Senior Front-End Engineer-Canvas & Generative UX

Summary

Join Centric Software as a Senior Front-End Engineer to spearhead the development of a cutting-edge canvas-style interface integrating generative AI and interactive visuals. Lead the design and implementation of this innovative front-end experience, focusing on real-time visual content interaction. You will develop modular UI components using React, TypeScript, and MobX, ensuring high-performance rendering and a seamless user experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including UX designers and back-end engineers, to deliver high-quality, production-ready code. This role requires extensive experience in front-end development, expertise in React and TypeScript, and familiarity with canvas-based interfaces. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience in front-end development
• Strong expertise in React and TypeScript, with advanced understanding of state management (preferably MobX)
• Excellent CSS and layout skills, including experience with PostCSS (note: Tailwind is not used)
• Experience working with canvas-based interfaces—such as HTML5 Canvas, Konva.js, Fabric.js, or similar libraries
• Familiarity with Docker, Bitbucket, and deployment environments (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Strong architectural thinking with a focus on UI performance and scalability

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of a canvas-style front-end interface for real-time visual content interaction
• Develop modular, scalable UI components using React, TypeScript, and MobX
• Ensure high-performance rendering, smooth asset manipulation, and a responsive user experience across a complex UI surface
• Collaborate with UX designers, product managers, and back-end/AI engineers to create seamless user-facing generative workflows
• Deliver high-quality, production-ready code with testing and CI/CD best practices (Jest, Cypress, etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building tools for design, creative production, or visual content workflows
• Exposure to WebGL, shaders, or GPU-accelerated rendering techniques
• Experience integrating generative AI APIs (OpenAI, Stability, Replicate, etc.)
• Background in developing real-time or multi-user interfaces
• Collaboration-focused: Works closely with designers, product managers, and backend engineers in a fast-paced, cross-functional team
• Excellent communication: Can articulate technical challenges and trade-offs clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Attention to detail: Passionate about visual polish, smooth interactions, and pixel-perfect execution
• Autonomous and proactive: Takes initiative, drives components end-to-end, and delivers robust features with minimal supervision
• Creative thinker: Comfortable working in experimental spaces, rapidly prototyping and iterating on new interaction models
• Curious and adaptable: Interested in exploring new visual paradigms, generative UX, and pushing the boundaries of front-end innovation

Benefits

$140,000 - $190,000 (depending on experience) Plus Bonus and Benefits