Frontend Software Engineer at Outset (San Francisco, CA)
Outset· San Francisco, CA· $160k–$300k·
Role details
Equity Compensation · Daily Collaboration With Founders · Exposure To Design And Research Leaders
Summary
Design and develop intuitive frontend interfaces using React and Next.js to support AI-powered user research tools. Collaborate with leadership on technical strategy while building scalable, responsive web applications and enhancing user experience through real-time data visualization.
Job description
Outset invented a better way to do research: AI-powered user interviews.
Global brands like Hubspot, Microsoft, Uber and Nestle use Outset to achieve deeper, qualitative insights about their users at unprecedented speed and scale.
The research industry is massive (>$140B and growing) and ripe for disruption. Incumbents are outdated, slow, and burdened by high-cost services. That's our opportunity.
Outset is backed by top Silicon Valley investors and raised a $30M Series B in December 2025—less than six months after our Series A—led by Radical Ventures with participation from M12 (Microsoft’s venture arm), 8VC, Y Combinator, and Adverb Ventures.
The raise follows a breakout year, with our business growing 8x as enterprise customers across industries adopt our category, AI‑moderated research, as the new standard for understanding people.
We’re a tight-knit team serving some of the world’s largest enterprises.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate closely with the CTO and CEO on strategic technical decisions and product direction.
- Design, develop, and optimize intuitive, user-friendly frontend interfaces using React and Next.js.
- Build robust and responsive components that seamlessly integrate with backend services and APIs.
- Enhance user experiences through real-time data visualization and interaction.
- Lead frontend projects from initial conception through production deployment, ensuring scalability, responsiveness, and reliability.
- Interface directly with users to gather feedback, understand pain points, and continuously improve our product's UI/UX.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of software engineering experience building production-grade frontend systems.
- Strong proficiency with JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and Next.js.
- Experience building scalable, responsive web applications.
- Familiarity integrating frontend applications with RESTful or GraphQL APIs.
- Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and best practices.
- Bonus points for familiarity with real-time data visualization, WebRTC, or frontend performance optimization.
Why work at Outset
- Culture highlights: "Supportive founders and seasoned investors foster community, without startup toxicity." Team is described as "smart, kind, and driven teammates who know how to make work fun." Founders are very hands-on and accessible.
- Remote/hybrid/office policy: Primarily in-office at a "million-dollar office space" in SF with sweeping views and quick access to Market Street.
- Notable perks: Daily catered lunches and snacks with flexible dietary options, unlimited PTO, comprehensive health insurance (medical/dental/vision), unlimited budget for productivity tools, commuter benefits, allowance for continuing education, 401k with 6% match.
- Engineering culture: A strong technical focus (backend and frontend engineers) working on state-of-the-art AI and NLP. 9 active job postings across sales, engineering, marketing, design, and operations.
- Who should apply: People passionate about AI, user research, and building products that make human understanding scalable. The company values balance, growth, and high-impact work without "startup toxicity."