Engineering Manager - Front-End (UI/UX)
🚀 About Us
We’re Bolt.new by StackBlitz!
We’re the team behind WebContainers, the groundbreaking technology that made it possible to run Node.js right in your browser. No installs, no setup, just instant dev environments. That innovation kickstarted our journey in 2019 and powers the blazing-fast online IDE used by over a million developers every month.
But we didn’t stop there.
We took everything we learned from building WebContainers and used it to create Bolt.new. The fastest way to go from idea to production without writing traditional code. Think of it as the Canva or Figma for full-stack applications: a next-gen, AI-powered builder that lets you create, edit, and deploy web and mobile apps instantly, right in your browser.
WebContainers make it possible. Bolt.new brings it to life. Together, they reimagine what it means to build software lowering the barrier to entry, speeding up workflows, and unlocking creativity for the next generation of builders.
We’re a globally distributed, fully remote team of passionate engineers, designers, and creatives building the future of software development. If you love shipping fast, solving real problems, and pushing the boundaries of what’s possible we’d love to meet you.
✨ About This Opportunity
A hands-on technical leader who balances coding with leadership. You'll own frontend architecture, code quality, and team growth - spending significant time writing code while developing engineers and coordinating across teams.
🛠️ How You'll Contribute
Technical Leadership
Own UI architecture: component patterns, state management, performance, and frontend infrastructure
Write code regularly on complex features, migrations, and architectural improvements
Review all UI PRs and maintain quality standards across the domain
Drive technical initiatives and manage technical debt strategically
Coordinate with other Team Leads on cross-domain architectural decisions
Team Development
Conduct performance reviews and own career development for UI team members
Hold regular 1:1s to support growth, remove blockers, and provide feedback
Make hiring decisions and address performance issues proactively
Build a high-performing, autonomous team culture
Coordination
Assign team members across features based on skills, capacity, and priorities
Participate in coordination meetings with other Team Leads
Regular 1:1s with Head of Engineering to align on priorities and resources
Run weekly UI team meetings for knowledge sharing
AI-Native Development
Champion AI coding tools and model effective usage
Build AI-powered UI features and agent interaction patterns
Dogfood Bolt.new daily and drive product improvements
💡 Qualifications
Technical
10+ years frontend development, 3+ years leadership
Expert in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture
Strong HTML, CSS (Tailwind), performance optimization
Experience with design systems, state management, and complex UI flows
Track record of architectural decisions balancing speed and maintainability
Daily user of AI coding assistants (Cursor, Copilot, Claude)
Experience building AI-integrated applications and interfaces
Leadership
Performance reviews, career development, and difficult conversations
Growing engineers to senior/staff+ levels
Hiring frontend engineers
Building remote team culture
Coaching mindset with balance of individual and business needs
Skills
Strong UX sensibilities and eye for detail (spacing, typography, animations)
Experience with Figma/Sketch and translating designs to pixel-perfect interfaces
Excellent communication with technical and non-technical stakeholders
Pragmatic mindset: ship MVPs, bias toward action, match quality to business need
Business thinking: tie technical work to clear outcomes
Collaborative: knowledge sharing and unblocking others is core work
🎯 Bonus Points
Web Workers, Web Components, Remix, browser dev environments
Developer tooling or design tools experience
Design engineering background
Open-source contributions to UI libraries
WebAssembly or advanced browser APIs
📌 A Few Notes
You do not need a college degree to apply
You do not need to be located in the U.S. — we’re remote-friendly
You do not need to meet every qualification listed above