Front End Software Engineer

Founded in 2022 by Jean-Louis Queguiner (ex-OVHCloud) and Jonathan Soto (ex-MIT/Sigfox), Gladia builds best-in-class speech AI tools that empower businesses to deliver faster, more accurate, and innovative communication solutions worldwide.

Headquartered in vibrant tech hubs like Paris and New York City, Gladia is leading the charge in speech AI innovation. In under two years, we’ve grown exponentially, now serving over 150,000 users and 700 enterprise clients—including industry leaders like Attention, Circleback, Method Financial, Aircall and VEED.IO.

Our API supports advanced speech recognition and analysis in over 100 languages, setting a new standard for speed and accuracy across customer support solutions, voice agents, meeting assistants, and more.

Backed by world-class investors like Sequoia Capital, New Wave, and XAnge, we recently raised $16M in Series A funding—bringing our total funding to $20.3M. This investment powers our mission to build the ultimate AI audio infrastructure for leading platforms across the globe.

We are looking for our first dedicated Front End Engineer, who will take full ownership of Gladia’s web application. The role is based in France.

You will be the frontend reference in a mostly backend-oriented team, driving the vision, quality, and evolution of the user interface.

• Take end-to-end ownership of the Gladia web app: architecture, performance, DX, and delivery quality

• Design and build product- and user-driven interfaces, translating high-level product briefs into functional solutions

• Transform business and product needs into clear, efficient, and scalable web experiences

• Collaborate closely with backend and product teams

• Define and maintain strong frontend standards (testing, performance, best practices)

• Actively contribute to UX and interface decisions, with a strong product and user focus

• Occasionally handle small backend tasks when needed (full-stack friendly mindset)
  

This is a key role with direct impact on the product, customers, and team execution speed.

• 3 to 8 years of experience in frontend development

• Experience in a product-driven startup environment

• Comfortable operating in fast-moving, not-yet-fully-structured contexts
  

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript

• Solid experience with React and Next.js (routing ideally React Router framework, server-side rendering, delivery-oriented mindset)

• Knowledge of modern frontend tools: Tailwind, Vite, Playwright (or equivalent testing tools)

• Ability to design and build pages and flows autonomously, translating product intent into interfaces

• Frontend-focused or full-stack profiles welcome, as long as small backend tasks can be handled if needed
  

• Founding engineer or first frontend hire experience

• Experience contributing to product strategy or design decisions in a small, fast-moving team
  

• High autonomy: able to move forward, make decisions, and prioritize

• Strong ownership: responsible for what you build, long-term

• Customer-centric mindset: usage and value before technology

• Efficiency & pragmatism: favors simple, fast, and smart solutions (jugaad mindset)

• The compensation offered is based on seniority and experience and would typically range from €50k to €65k in base salary for roles based in France + BSPCE

• Full remote policy (based in France) with team gathering in Paris every 1.5 months or work from our amazing offices & rooftop in the heart of Paris (Sentier)

• Lunch vouchers (approx. 200€/month)

• An allowance of 360 euros/year for your sports activities

• An allowance of 300 euros for the adaptation of your workstation

• A health insurance (100% coverage) and a pension contract for you & your family

• Please submit your application in English. It’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join.

• We treat all candidates equally - if you’re interested please apply through our careers portal.