Lead Frontend Engineer - Gatsby

June 27

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8VC

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Finance • Healthcare • Biotechnology

8VC is a technology and life sciences investment firm that builds and invests in the world’s most ambitious companies. The firm partners with leading entrepreneurs and innovators to build technology platforms that create lasting economic and societal value. 8VC's portfolio includes companies transforming industries such as life sciences, healthcare, manufacturing, enterprise, logistics, and defense.

11 - 50 employees

Founded 2015

💸 Finance

🧬 Biotechnology

💰 Venture Round on 2018-04

📋 Description

• Own and evolve the frontend architecture across our customer- and internal-facing products • Collaborate with Product and Design to deliver pixel-perfect, intuitive, and performant user experiences • Lead the development of our component system and UI tooling (e.g., Storybook), helping us scale design consistency and speed • Set the standard for frontend excellence — driving code quality, testing practices, and system performance • Mentor fellow engineers, share knowledge, and build a strong frontend culture • Balance execution speed with technical debt management, scalability, and maintainability • Work cross-functionally to scope projects, prioritize enhancements, and improve developer velocity

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of experience building modern SaaS web applications • Deep experience with React, including building and maintaining reusable component systems • A thoughtful approach to performance, accessibility, and scalable design patterns • Experience creating custom React Hooks, design token systems, and theming • Comfort working closely with designers and product managers to shape user experiences • An ability to guide and mentor other engineers — technical leadership experience is a plus • A bias toward action, with a desire to take ownership and drive meaningful outcomes • Curiosity and passion for startups, user-facing software, and high-quality UI • Experience creating highly performant UI • Intellectual curiosity in business, investing, technology, and design • Entrepreneurial mindset • Inclination to solve underlying or hidden problems

🏖️ Benefits

• A tight-knit, high-caliber team of builders and operators • Opportunity to help shape a fast-growing company and product • Ownership and visibility across product, customers, and internal stakeholders • Backed by top-tier investors and growing fast