Frontend Engineer
Basis
About Basis
Basis is an AI platform for accounting firms, providing accountants with a team of AI assistants. Accounting teams integrate Basis as part of their team, delegating core workflows and automating time-consuming, manual work.
We closed a multi-fold oversubscribed seed round backed by top VCs last summer and are already in use at several leading, large accounting firms in the US.
📍 Location: NYC, Flatiron office. In-person team.
Your role
Build
Engineer intuitive frontend systems built around new, dynamic UX concepts
Take ownership
Work directly with co-founders
Oversee our users' interactions with our underlying models
Set culture and practice
Shape our early engineering culture and processes
Evolve our approach on frontend infrastructure, abstractions, component library, etc.
Wear multiple hats
Help hire and build out the rest of the early engineering team - there will be no shortage of responsibility
Balance long-term thinking and smart abstractions with shipping fast and iteratively
Are you the one?
Essentials
Experience: 4-6 years of experience in the field; open to exceptional candidates with fewer years and evidence of exceptional ability
First principles reasoner: Ability to break complex concepts down to their fundamental elements and then build from there
Autonomy: Exercise a high-degree of autonomy and technical authority
Craftsmanship: Cares deeply about the product and the details that influence user experience
Taste: Has opinions on what building a beautiful experience means
Flexibility: Willing and interested to jump across multiple disciplines
Team-first mentality: you are interested in building for the long-term alongside founding team members, and committed to mentoring others and being mentored
Passion for vision: Genuinely excited about our tech and its impact on accounting, finance, and economy
Curious about latest AI: Experimented with ChatGPT, etc.
NYC-based: Seeking in-person environment; working from office most days of week
All-in: This is not a 9-5, we have a massive opportunity ahead of us and are looking to multiply our engineering speed. We are optimizing for the best folks and happy to compensate generously
A little something extra: You know it when you see it
Bonus points
Hiring: A knack for spotting and recruiting engineering talent
Experience with enterprise financial workflows: Worked with corporate financial data or products geared to businesses
Accounting: Practical knowledge of accounting principles.
Product ownership: Experience owning a product end-to-end