We're hiring a Member of Technical Staff (Frontend) at Gitpod.

You'll build refined interactions and systems that make software development seamless. Working with React, Figma, and Go, you'll solve significant problems for global engineering teams. We're looking for highly ambitious and deeply passionate engineers who combine technical excellence with architectural taste, taking ownership of foundational systems to deliver pragmatic, performant and maintainable results. We deeply care about the product we build and are excited to add someone tot the team that feels the same.

Who we are

Five years ago, we set out to create a world where every software engineer is instantly ready-to-code. With over 1.5 million users, we are now the leading platform for standardized and automated development environments. In 2024, we quadrupled enterprise revenue, signed several seven-figure contracts with F500 companies, launched our AI-first product architecture and, most importantly, discovered our authentic rhythm. In 2025, we amp up our ambition.

We're a talent-dense group of people who transform how software is created, working to empower every company, every team, and every individual to succeed in a software-first world. We care deeply, and for many of us, building Gitpod is our life's work.

This is the best time to join the company. We've found product-market-fit and are scaling with high intensity towards repeatable go-to-market fit. Our operating principles are an honest representation of how we build relationships and make decisions. We choose colleagues carefully based on merit and their authentic alignment with those principles. If this excites you, we would love for you to apply.

Role responsibilities

Our operating principles are the standard that we drive towards. We are collectively accountable for enhancing and preserving our culture in alignment with these principles and expect people to view this as a core responsibility within the scope of their role.

In addition, here are the main areas of focus:

• Drive technical initiatives end-to-end. Balance immediate needs with long-term sustainability while maintaining high standards for reliability and simplicity.

• Craft pixel-perfect components and refined interactions. Collaborate with product design to deliver impactful features that consider every facet of the user experience.

• Own core Gitpod systems. Ensure reliability and continuous evolution of your focus area, whether frontend, backend, or infrastructure.

• Elevate engineering best practices. Contribute to code reviews, architecture discussions, and documentation to raise overall quality and consistency

• Solve high-impact technical challenges. Identify and address performance bottlenecks, reliability issues, and developer experience improvements across the stack.

At the end of your first 30 days, you will have:

• Ship code on day one using Gitpod to build Gitpod

• Built deep understanding of Gitpod's core value proposition and architecture through hands-on contribution, user interviews, and key system analysis. Able to articulate main technical and business challenges.

• Shipped multiple meaningful improvements across the stack, demonstrating ability to navigate our codebase, deployment processes, and engineering principles effectively

• Established strong working relationships within your direct team and adjacent teams (e.g. Go-to-Market, Sales) through collaborative problem-solving and technical discussions. Started contributing to architecture and design discussions.

• Shipped a feature that lands on our changelog and is demoed in All Hands

• Opened the drawer and challenged the CTO on a design idea

About you

• You work in alignment with our operating principles.

• You drive pragmatic engineering excellence. You have strong technical judgment that hel