Frontend Engineer

2 Months ago • 3 Years + • Frontend Development

Job Summary

Job Description

As a frontend engineer at Hedra, you will build a next-generation interface for controllable generative video generation. You'll design and implement systems impacting software responsiveness and user experience. You will collaborate with engineers and researchers on a disruptive technology. Responsibilities include building a performant video editor, working with RESTful APIs, and ensuring the moment-to-moment responsiveness of the software. The ideal candidate will have a passion for clean, performant code and be mission-driven to create something fundamentally disruptive.
Must have:
  • 3+ years professional Typescript and React experience
  • Greenfield or foundational contribution to a performant video editor
  • Experience working with RESTful APIs
  • Self-motivated and independent
  • Passionate about clean, performant code
Good to have:
  • Experience with webcodecs or ffmpeg.wasm
  • Tailwind and Next.js proficiency
  • Experience with web authorization/authentication
Perks:
  • Competitive compensation and equity
  • 401k
  • Healthcare (Silver PPO Medical, Vision, Dental)
  • Lunch and snacks at the office

Job Details

About Hedra:

Hedra is a pioneering generative media company backed by top investors at Index, A16Z, and Abstract Ventures. We're building Hedra Studio, a multimodal creation platform capable of control, emotion, and creative intelligence.

At the core of Hedra Studio is our Character-3 foundation model, the first omnimodal model in production. Character-3 jointly reasons across image, text, and audio for more intelligent video generation — it’s the next evolution of AI-driven content creation.

Note: At Hedra, we’re a team of hard-working, passionate individuals seeking to fundamentally change content and build a generational company together. You should have start-up experience and be a self-starter that is driven to build impactful products that change the status quo. You must be willing to work in-person in either NYC or SF.

Summary:

As our frontend engineer, you will build a next-generation interface for controllable generative video generation. The systems you design and implement will determine the moment-to-moment responsiveness of the software, and with it the enjoyment and productivity of our users.

You will work with passionate engineers and top researchers to build a truly disruptive and novel technology. We’re looking for full-time hires, ideally you will you join us at our office in San Francisco or New York.

Job Requirements:

Experience:

  • 3+ years of professional Typescript and React.

  • Greenfielded or contributed foundationally to a performant video editor.

  • Experience working with RESTful APIs

Nice to Haves:

  • Experience with webcodecs or ffmpeg.wasm.

  • Tailwind and Next.js proficiency

  • Experience with web authorization/authentication

Personality:

  • Self-motivated and independent — able to set accurate timelines for development and deliver on them. Have an opinion and the experience to backup that opinion.

  • Passionate about writing clean, performant code, but understand that perfect is the enemy of the good (and prompt).

  • Mission-driven — we are building something fundamentally disruptive and this reflects deeply in our company DNA.

  • And most importantly, treat Hedra as your own and help shape the vision accordingly

Benefits:

  • Competitive compensation and equity

  • 401k (no match)

  • Healthcare (Silver PPO Medical, Vision, Dental)

  • Lunch and snacks at the office

We encourage you to apply even if you don't fully meet all the listed requirements; we value potential and diverse perspectives, and your unique skills could be a great asset to our team.

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About The Company

Hedra is a pioneering generative media company backed by top investors at Index, A16Z, and Abstract Ventures. We're building Hedra Studio, a multimodal creation platform capable of control, emotion, and creative intelligence.At the core of Hedra Studio is ourCharacter-3foundation model, the first omnimodal model in production. Character-3 jointly reasons across image, text, and audio for more intelligent video generation — it’s the next evolution of AI-driven content creation.

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