Senior+ Frontend Engineer
NYC
Engineering /
Hybrid
About Norm Ai
Norm Ai is the Compliance AI Platform for legal standards-based reasoning & workflow automation.
We developed the first Domain Specific Language (DSL) for fully representing regulatory requirements in AI code. This DSL, deployed with our enterprise platform, enables Norm clients to transform workflows and apply compliance checks at the source of business activities.
We are setting the norms for compliance processes at the largest institutions in the world. Our client base includes firms with a combined $17 Trillion in AUM, and growing quickly.
Our Software Engineers came from Palantir, Google, Meta, AWS, Harvard, Stanford, and MIT. Our Legal Engineers are from Harvard Law, Stanford Law, Yale Law, Sullivan & Cromwell, Simpson Thacher, Davis Polk, Greenberg Traurig, the SEC, and FINRA.
We have raised $85 million over the past 18 months from top VCs and global institutions, including Vanguard, Blackstone, Bain Capital, Coatue, Craft Ventures, New York Life, Citi, TIAA, and Marc Benioff.
This Role
We’re looking for a Senior+ Frontend Engineer to join our Product Engineering team at the forefront of AI-powered enterprise compliance software. This role is instrumental in shaping the frontend architecture and elevating the overall user experience. You’ll champion frontend best practices, set the standard for performance, scalability, and maintainability. As a senior technical voice on the team, you’ll play a key role in guiding how our frontend evolves and ensure it remains a delight to build and use.
Core Responsibilities:
- Implement forward-thinking UI that brings AI-powered workflows to life—shipping intuitive and responsive interfaces grounded in real user needs.
- Implement our frontend design system, building scalable, reusable components that ensure visual and interaction consistency across the product.
- Define and operationalize frontend best practices, including state management and performance—enforced through code reviews, tests, linting, documentation, and mentorship.
- Maintain and evolve our frontend architecture to support rapid growth and flexibility.
- Advocate for frontend performance, scalability, responsiveness, and reliability across the engineering team via code review, documentation, and share-outs.
Skills & Experience - Core
- 4+ years of experience in frontend development
- Deep experience in React, TypeScript, CSS, and Next in production settings
- Experience with design systems, component libraries, and scalable UI patterns
- Experience collaborating closely with designers and engineers
- Solid understanding of performance optimization techniques, including lazy loading, code splitting, and minimizing render cycles
- Strong knowledge of modern state management approaches (e.g. TanStack Query, Zustand)
- High ownership mindset with a track record of driving work from concept to completion
- Strong collaboration skills with designers and engineers across the product lifecycle
- Familiarity with testing, linting, and documentation tooling (e.g., Storybook, unit/integration testing)
Skills & Experience - Pluses
- Experience working in early-stage startups or fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- Exposure to human-AI interaction design patterns or agent-based workflows
- Exposure to enterprise-grade UI systems
What Success Looks Like - 30 Days
- You’ve developed a strong understanding of our product surface area, AI capabilities, and customer workflows
- You’ve contributed to active product development and shipped meaningful UI improvements
- You’ve completed a comprehensive audit of existing frontend architecture and state management patterns
- You’ve built strong relationships with design, engineering, and client engagement teams
- You’ve defined a clear plan to modernize and migrate the UI library, aligned with product and design goals
What Success Looks Like - 60 Days
- You’ve launched the first wave of modernized UI components and begun rolling them out across the product
- You’ve introduced frontend best practices around state management, testing, and documentation to ensure scalable, maintainable code
- You’re partnering closely with design and engineering to implement new patterns for human-AI interaction
- You’ve become a trusted voice on frontend architecture, usability, and implementation excellence
$200,000 - $250,000 a year
The range displayed in this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salary for this position. Within the range, individual pay is determined by various factors, including job-related skills (as uncovered during the interview process), experience, and relevant education or training. Please note that the compensation details listed here reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity or benefits. We offer a competitive salary along with equity compensation. Our comprehensive benefits package includes a 401(k) plan with the maximum legally permitted employer match. Employees enjoy top-tier insurance coverage, encompassing health, dental, hospital, accident, and vision plans. For candidates needing to relocate to NYC, we provide relocation reimbursement. You'll thrive in our fast-paced learning environment where professional growth is constant.
If you’re interested in the role but aren’t sure whether you’re a good fit, we’d still like to hear from you.
