Fractional Senior Front-End Engineer

Position Overview

We’re seeking a Senior Front-End Engineer for a 6-month contract engagement to help build the core user experiences across web and mobile that power Youtopia’s precision nourishment automation platform.

You’ll work with Angular 21, Signals, Signal Forms, and our Ionic mobile stack to build high-performance, highly polished interfaces. You will partner closely with design, product, and backend teams to bring complex health, nutrition, and AI-powered workflows into clean, intuitive, consumer-grade experiences.

This is greenfield front-end development on a product that will touch millions of lives.

No legacy bloat. No maintenance treadmill.

Real innovation, real ownership, real impact.

• Build modern, high-performance UIs using Angular 21 and the latest ecosystem features
• Utilize Signals and Signal Forms to architect reactive, predictable, scalable state and form systems
• Implement reusable, accessible, mobile-first UI components and design system patterns
• Integrate with backend APIs, real-time events, and personalized health data flows
• Ensure the front-end experience is fast, smooth, and reliable across devices and network conditions

• Build and enhance mobile applications using Ionic + Angular
• Optimize mobile performance, offline functionality, and native-like interactions
• Ship production-ready mobile features for iOS/Android

• Bring complex health and nutrition concepts to life in simple, elegant product flows
• Collaborate with product and design teams to create frictionless experiences
• Contribute to our design system, component library, and UI/UX standards

• Implement cutting-edge performance optimization techniques (signals, zoneless patterns, hydration strategies, etc.)
• Write maintainable, well-tested, stable code for both web and mobile experiences
• Ensure accessibility, security, and compliance in UI interactions involving health data

• Work closely with Back-End, Data, Platform, and Product teams
• Participate in architecture discussions and advocate for FE best practices
• Bring autonomy, ownership, and craftsmanship to a high-velocity startup environment

You’re a senior-level front-end engineer who:

• Loves Angular and knows how to wield its most modern capabilities
• Builds elegant UI/UX with an engineer’s discipline and a designer’s eye
• Thrives in greenfield, mission-driven environments
• Gets energy from autonomy and delivering high-impact features quickly
• Wants to build consumer-grade products that significantly enhances lives
• Comfortable solving complex problems in ambiguous, fast-paced environments
• Cares deeply about performance, reliability, and craftsmanship

• 7+ years professional experience in front-end engineering
• Expert-level experience with Angular (17+)—Angular 21 strongly preferred
• Strong experience with Signals
  , Signal Forms
  , and modern reactive patterns
• Deep experience building and shipping Ionic + Angular mobile applications
• Strong understanding of state management, component architecture, and modular UI design
• Strong knowledge of Type Script, RxJS, and modern ES standards
• Strong grasp of UI performance tuning and Core Web Vitals
• Experience integrating with complex APIs and distributed backend systems
• Ability to thrive in high-autonomy, high-speed startup environments

• Experience with healthcare, wellness, or data-driven personalization
• Experience designing or contributing to a design system
• Experience with real-time systems, websockets, or event-driven UI
• Experience in regulated environments (HIPAA/HITRUST) from a UX or FE perspective
• Experience with high-scale consumer apps or mobile-first global platforms

If you meet most—but not all—of the qualifications, we still encourage you to apply.

Remote within the United States

Your work will be in the hands of tens of millions of people over time—and will directly influence how they eat, heal, and thrive.

Not legacy code. Not outdated approaches.

A rare mix of heart, excellence, and world-class talent.

You’re building new experiences—not fixing someone else’s mistakes.

This is the kind of product senior engineers dream of shaping from the ground up.

6-month contract, with potential extension or conversion to FTE