Senior Front End Engineer (React/Typescript)

Who We Are:

Materialize is an operational data warehouse. It’s the same SQL, same workflows, same architecture as an analytical data warehouse, but with a continuous computation model instead of batch. Your data is always up to date, always consistent, and always immediately accessible, so you can build real-time automation, engaging customer experiences, and new operational data products that drive value for your business.

Our streaming-first data warehouse is purpose-built for the unique demands of operational work. The familiar cloud architecture means low admin overhead, no new skills required. And the incremental engine means the same complex batch transformation logic from analytical warehouses can be ported over to run in real time with minimal engineering effort, and without increasing costs.

Investors:

Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.

About the Role:

The Materialize web user interface (web console) is one of our primary surfaces for customers to interact with, learn, and manage Materialize. The user interface for Materialize helps new users become productive with their data workflows and understand the work Materialize is doing on their behalf through visualizations and interactive tooling. Our first audience has been highly technical engineers working with Materialize directly through the command line. Our hope is that through the Web UI we will make the product accessible to both first-time and power users.

We are looking for a front end engineer who is eager to both develop new features and participate in infrastructural design. While we’ve built a solid foundation with our current team of two front end engineers, there is still significant opportunity to shape the architecture and vision for the Web UI. We currently use React and TypeScript for the frontend. The database backend is built in Rust and our API accepts Materialize SQL, so that the frontend makes requests in the same way as an end user. Our tech stack will evolve over time, so we're looking for people who are excited about learning new technologies.

About You:

• Experience with React and TypeScript.
• Experience writing modern web applications.
• Ability to write substantial new feature code.
• A bias toward simple and sustainable solutions to technical challenges.
• Comfort making technology decisions that will stand the test of time.
• Track record of picking up new technologies and skills quickly.
• Working knowledge of computer science basics, such as basic data structures and algorithms.
• Ability to prototype new concepts quickly and iterate for rapid feedback.

Requirements:

• Work on the frontend in React and Typescript (and backend, if desired) for the Materialize Web UI.
• Coordinate with other user-facing colleagues in design, product, and developer experience.
• Engage in decisions around what frameworks and tools to use.
• Collaborate with backend engineers on the cloud and database teams to define the APIs and SQL queries to power our Web UI features.
• Influence the product and engineering roadmap.
• Help make sense of technical concepts with a human-friendly, reasonably attractive interface.

Bonus Points:

• Experience with SQL
• Experience with Rust
• Experience with data visualization
• Knowledge of databases and/or streaming data processing
• Knowledge of web performance best practices
• Experience with frontend tooling: builds, linting, deployment, testing, etc.
• Experience with developing human-friendly abstractions for deeply technical products

Benefits:

• Comprehensive health coverage for you and your dependents
• Competitive equity package
• 401k
• Generous paid parental leave
• Charitable donation matching

We understand it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, passionate, curious, and creative people to develop the exceptional product we are building. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity employer.