Front-End Developer

Skylum allows millions of photographers to make incredible images. Our award-winning software automates photo editing with the power of AI yet leaves all the creative control in the hands of the artist. Join us on our mission to make photo editing enjoyable, easy, and accessible to anyone. You’ll be developing products with innovative technologies, providing value and inspiration for customers, and getting inspired in return.

Thanks to our incredible team of experts, we’ve built a collaborative space where you can constantly develop and grow in a supportive way. At the same time, we believe in the freedom to be creative. Our work schedule is flexible, and we trust you to give your best while we provide you with everything you need to make work hassle-free. Skylum is proud to be a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine not only with words but with actions. We regularly donate to various organizations to help speed up the Ukrainian victory.

Responsibilities:

You will develop and optimize a high-performance, web-based photo editor — building responsive interfaces for intelligent editing features that run heavy image processing directly in the browser, and contributing to the architecture of the web frontend (WebAssembly engine, Canvas rendering, multithreaded execution) with a strong focus on performance and code quality. 

Requirements (Must-have):

• 2+ years of professional frontend development experience
• Confident React (hooks, composition, render optimization — memo, useMemo, reconciliation)
• Strong TypeScript (generics, discriminated unions, typed API contracts — not any-driven development)
• Practical Next.js experience (App Router, Server vs Client Components, routing)
• Experience with a state management library (Zustand / Redux / Jotai / MobX — principles transfer)
• Working with asynchronous data and caching (React Query / SWR / RTK Query)
• Confident CSS with utility-first experience (Tailwind, or readiness to ramp up quickly)
• Understanding of browser performance: render cycle, event loop, DevTools Performance profiling
• Confident use of AI-assisted development tools (Claude Code, Cursor)
• Git, PR-based workflow and code review

Nice to have:

• Experience with complex SPAs: editors, dashboards, or graphics-heavy applications
• Canvas / OffscreenCanvas / WebGL, working with ImageData and typed arrays
• Web Workers, SharedArrayBuffer, and browser multithreading
• WebAssembly
• Understanding of image processing: color spaces, RAW/DNG, LUTs
• Feature-Sliced Design or another well-defined architectural methodology

What we offer:

For personal growth:

• A chance to work with a strong team and a unique opportunity to make substantial contributions to our award-winning photo editing tools;

• An educational allowance to ensure that your skills stay sharp;
• English and German classes to strengthen your capabilities and widen your knowledge.

For comfort:

• A great environment where you’ll work with true professionals and amazing colleagues whom you’ll call friends quickly;

• The choice of working remotely or in our office space located on Podil, equipped with everything you might need for productive and comfortable work.

For health:

• Medical insurance;

• Twenty-one days of paid sick leave per year;
• Healthy fruit snacks full of vitamins to keep you energized.

For leisure:

• Twenty-one days of paid vacation per year;
• Fun times at our frequent team-building activities.

What to expect when you apply

• An interview with our Talent Acquisition Specialist
  
• Professional interview
• Management interview