- 5+ years of frontend engineering experience.
- 2+ years of experience with React.
- Excellent communication skills and comfort working in an asynchronous, remote setting.
- A proactive, ownership-driven mindset, identifying and solving problems independently.
- Comfort operating in a 100% operational role, managing priorities and complexity autonomously.
🌟 Nice to Have
Why This Role?
This is a curated frontend role from Make. Every listing on OnlyFrontendJobs is hand-picked for frontend relevance and quality. The tech stack leans on React, TypeScript.
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