Staff Application Engineer, Twelve Labs

• You’ve built interfaces where craft matters — creative tools, editors, or media-rich products where users notice the difference between good and great
• You have strong opinions about easing curves, frame budgets, and interaction patterns, and you’re energized by collaborating closely with design to push what’s possible in the browser
• 5+ years building production frontend applications, with meaningful time in creative tools, editors, or media-rich products
• Deep experience with React and TypeScript
• Strong command of animation and interaction libraries (Framer Motion, React Spring, GSAP, or similar)
• A portfolio or body of work that demonstrates interaction design sensibility
• Experience with canvas-based or timeline-based interfaces
• Strong eye for design and a commitment to craft and polish
• Comfort working in fast-paced, iterative environments alongside designers
• Experience with Next.js and modern frontend tooling

Desirable

• We’re hiring a Staff Frontend Engineer to craft the interaction layer of Rodeo — a video-centric creative tool where microinteractions, animation, and polish define the product experience
• This is a design-forward frontend role where you’ll own the feel of the product: transitions, motion, responsiveness, and the small details that make professional tools feel intuitive
• Frontend (Primary):
• Build fluid, highly polished UIs with React and TypeScript that feel fast and intentional
• Own interaction design implementation — microinteractions, transitions, animations, and motion using Framer Motion, React Spring, or GSAP
• Collaborate closely with the design team on rapid ideation and prototyping of new interaction patterns
• Translate high-fidelity Figma designs into production interfaces with pixel-level accuracy
• Build and maintain a component library and design system that enforces consistency and craft across the product
• Optimize rendering performance for complex canvases, timelines, and media-rich views
• Write reliable unit, integration, and E2E tests for complex interactive UI workflows
• Use AI-assisted development tools thoughtfully to accelerate implementation while maintaining quality
• Design Collaboration:
• Work embedded with the design team as a creative partner, not just an implementer
• Prototype interaction concepts quickly to validate design direction before committing to full implementation
• Advocate for and implement the micro-details that elevate product feel — loading states, error handling, empty states, and transitions between views

• This role may require participation in on-site interviews and/or completion of in-person onboarding processes