Senior Frontend Engineer at IMG.LY

, , Germany -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

14 Jan, 26

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

React, TypeScript, API Design, Documentation, UI/UX, WebAssembly, SDK Development, AI Coding Tools

Industry

Software Development

Description

About IMG.LY We're IMG.LY — a fully remote team of ~50 people building the creative editing infrastructure behind modern apps. Our mission is simple: make high-quality design and video editing accessible everywhere, so any product team can ship creative tools their users actually love. Within that, you'll join a crew of ~30 engineers and designers building creative editing SDKs and embeddable editors. The technical problems are genuinely hard in the best way: real-time rendering, video codecs, and cross-platform SDKs that need to feel native on every device. Our work is trusted by teams at companies like Freepik, HP, and Adobe—so what you build here won't just be technically ambitious, it'll be used in the real world at scale. If you enjoy deep technical challenges and want your work to power creativity for millions of users, you'll feel at home here. How We Work We're remote-first across Europe, with a strong async culture and meetings only when they matter. We move fast and ship often, but never at the expense of quality—we take time to do things right. You'll have real decision-making power and minimal oversight. In return, we expect high accountability and honest feedback. Tasks You'll join our Creative Editor team, making architectural decisions that shape how developers worldwide integrate creative editing into their apps. This isn't an execution role where someone hands you specs— you'll evaluate tradeoffs, propose solutions, and own problems end-to-end from an ambiguous problem to a shipped solution. Day to day, you'll lead development of our CreativeEditor SDK, design APIs that developers love to use (and can't easily misuse), build composable React/TypeScript components, write documentation that people actually read, and challenge decisions constructively. We want your opinions, not just your code. Requirements You have deep React and TypeScript expertise—not "familiar with," but deep enough to inform system design. You've made architectural decisions before: evaluated tradeoffs, anticipated downstream impact, and thought about how external developers will consume and extend your APIs. You can explain technical concepts to engineers outside your stack, to designers, and to product. You're strategic about testing—you know what to test and design for contract stability. You write clear documentation and can justify technical decisions in business terms. You give honest feedback. You tell teammates when something isn't good enough. Rock stars? Pass. We're looking for thoughtful, kind colleagues who happen to be excellent engineers. You're comfortable leveraging AI coding tools (Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, Cursor, whatever works) to accelerate your development while applying critical judgment to AI-generated output. Bonus points if you've built SDKs or libraries before, worked with WebAssembly, have strong UI/UX instincts, or contribute to open source. Our Culture: High Craft, Low Ego We are product builders who happen to be excellent engineers. At IMG.LY, we value the "why" just as much as the "how." Product-Minded Engineering: We don't just ship specs; we solve problems. We expect you to challenge the "why" behind a feature to ensure we're building the right thing for the developers who use our SDKs. Engineers for Engineers: Our customers are developers, so we obsess over Developer Experience (DX). We spend our time debating API ergonomics, performance, and documentation quality. Collaborative Async: We work async to protect "deep work," but we aren't isolated. We love to see each other's faces—whether it's for pair programming, knowledge-sharing demos, or jumping on a call to unblock a teammate. Autonomy & Ownership: We hire experts and give them real decision-making power. You'll own problems end-to-end in a high-trust environment that values kindness and radical candor over "rockstar" egos. Intentional Connection: We stay human through quarterly team events and annual retreats (Portugal, Montenegro, Turkey) to build the trust that makes our remote culture thrive. Benefits Competitive salary, plus: Permanent contract 25 days of vacation Premium equipment (MacBook) Remote work flexibility with quarterly team events Annual company retreat (past locations: Portugal, Montenegro, Turkey) Monthly co-working space allowance Conference and professional growth budget Remote within the EU, CET timezone (±2 hours). Germany contracts directly; other EU countries via DEEL with equivalent benefits. Interested? Tell us about your recent projects and where you're heading. Sample projects matter more than resumes. We'll start with a 30-minute chat, then a technical discussion, a take-home assignment (4-5 hours max), a technical review with future colleagues and the team lead, and finally, you'll meet the team.

Responsibilities

You will lead the development of the CreativeEditor SDK and make architectural decisions that shape how developers integrate creative editing into their apps. This role involves evaluating tradeoffs, proposing solutions, and owning problems from start to finish.