Frontend Engineer - AI Products
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$140,000–$200,000
Jul 17, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A frontend-focused engineering role at an early-stage insurtech startup, responsible for building a new web application from the ground up — establishing architecture, tooling, and testing practices. Day-to-day work centers on React and TypeScript UI development, API integration with a Python Flask backend, and occasional Postgres queries. Suits someone comfortable making foundational technical decisions in a small, fast-moving team.
Mid level · 1+ years · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA · Full-time
Pay in the description: $140,000–$200,000
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 1,900 people in the New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA area plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 1,450–3,000
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $170,499 (middle half $133,523–$210,499). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (6)
The role is titled 'Frontend Engineer' with no seniority modifier, but the requirements gate on only 1+ year of experience and contribution to project setup or new feature development — consistent with a Mid-level band rather than Senior.
Python, Flask, and PostgreSQL appear in the 'What You Bring' requirements section as expected backend touchpoints for a frontend engineer ('Interface with our Python Flask backend…', 'Write backend logic and make Postgres queries…'), so they are treated as hard gates despite the frontend framing.
TailwindCSS, Material UI, Styled Components, and Storybook are listed together as interchangeable styling/UI framework options under 'What You Bring'; TailwindCSS is used as the primary name with the others as alternatives.
Next.js, cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure), and micro-frontend architecture appear explicitly under the 'Nice to Have' section.
The pay range ($140,000–$200,000) is stated as New York base pay only; variable compensation (bonus/equity) is noted as possible but not quantified.
No remote status is stated; the role is at a New York-based startup with no remote language, so remote is set to false.
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