Gamma
UI Engineer
San Francisco · Full-time
Sponsorship not specified$180k-$310kDetected 61 days ago
ReactCSSDesign SystemsAccessibility
About the role
- You'll sweat the details (spacing, typography, hover states, loading states, error states, edge cases) while keeping frontend performance sharp.
- This role requires mastery of CSS, a sharp eye for craft, and an instinct for when to polish versus when to iterate.
- Our team has a strong in-office culture and works in person 4-5 days per week in San Francisco.
Responsibilities
- Own design system components from foundational elements to complex editor UI primitives, with accessibility built in
- Build pixel-perfect layouts, smooth animations, and responsive interactions across the product
- Implement polished micro-interactions and transitions that make Gamma feel crafted and intentional
- Optimize rendering, bundle size, and interaction responsiveness to maintain 60fps animations
- Partner with designers to translate high-fidelity mocks into production-ready components
- Experience building complex, interactive UIs such as editors, design tools, or animation-heavy applications
- Performance optimization skills across React rendering, CSS performance, and animation frame rates, with experience building reusable, accessible, well-documented component libraries
- That means owning design system components from buttons and inputs to complex editor UI primitives, implementing polished micro-interactions and transitions, and solving tough browser challenges across compatibility and rendering.
Nice to have
- Experience with animation libraries or visual editing tools (Nice to have)
Compensation
- The base salary for this full-time position, which spans multiple internal levels depending on qualifications, ranges between $180K - $310K plus benefits & equity.
This listing is sourced directly from Gamma's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.