Top Entry Level Front End Developer Jobs in San Diego, CA

Build and maintain responsive, accessible CraftCMS and CraftCommerce sites for B2B manufacturers. Develop catalog and commerce features, forms, transactional emails, third-party integrations, and custom CKEditor elements. Translate Figma designs into Twig and Tailwind CSS implementations using JavaScript, AlpineJS, and Vue. Collaborate with backend developers, project managers, and strategists while using Git, Bitbucket, DDEV, and structured testing and release environments.

Lead frontend engineering initiatives for Grafana’s DataViz squad, from problem framing through rollout and measurement. Build and improve visualization features using TypeScript, React, uPlot, and eCharts; mentor engineers; contribute to design reviews and technical proposals; participate in on-call and incident response; support customer escalations; and collaborate across squads. The role also emphasizes open-source contribution, observability expertise, pragmatic AI-assisted development, and effective remote communication.

Leads frontend architecture strategy across products, directs design-system platform development, establishes quality, security, accessibility, performance, and testing standards, and creates tooling and guardrails for engineering teams. Sets AI-native frontend practices, improves production health, aligns Engineering, Product, Design, and QA, and develops senior engineers into broader technical ownership. The role remains hands-on for high-risk technical work while emphasizing organizational-scale technical direction.

Build and own interactive web experiences across Chat, Notes, Calendar, Docs, and Sheets. Develop reusable frontend architecture, real-time collaboration, rich-text editing, scheduling, tables, spreadsheets, and streaming AI integrations. Partner with product, design, backend, and AI engineering teams to deliver reliable, accessible, high-performance experiences across browsers and devices.

Build and maintain frontend-leaning, full-stack Creative and Studio products using React and Next.js. Develop AI interfaces, UX/UI workflows, proof-of-concept products, integrations, and end-to-end features. Collaborate with Design, Engineering, Growth, and Sales; iterate based on user feedback; maintain scalable, secure infrastructure; process large datasets; and mentor less experienced engineers. The role emphasizes strong portfolio work and demonstrated software engineering ability rather than formal degrees or certifications.

Build and own WebGL and Three.js front-end experiences, including scene architecture, motion, visual design, performance, and accessibility. Prototype and validate products with users, use AI tools such as Cursor and Claude Code, and create reusable development patterns. Collaborate directly with company leadership, communicate technical constraints clearly, and progressively contribute across the full stack using Node, SQL, SST, and Drizzle.