Frontend AI Engineer (Remote - EST Time Zone)

Job Description

<h3>Job Description</h3><p>Job Description<p><p><strong>About the Company </strong></p><p><strong>Windscribe</strong> is a leading cyber security and privacy company launched in April 2016 and has already accumulated 70 million users. Our goal is to transform the internet with easy-to-use yet powerful privacy and security tools that allow anyone to circumvent censorship, access geographically restricted content, and minimize their exposure to marketers, criminals, and surveillance dragnets. Our well-received applications have appeared on Lifehacker, Techradar, and CNET.</p><p>We are looking to add a<strong> Frontend AI Engineer</strong> to our Web Team to join in the development of adding exciting new features to our global anycast DNS service controld.com, as well as collaborate in the execution of a complete overhaul of the windscribe.com web interface used by millions of users. </p><p><strong>About the Role</strong></p><p>As a Frontend AI Engineer, you&#39;ll design and deliver high-quality, intuitive, and performant web interfaces that delight end users. You&#39;ll leverage modern AI-assisted development tools to ship elegant solutions quickly and efficiently. The focus is on simplicity, speed, and quality — improving both individual and team velocity through AI-driven workflows, ensuring consistent release cycles with minimal bugs, regressions, and rapid turnaround times.</p><strong>Responsibilities </strong><ul><li>4+ years of experience in frontend development</li><li>Recently transitioned to Next.js and modern frameworks</li><li>Leverage AI tools to accelerate product and domain understanding</li><li>Write performant, maintainable code with clear documentation</li><li>Partner closely with design to resolve issues before implementation</li><li>Identify and propose solutions for UX/UI improvements</li><li>Prioritize simplicity and quick resolution during code reviews</li><li>Think critically and challenge requirements to ensure quality outcomes</li><li>Translate business goals into actionable product roadmaps</li><li>Demonstrate successful workflows and share learnings with the team</li><li>Collaborate to efficiently delegate and track project deliverables</li><li>Ensure on-time, high-quality release cycles</li><li>Contribute to all phases: coding, testing, debugging, and iteration</li><li>Develop internal tools to automate or streamline repetitive workflows</li></ul><strong>Qualifications </strong><p><strong>Must-Haves</strong></p><ul><li>Must be based near EST time zone and available to work Eastern Time hours (Canada, US, Europe preferred)</li><li>Excellent knowledge of browser security practices (CSRF, CORS, etc)</li><li>Excellent knowledge of computer science fundamentals (stack, heap, pointers, data structures, algorithms, etc)</li><li>Excellent knowledge of web technologies and tools like JavaScript, TypeScript, React (or similar modern framework)</li><li>Understanding of software design principles and ability to write clear, clean, maintainable code that scales</li><li>Experience with NextJS (Gatsby would be a nice to have)</li><li>Experience investigating and improving JavaScript performance</li><li>Good understanding of web and networking protocols (HTTP, TLS, TCP/IP, DNS, etc)</li><li>Experience with web performance best practices (Caching, SSR vs SSG)</li></ul><p><strong>Nice-to-Haves</strong></p><ul><li>Experience maintaining open source software</li><li>Experience with building and maintaining CI/CD pipelines</li><li>Experience with Grafana</li><li>Experience with Directus</li></ul><p><strong>About You</strong></p><ul><li>Eager to adopt emerging technologies and workflows</li><li>Proven track record of high-velocity development (personal or professional)</li><li>"Get it done" mentality with a bias toward action and simplicity over perfectionism</li><li>Deep obsession with driving the mission forward and making an impact</li><li>Build because you love it, it&#39;s part of your life, not just your job</li></ul><p><strong>Our Benefits and Perks</strong></p><ul><li>Downtown Toronto Office, where you can spend your time building products that millions of people use every day<br />and browse the web privately, the way it was meant to be</li><li>Take a break in the office with entertainments like VR stations with dozens of games, foosball, TV, PlayStation</li><li>Stock option program, yearly bonuses, and opportunities for advancement (Based on performance)</li><li>Comprehensive vision and dental plan</li><li>Wellness programs (Subscription to meditation apps, etc.)</li><li>3 weeks paid vacation as well as holidays (Christmas) week off</li></ul><p>#li-remote</p><p>#li-jm1</p><p><p><em>Thank you for considering this opportunity. Funded.club Senior Recruiters partner <strong>exclusively </strong>with Startups and are in direct communication with hiring managers and founding team members.</em></p><p><em>Your application will be fully reviewed by a dedicated recruiter who will respond based on the matching of your experience and qualifications. </em></p></p></p></p>