Senior Fullstack/Front-End Engineer
£60K – £110K + Significant Equity (0.5% – 1%)
UK Visa Sponsorship Available for Exceptional Candidates
About Tracer
Many scientists struggle to debug broken bioinformatics pipelines, delaying crucial breakthroughs like drug development. Tracer is solving this with an advanced observability platform tailored for high-performance computing.
Backed by $3M in funding from top investors and based in central London, we are rapidly expanding our engineering team.
Role
As our Senior Fullstack/Front-End Engineer, you’ll build critical user-facing features of our platform from scratch. You’ll design, implement, and own front-end and full-stack components—shaping how users interact with our observability tools.
This is a high-responsibility role offering autonomy, technical ownership, and the opportunity to leave a lasting impact.
Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and deploy intuitive front-end applications using Next.js and TypeScript
- Deliver core features including real-time dashboards, data visualizations, and backend integrations
- Deploy, maintain, and scale applications using Vercel and AWS
- Integrate front-end systems with Clickhouse databases and APIs
- Collaborate cross-functionally with backend engineers, product, and design teams
- Set engineering standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor future team members
Skills & Experience
- 3+ years building scalable fullstack or front-end web applications
- Proven experience launching front-end apps from scratch
- Expertise in Next.js, React, and TypeScript
- Experience deploying/managing front-end systems using Vercel and AWS
- Strong product sense with an understanding of business impact
- Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced environment
Bonus Qualifications
- Experience with Clickhouse or high-performance data visualization
- Technical lead or sole engineer on key projects
- Prior startup experience or entrepreneurial mindset
Our Tech Stack
- Core: Next.js, TypeScript, Vercel, AWS, Clickhouse
- Additional (not required): Rust (backend), Nextflow, AlphaFold, Terraform, eBPF
Note: Experience with all stack components is not required—strong fundamentals and adaptability are more important.
Portfolio Submission (Required)
Please include:
- A link to your portfolio, GitHub, or projects built from scratch
- A brief description of your most impactful technical achievement, your role, and what you learned
Interview Process
- Initial call with Talent (30 minutes)
- Intro call with Founder or Lead Engineer (30 minutes)
- Take-home technical assignment
- Technical interview (1 hour)
Meet the Team
- Learn more about the team: tracer.bio/team
- Visit our website: tracer.bio
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