Robots & Pencils is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer (Level 3) to join our engineering team and build high-impact, user-facing applications that leverage the latest AI and web technologies.

This role is hands-on and outcome-oriented, requiring close collaboration with clients and cross-functional teams to design, develop, and deliver modern, performant web applications. You will play a key role across the full product lifecycle, from concept to production, ensuring solutions are elegant, maintainable, and aligned with business goals.

The ideal candidate combines deep front-end development expertise with a pragmatic, customer-focused mindset and a passion for leveraging emerging AI development tools and frameworks to accelerate quality delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and build modern, responsive, and accessible frontend applications using TypeScript and JavaScript frameworks such as React or Next.js

• Collaborate closely with backend and AI engineers to define interfaces, data flows, and integration patterns

• Partner with designers to translate UX/UI specifications into interactive, production-ready components

• Develop clean, maintainable, and testable code with attention to scalability and performance

• Utilize modern developer tools and workflows, including GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, and other AI-assisted coding tools

• Embed within cross-functional teams to deliver solutions from ideation to deployment and ongoing optimization

• Participate in client workshops and technical discussions to shape solutions and guide best practices

• Contribute to architectural and technical design decisions, ensuring consistency and alignment with broader system goals

• Collaborate on deployment strategies, including CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure, and monitoring

• Mentor junior developers and contribute to team-wide technical excellence and process improvement

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 5 or more years of professional experience in software development, with a focus on frontend web applications

• Strong proficiency in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, and related modern web frameworks

• Experience working with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or GCP

• Understanding of API integration patterns, authentication, and REST/GraphQL data handling

• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Claude Code, or OpenAI Codex

• Familiarity with modern development environments such as VS Code, Cursor, or Zed

• Strong communication skills, with the ability to explain technical decisions clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders

• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, operate independently, and deliver high-quality outcomes in dynamic environments

• Collaborative approach with a focus on helping clients and team members succeed

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building applications that integrate with large language models or AI APIs (e.g., OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS Bedrock)

• Familiarity with AI frameworks such as LangChain, LangGraph, or Hugging Face

• Understanding of natural language understanding (NLU) or chatbot architectures

• Experience developing evaluation frameworks or infrastructure for AI/ML systems

• Knowledge of deployment and infrastructure technologies such as Kubernetes, Terraform, or serverless environments

• Background in consulting, client delivery, or forward-deployed engineering roles

Personal Competencies

• Technical leadership – demonstrates ownership and guides decisions that improve system quality and team outcomes

• Collaboration – works effectively within cross-functional teams and client environments

• Adaptability – thrives in evolving projects and adopts new tools and technologies quickly

• Problem solving – applies creativity and sound reasoning to overcome complex challenges

• Communication – conveys ideas clearly and builds shared understanding among team members

• Accountability – delivers on commitments and takes responsibility for end-to-end outcomes

• Continuous improvement – embraces learning and experimentation to drive technical and process advancement.

Why Join Robots & Pencils?
We don't just ship apps; we create human-centered, digital-first products that matter. As a Senior Android App Developer, you'll join a team that values deep craft, cross-functional collaboration, and a relentless focus on quality. You'll work on impactful projects that push the boundaries of mobile technology while influencing development culture and best practices across the organization.