Software Engineer, Frontend

ABOUT US

Pickle is building the future of human connection, starting with your AI clone.

In a world where reach is abundant but depth is rare, we’re rethinking how people express themselves and form meaningful relationships. Our goal is ambitious : to give everyone a living, human-like digital clone that can think, speak, and feel like you, so you can scale who you are, not just what you do.

To make this real, we are training our ultra-low latency interactive avatar model, and building products that capture your personal context across devices. Your clone learns your voice, knowledge, preferences, and workflows, then acts with good judgment on your behalf.

We’re a small team of builders, designers, and researchers backed by Y Combinator, NFX, Krew Capital, and BASS Ventures. We move fast, work hard, and care deeply. Our culture is built on intensity, imagination, and long-term craftsmanship. We believe this is the start of a new era where the digital self becomes an extension of the human self, and we’re here to shape it from first principles.

Our mission is to help people scale strong ties by scaling the self.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Pickle is hiring founding Frontend Engineers to ship the web surfaces for a human-like AI clone that runs in real time and persists across voice, video, and memory. You will build with React, TypeScript, Next.js, and modern web media stacks like WebRTC and LiveKit, wiring the browser client to our multimodal models and identity systems. Your work will deliver sub-second interactions in the browser, make the clone feel present on the web, and set a high bar for reliability, safety, and polish.

ABOUT THE RESPONSIBILITIES

Build beautiful, fast interfaces that make AI feel simple, trustworthy, and fun for everyday people.

Design conversational and voice-first UI, lightweight agent controls, and visualizations that clearly explain what the AI is doing and why.

Collaborate with design, client (iOS / macOS), backend, and ML to turn ideas into polished, shippable front-end features.

Create modular, scalable components backed by a thoughtful design system and accessibility by default.

Optimize for responsiveness across real-world devices and networks : launch speed, input and animation latency, scroll smoothness, and Core Web Vitals.

Iterate relentlessly through testing, feedback, and usage data, improving first-session time to wow, retention, and shareability.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

FULL-TIME BENEFITS

70% employer-paid health, vision, and dental benefits.

Unlimited PTO and sick time.

Many more benefits to come as we scale.

Benefits do not apply to contingent / contract workers