Giant Swarm is looking for a Frontend Engineer to join its remote engineering team and contribute to the evolution of its Kubernetes management platform built on Backstage. In this role, you will help design and build intuitive, high-quality user interfaces that enable engineers and enterprises to manage clusters, applications, and observability systems more effectively.

You will work closely with UX designers and engineering teams to improve usability, performance, and developer experience across the platform. This role is ideal for engineers passionate about TypeScript, React, and cloud-native ecosystems, with a strong focus on clean architecture and scalable frontend systems.

• Design, build, and maintain modern frontend features for a Kubernetes management platform.
• Collaborate with UX designers and engineering teams to build intuitive user experiences.
• Improve usability and clarity of complex infrastructure management interfaces.
• Identify and implement improvements in both frontend architecture and user workflows.
• Contribute to high-quality, maintainable codebases using TypeScript and React.
• Ensure reliability and performance of frontend systems in production environments.
• Promote engineering best practices and mentor other engineers.
• Work closely with backend and platform teams to integrate APIs and system capabilities.

• Strong software engineering fundamentals including system design and abstraction.
• Experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, and modern frontend tooling.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines and automation workflows.
• Understanding of OAuth, OpenID Connect (OIDC), and web security standards.
• Experience working with Kubernetes environments and containerized systems.
• Knowledge of full web stack architecture including frontend, backend, and networking.
• Experience with Backstage or similar developer portal frameworks is a plus.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks such as Jest and UI tooling like Storybook.
• Experience with observability tools (e.g., Sentry).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills in cross-functional teams.
• Comfort working in a remote European timezone (±2h CET).