Front-End Engineer (Anime)
Spellbrush
Job Summary
Spellbrush seeks a talented Front-End Engineer to design and develop complex front-end applications (React and Typescript) for their next-generation anime video game tools. The role focuses on creating responsive and delightful user interfaces for interaction-heavy single-page editors, similar to Photoshop and Blender. Responsibilities include building complex SPAs, working with canvas, WebGL, and potentially WebGPU. A strong design sense for UI/UX, layout, experiences, and microinteractions is crucial. The ideal candidate is an anime enthusiast with experience working on small, fast-paced teams and a willingness to collaborate on-site in Tokyo or San Francisco. Visa sponsorship is available.
Must Have
- React & Typescript experience
- Complex SPA development
- Canvas, WebGL knowledge
- Strong UI/UX design sense
- Anime aesthetic appreciation
Good to Have
- WebGPU experience
- Turn-based tactics game knowledge
Perks & Benefits
- Visa sponsorship
Job Description
Here at Spellbrush, we're passionate about making a good anime game.
We also happen to be the world's leading generative AI studio — we're the team behind niji・journey.
We are currently investigating how AI can be used to help human artists perform masterpieces in the most complex medium of our times: videogames.
Our games are characterized by a no-compromise approach to well-balanced gameplay married to a truthful love of visual arts.
If you love turn-based tactics games, please consider applying!
The Frontend Role:
We're seeking a talented Front-End Engineer to join our team and help us build the next generation of anime and video game tools. You'll be responsible for designing and developing complex front-end applications, usually in react and typescript, with a focus on making responsive and delightful user interfaces.
You may be a good fit if:
You love anime and the anime aesthetic
As a member of our team, you'll have the opportunity to push the boundaries of what's possible in the anime and video game industry. Ideally you're a fan of the genre.
You enjoy working on complex SPAs.
Most of our apps are interaction-heavy single-page editors, much closer in spirit to photoshop and blender than your typical SaaS app. A willingness to dive headfirst into canvas, webGL, and (maybe!) webGPU is recommended!
And you also have some design sense.
Large complex SPAs have all sorts of super interesting UI/UX challenges! We're looking for someone with experience building tasteful UI, a good design sense for layout, experiences, and microinteractions.
You're comfortable working on small, fast-paced teams
We currently have a tiny team of three on frontend engineering. You'll be working directly with some of the best AI researchers in the world to integrate their state-of-the-art models into your beautiful interfaces.
We also believe in the unmatched speed of in-person teams, and prefer on-site collaboration in either our primary research office in Tokyo (downtown Akihabara) or San Francisco. Visa sponsorships are available.