Key Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain scalable front-end and back-end components of the product and related AI tools.
- Integrate AI services (OpenAI API, Hugging Face, LangChain, etc.) into user-facing applications, ensuring performance, usability, and robustness.
- Collaborate with the AI engineering team, frontend team in India, and UX/UI designers to implement new features and continuously improve the user experience.
- Take ownership of development tasks — from feature design to delivery — with accountability for quality and timelines.
- Contribute ideas to architecture and product evolution, identifying opportunities for innovation and optimization.
- Follow best practices in GitLab (issues, branches, merge requests, code reviews, CI/CD).
- Stay up to date with new frameworks, GenAI integrations, and modern development patterns.
Requirements
- 4–6 years of experience as a Full-Stack or Frontend Developer, preferably with exposure to AI-powered applications.
- Strong skills in TypeScript, with experience in frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Electron.
- Know how to deal with frontend state (e.g., framework Zustand)
- Good knowledge of Node.js, RESTful APIs, and general backend integration.
- Practical understanding of AI concepts (LLMs, embeddings, prompt design) and ability to work with external AI APIs.
- Ability to work autonomously, prioritize effectively, and deliver results in a fast-moving environment.
- Comfortable collaborating with international teams (Italy, India, NZ).
- Fluent in English (written and spoken).
- A genuine enthusiasm for AI, using it daily to improve coding, productivity, and creativity.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Python for light AI or data-related tasks.
- Knowledge of RAG systems and image/video based generation models.
- Knowledge of LangChain, OpenAI SDK, or other AI integration frameworks.
- Knowledge on how to deal with database (e.g., know how to use ORM Drizzle).
- Know how to deal with Vercel and/or Amazon AWS for deploying purposes.
- Familiarity with UX/UI best practices and building user-centric tools.
- Previous experience contributing to cross-departmental products or internal tooling platforms.
Who You Are
- You’re a builder — not afraid to take ownership and make things happen.
- You write clean, efficient code and care about performance, usability, and impact.
- You bring ideas to the table, not just code, and you thrive when your work is connected to real business outcomes.
- You share our belief that “AI is not the final destination, but a tool that empowers us to foresee possibilities and shape the future.”
Top Skills
What We Do
ZURU is on a quest to reimagine tomorrow from A to Z. Founded in 2003, ZURU Group has rapidly grown and now spans three core divisions—ZURU Toys, ZURU Edge (consumer goods) and ZURU Tech (construction). Known for its cutting-edge software and world-leading automation and manufacturing systems, ZURU has over 5,000 team members in over 30 global locations, making it perfectly placed to continue building its reputation as one of the fastest-growing and most disruptive companies in the world. ZURU TOYS ZURU Toys is one of the largest toy companies in the world, known for its innovation, creativity and disruption through automation. Inspired by kids and imaginative play, ZURU Toys distributes to all major retailers in over 120 countries and has delighted millions of families all over the world with brands such as Bunch O Balloons™, X-Shot™, Rainbocorns™, Robo Alive™, Smashers™, 5 Surprise™, and Pets Alive™ and partnerships with entertainment properties, including Nickelodeon, Disney, Universal Studios and DreamWorks. ZURU EDGE ZURU Edge is disrupting stale consumer goods categories and building new generation brands to better serve modern consumers. Arguably the fastest-growing consumer goods company in the world today, ZURU Edge has a key focus on building tomorrow’s brands across five key verticals—Pet Care, Baby Care, Personal Care & Beauty, Home Care and Health & Wellness. ZURU TECH ZURU Tech is revolutionizing the way the world builds to bring greater flexibility, speed, affordability, quality and sustainability to the construction industry. Ten years in the making, ZURU Tech has reinvented every aspect of the construction process, developing the world’s first BIM software that directly connects to fully automated production. Get to know us a little better by checking out our company Instagram @lifeatzuru
