What are the responsibilities and job description for the Frontend Engineer position at Galent?
Role : Frontend Engineer
Role : Brea, CA – Onsite from day 1
Duration : Contract
About the Role
We're looking for a Frontend Engineer with a strong eye for UI to build fast, polished, and intuitive user experiences. You'll work primarily in React, turning designs into responsive, accessible, production-quality interfaces, and collaborating closely with design and backend teams to ship features end-to-end.
What You'll Do
- Build and maintain user-facing features using React and modern frontend tooling
- Translate designs (Figma or similar) into pixel-accurate, responsive UI components
- Develop and maintain a reusable component library / design system
- Optimize application performance (load times, rendering, bundle size)
- Ensure cross-browser compatibility and accessibility (WCAG/ARIA standards)
- Write clean, well-tested code and participate in code reviews
- Collaborate with product designers, backend engineers, and product managers to define and refine features
- Integrate frontend applications with REST/GraphQL APIs
- Contribute to technical decisions around frontend architecture, tooling, and best practices
What We're Looking For
Required:
- Strong professional experience with React (hooks, component patterns, state management)
- Strong UI/UX sensibility — experience building clean, intuitive, and visually polished interfaces
- Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML5, and modern CSS (Flexbox, Grid, responsive design)
- Experience with state management tools (Redux, Zustand, React Query, Context API, etc.)
- Familiarity with frontend build tools (Vite, Webpack) and package managers (npm/yarn/pnpm)
- Experience consuming REST or GraphQL APIs
- Understanding of web performance, accessibility, and cross-browser considerations
- Experience with version control (Git) and collaborative workflows
Nice to Have:
- Experience with design systems or component libraries (e.g., Storybook, shadcn/ui, MUI, Tailwind CSS)
- Experience with testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, Playwright)
- Familiarity with Next.js or other React frameworks
- Experience working closely with UI/UX designers in tools like Figma
- Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and frontend deployment workflows
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, citizenship status, age, disability, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. https://www.everify.gov/sites/default/files/everify/posters/IER_RighttoWorkPoster.pdf