Materialize is the context engine for AI agents and applications. It lets engineering teams use SQL to transform siloed operational data into up-to-the-second, trustworthy views into any element of their business. Use Materialize to deliver fresh context to AI agents, power data-intensive UIs, and create low-latency, event-driven architectures that drive microservices and core business processes. Materialize is trusted by General Mills, Bilt Rewards, and Crane Worldwide Logistics to solve their most pressing operational data challenges while building a live data foundation for their AI transformation.
Our team spans the US (with a NYC headquarters), Canada, and EMEA.
Investors:Kleiner Perkins, Redpoint Ventures and Lightspeed Venture Partners.
We’re hiring a Staff-level, frontend-leaning full stack engineer to help define and scale Materialize’s Console, the primary UI through which customers understand, operate, and extract value from our database. This role is frontend-heavy (80–90%), with deep ownership of a large, complex React application. We’re looking for a technical leader who brings both breadth and deep frontend expertise to take on a complex, data-intensive Console architecture. You’ll lead the evolution of the Console UI, collaborating closely with backend and database engineers to ensure the frontend is built on well-designed APIs.
Building the Console well requires strong frontend architecture skills, comfort working with large, data-intensive UIs, and the ability to translate database metrics and functionality into intuitive user experiences. In this role, you’ll help set architectural direction, influence the engineering roadmap, and raise the bar for frontend quality, performance, and maintainability.
This role is based in our NYC office (near Astor Place), with an expectation of at least 3 days per week in person.
Responsibilities- Own and evolve the frontend architecture of the Materialize Console, a large, data-intensive React application
- Define clean abstractions, design systems, and patterns that enable the Console to scale as the product and team grow
- Build rich, high-performance user interfaces that surface complex system state, data flows, and operational insights clearly
- Partner closely with backend and database engineers to shape APIs, data models, and system boundaries that support frontend needs
- Become an expert on Materialize’s indexing and materialization in order to optimize SQL queries that power the console
- Drive improvements to frontend performance, testing strategy, CI/CD, and developer experience
- Serve as a technical leader for the Console: mentoring engineers, reviewing designs, and helping set long-term direction
- Collaborate with product and design to turn ambiguous problems into thoughtful, user-centered solutions
- 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with significant time owning and leading complex frontend systems, like React + Typescript applications
- Comfortable spending the majority of your time (80%+) in frontend code
- Strong frontend architecture instincts: component design, state management, performance, and maintainability
- Solid understanding of backend systems, APIs, and distributed systems — even if you’re not implementing most backend code day to day
- Confident working with SQL and data-intensive applications
- Able to reason clearly about architectural tradeoffs across frontend, APIs, and data layers
- Motivated by making highly technical systems understandable and accessible for end users
- Clear, concise communicator who can explain complex designs and decisions
- Thrives in a fast-moving startup environment with high ownership, evolving requirements, and a bias toward action
STAFF SALARY RANGE: $200,000 - $230,000 + Equity
The salary range provided in this job description should not be considered a guarantee or commitment. The actual compensation offered may vary based on individual qualifications objectively assessed during the application and interview process, including but not limited to the candidate’s:
- Qualifications and relevant work experience
- Educational background and credentials
- Relevant skills and certifications
- Geographic location
- Market demands
Materialize reserves the right to adjust the salary range based on the candidate's specific circumstances and the overall compensation package.
We understand it takes a diverse team of highly intelligent, passionate, curious, and creative people to develop the exceptional product we are building. Our dynamic team has incredible perspectives to share, just as we know you do, and we take great pride in being an equal opportunity employer.
Skills Required
- Proven track record as a frontend or full stack technical lead
- Strong grasp of frontend architecture and design systems
- Strong grasp of backend systems and databases, familiar with SQL
- Experience with data visualization or data-intensive UIs
- Familiarity with Python and Rust
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is presented as fully employer-paid, which meaningfully reduces employee out-of-pocket premiums. Feedback suggests this is a standout element for a U.S. tech startup package.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Flexible PTO is highlighted alongside generous paid parental leave, indicating broad time-off support. Feedback suggests these policies can enable strong work/life balance if applied consistently.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Pay is considered competitive for a venture-backed, New York–based data infrastructure startup, with notably positive signals in sales and select product/engineering roles. Feedback suggests sentiment around compensation trends above other categories on the same page.
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