Senior Frontend Engineer

About Pearl

Pearl is shaping the future of dentistry with a suite of AI solutions developed to establish higher standards of quality and care for patients worldwide. Since 2019, our team has engineered FDA-cleared computer vision capabilities for interpretation of 2D and 3D dental imagery — industry-leading capabilities which clinicians, practice owners, labs and insurers use to elevate the efficiency, accuracy and consistency of dental care around the world.

The Role
Remote, United States
Owning the frontend architecture of Pearl's AI-powered dental platform — defining component
standards, driving UI quality, and shipping polished, performant interfaces that clinicians rely on
every day.

Responsibilities
Architect and lead the development of scalable, maintainable frontend systems using component-oriented design principles

Own and evolve Pearl's design system and component library, setting standards for consistency, accessibility, and reuse across the product

Drive Storybook adoption as a first-class tool for component development, documentation, and visual testing

Partner closely with design, product, and backend engineers to shape technical direction and translate complex clinical workflows into intuitive UI

Establish and enforce frontend best practices — code reviews, testing standards, performance benchmarks, and observability

Use AI tools daily to generate component code from Figma designs, produce documentation, and accelerate UI development workflows

Apply AI-assisted analysis to diagnose and debug UI issues across the product

Generate and maintain end-to-end UI tests using Playwright

Contribute to full-stack features across the Node.js backend and AWS infrastructure when needed

Required Qualifications
5+ years of professional frontend engineering experience

Expert-level Vanilla JS and React — deep platform knowledge, not just framework familiarity

Strong command of component-oriented programming and MVC architecture patterns

Proven experience building and maintaining design systems at scale

Hands-on Storybook experience for component development and documentation

Hands-on experience with AI-powered dev tools (Cursor, GitHub Copilot, v0, or similar) — active daily usage, not just familiarity• Ability to go from Figma designs to production-ready component code leveraging AI with minimal friction

Experience writing and generating UI tests with Playwright

Track record of writing well-tested, production-grade frontend code

Experience collaborating with design and product in fast-moving environments

Comfortable working independently and driving decisions with minimal oversight

Preferred Experience
Backend experience with Node.js and frameworks like Express or Koa

PostgreSQL and data modeling familiarity

AWS experience — Serverless, Lambda, Amplify, RDS, S3

Strong Git & GitLab workflow experience (branching strategies, MRs, CI/CD pipelines)

Healthcare or dental tech background a plus

What We Offer

Competitive compensation and benefits

Ongoing training and development opportunities

Flexible, uncapped PTO

Remote work environment