Frontend Engineer
At a glance
Mid-level Frontend Engineering role at Clera. San Francisco · full-time · $150,000–$200,000 base.
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What you'll do
- Build fast, responsive interfaces for developers and small teams operating production Kubernetes clusters
- Try new ways to manage infrastructure, gather user feedback, then refine the interactions
- Set frontend architecture and working practices as an early member of the engineering team
- Connect APIs and backend services to show live infrastructure status in the interface
- Use animation and data visualization to make distributed-systems information clear and actionable
What you bring
- At least two years of software development experience
- You have established frontend architecture and have hands-on Kubernetes experience
- You have worked with APIs and backend services, plus a background in systems or distributed-systems programming
Who this fits
This mid-level role suits a frontend engineer who wants to shape infrastructure-management interactions and establish foundational frontend practices. You’ll work fully on-site in San Francisco, and visa sponsorship is available.
From the employer
About the Role
We're looking for a Frontend Engineer to own the interface through which the world interacts with distributed systems. This isn't just another dashboard — it's an entire OS for managing Kubernetes infrastructure. Think of the innovation that gave us the mouse, the cursor, the window close button: those sparks reframed our relationship with hardware and made it accessible to everyone. The personal cluster revolution needs that same level of frontend thinking. You'll be an early engineering team member helping shape how developers and small teams manage production clusters — making something complex feel intuitive and powerful.
What You'll Do
Build responsive, high-performance interfaces that work equally well for individual developers and small teams managing production Kubernetes clusters.
Prototype new interaction patterns for infrastructure management, test assumptions quickly, and iterate based on real feedback.
Establish frontend architecture patterns and practices as a foundational member of the engineering team.
Collaborate with backend engineers, working with APIs and backend services to surface real-time infrastructure state in the UI.
Implement UI animations and data visualizations that translate complex distributed systems concepts into clear, actionable interfaces.
What We're Looking For
Required (dealbreakers):
Demonstrated experience defining and establishing frontend architecture.
2+ years of software development experience.
Hands-on experience with Kubernetes.
Also required:
Experience working with APIs and backend services.
Background in systems programming or distributed systems.
Nice to have:
Track record shipping user-facing infrastructure or developer tools.
Experience with complex state management for systems reflecting real-world distributed infrastructure.
Familiarity with observability tools such as Grafana or similar monitoring/visualization platforms.
Experience designing and implementing UI animations.
Comfort contributing to backend code in at least one backend language.
Experience with GitOps workflows or infrastructure-as-code tooling.
Frontend testing experience — unit, integration, and end-to-end — and test automation.
Familiarity with WebSockets, real-time data streaming, or visualization libraries.
Compensation & Benefits
Salary: $150,000 – $200,000 USD annually
Visa sponsorship is available.
Location
This is a fully on-site role based in San Francisco, CA. Candidates must be willing to work in-office.
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