Staff Frontend Engineer
ClickUp is hiring a Staff Frontend Engineer for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $200k-$250k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on ClickUp.
Level's read on this job
- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this software engineer role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- The listed pay starts 19% above the typical software engineer posting on Level.
- The posting lists this role as remote.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Angular, React and TypeScript.
- Level lists 48 other open roles at ClickUp.
AI in this role
Lead frontend systems development for an AI-native workspace product while leveraging AI daily as an expected tool.
At ClickUp, we're building the future of work: the first truly converged AI workspace unifying tasks, docs, chat, calendar, and enterprise search, all supercharged by context-driven AI. We are an AI-native company. Every team member is expected to leverage AI daily, and we evaluate AI fluency as part of our hiring process. Join us and help redefine what's possible. 🚀
Role Overview
We’re looking for a Staff Frontend Engineer to lead the design and development of major frontend systems and product initiatives at ClickUp. You’ll work across teams to solve complex technical challenges, improve engineering velocity, and help shape the direction of our frontend architecture. This role is for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, drives clarity in ambiguity, and can influence both technical decisions and execution across the organization.
What You’ll Do
Lead development of complex product features and frontend systems in Angular and React.
Partner with backend, integrations, product, design, and QA to deliver high-quality user experiences at speed
Architect scalable, reusable frontend patterns that improve product quality and developer velocity
Identify and address performance bottlenecks, UI architecture issues, and scalability risks
Drive engineering best practices across testing, observability, code quality, and maintainability
Help teams make strong technical decisions under tight timelines and evolving priorities
Own delivery across large initiatives, balancing immediate product needs with long-term technical health
Mentor engineers and elevate frontend craftsmanship across the team
Contribute to improving how frontend engineers work together across domains
Qualifications
7+ years of frontend engineering experience, with deep expertise in Angular and React
Strong command of TypeScript, RxJS, NgRx, and modern frontend architecture patterns
Experience building reusable component systems and scalable frontend application structures
Deep knowledge of performance optimization, debugging, and building for large-scale web applications
Strong product sense and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-moving company
Demonstrated success leading major technical initiatives and influencing across teams
Strong mentorship skills and a track record of leveling up other engineers
Excellent communication and execution skills, especially in high-urgency environments
Strong experience with unit, integration and end 2 end testing using jest, vilest, playwright or related frameworks and ability to come up with testing strategies.
Equal Opportunity Employer
ClickUp is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
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Visa Sponsorship
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AI Processing Notice
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How we rate this
Staff Frontend Engineer at ClickUp rates 40 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
Levels come from how often the tools, models and workflows of the role are named in the posting itself. Read the description and count the AI tools, models and workflows it names.
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Pay
- This job starts at
- $200k
- Typical software engineer job
- $168k
This posting starts 19% above the typical software engineer job. See software engineer jobs
Questions you could be asked
- Tell me about a project where frontend architecture was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where web development was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where performance optimization was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where software engineering was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Angular in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Frontend Architecture, Web Development, Performance Optimization, Software Engineering, and Angular. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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