Frontend Engineer, JetBrains

The best software comes from Augmenting developers, not replacing them. We’re bringing joy back to software engineering and keeping developers in flow by building the best Developer AI, with deep contextual awareness of a company’s codebase.

About this role

Join our collaborative and innovative team at Augment as a Frontend Engineer, where you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of our flagship JetBrains plugin. This is an exciting opportunity to directly impact a critical revenue stream while working alongside talented engineers, UX designers, and researchers. You will contribute to the entire product lifecycle and your insights will directly influence the direction of our AI-powered solutions. If you're passionate about building high-quality, user-centric experiences and thrive in a dynamic and forward-thinking workspace, we'd love to hear from you!

Key responsibilities

• Directly contribute to the development of the Augment JetBrains plugin, a key component of our product ecosystem.
• Collaborate closely with fellow frontend engineers, backend developers, UX designers, and researchers to design, implement, and iterate on cutting-edge AI solutions.
• Actively participate in product discussions and help to shape product roadmap and priority.
• Influence the technical strategies of the frontend engineering team, ensuring a robust and scalable foundation for future development.
• Champion code quality and maintainability, actively participating in code reviews and shaping our testing strategies to ensure a low defect rate and high reliability.
• Take ownership in delivering polished user experiences.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in developing Kotlin applications, with a strong understanding of the Kotlin language and its asynchronous programming paradigms.
• Solid understanding of core JVM concepts, including threading, locking, garbage collection, and memory management.
• Experience in frontend development with Node.js, JavaScript, TypeScript, Svelte, and/or React.
• A strong sense of pride in delivering high-quality, maintainable code that is easy to observe and debug.
• A commitment to shipping polished user interfaces that delight our users.
• A rigorous and meticulous approach to problem-solving, with a drive to resolve issues at their root cause.
• Self-directed in ambiguous environments, with a strong sense of priority.

Desired but optional

• Experience contributing to the IntelliJ Platform project.
• Experience in developing plugins for JetBrains IDEs.

• Flexible work hours
• Competitive salary & Equity. 
• Tools Stipend
• Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
• Short Term and Long Term Disability
• Unlimited Paid Time Off + Holidays. We focus on trust and ownership, not time in the chair
• Numerous company social events

We will do everything we can within reason to make sure that your interview takes place in an environment that fairly and accurately assesses your skills. If you need assistance or accommodation, please contact your recruiter.

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