What Artisan Is
We're building AI employees. Not chatbots. Not copilots. Autonomous digital workers that do real jobs.
Our first, Ava, is an AI BDR used by hundreds of companies. She researches leads, writes and sends emails in a customer's voice, runs multi-step outbound sequences, manages her own deliverability infrastructure, self-optimizes over time, and handles objections and meeting booking. She's not a tool someone uses. She's a teammate.
We're a YC W24 company, have raised $35M+ from investors including Y Combinator, and are at $9M+ ARR. We just launched Ava 2.0, a step change in what an AI employee can do. The engineering problems are hard and the surface area is enormous.
The Role
Artisan isn't a single product. It's an entire working platform that replaces the sales stack. That means CRM, inbox, dialer, lead database, campaign engine, website visitor tracking, and AI agent management, all in one product. The frontend is where all of this comes together for the user.
The design bar is high. We build dense, information-rich interfaces with calm clarity. Think Ramp, not Salesforce. Every view needs to surface the right data without visual noise, handle complex workflows without feeling complex, and make working alongside an AI employee feel natural.
You'll own the frontend architecture and set the standard for how Artisan is built on the client side. This is a staff-level role. You won't just ship features. You'll define how the team builds UI.
What that looks like concretely:
- Multi-product frontend architecture. Artisan ships dozens of products as a unified platform. You'll build and maintain the component systems, routing, state management, and shared infrastructure that make this feel like one product, not seven.
Who You Are
6+ years of frontend engineering experience, with a track record of building complex, data-rich web applications
Deep expertise in TypeScript and React. You don't just use them. You understand the internals, the tradeoffs, and the patterns that scale.
Strong experience with state management, performance optimization, and rendering large datasets in the browser
You've built or maintained design systems and component libraries used across multiple product surfaces
An eye for design quality. You care about spacing, alignment, typography, and interaction polish. You can take a Figma file and ship something that matches it exactly, or push back on design when something won't work in practice.
Experience with real-time data (WebSockets, polling, optimistic updates) and complex form/table UIs
Opinions on frontend architecture, testing strategy, and code organization, grounded in experience shipping production software
Comfortable working directly with designers and product managers to shape features, not just implement specs
Bonus: experience building interfaces for AI products, conversational UIs, or agent-based systems
Bonus: experience with accessibility standards and internationalization
Bonus: startup experience where you defined the frontend architecture from the ground up
Why This Role
The product surface is massive. You're not building a single-feature app. Artisan is an entire platform with a CRM, inbox, dialer, campaign engine, lead database, and AI agent management. The frontend complexity rivals products that have dedicated teams for each surface. Here, you'll work across all of them.
The design problems are genuinely new. How do you build a UI where an AI teammate's actions are transparent, controllable, and trustworthy? How do you make working alongside an autonomous agent feel as natural as working with a human? Nobody has solved this well yet.
You'll set the standard. This is a staff-level hire. You'll define the frontend architecture, design system, patterns, and practices that the engineering team builds on. Your decisions shape the product experience for every user.
Competitive salary + meaningful equity. We compensate for impact.
Details
Location: San Francisco, New York, or Remote (US)
Team: Engineering
Reports to: Sam Stallings, CPTO
US visa sponsorship available
Interview Process
Introductory chat with our Head of Talent
60-minute technical interview with an Engineer
Second 60-minute technical interview with an Engineer
30-minute interview with Sam, our CPTO
30-minute culture and values interview with Jaspar, our CEO
Our Culture and Values
Founder mindset. Everyone acts like an owner: take initiative, think big, challenge ideas, and push for 10x outcomes.
Obsessed with impact. We apply the 80/20 rule, kill sunk costs quickly, and focus on what actually moves the needle.
Customer-first, always. Every decision starts with the customer experience.
High standards, every detail. Quality matters in everything we ship, from product and code to copy and design.
Clear, direct communication. We value candor, fast responses, and real feedback.
Winning team energy. Positive vibes, low ego, zero drama. We genuinely enjoy building together.
