Founding Front-End Lead

Consultants worldwide spend millions of hours every day creating presentations. Zapdeck is set to revolutionize this task with powerful AI software that empowers users to create professionally designed presentations in minutes.

At the heart of Zapdeck is an innovative AI technology—the first capable of converting text directly into professional slide designs. Our product features an intuitive editor that enables seamless collaboration, helps users craft cohesive storylines, and transforms them into polished slides ready for export.

The presentation creation industry is a multi-billion-dollar market undergoing significant disruption due to advancements in generative AI. Zapdeck has secured substantial pre-seed funding and is building partnerships with leading companies in the industry. We are now on track to becoming one of Germany's leading AI start-ups.

We are seeking an experienced Founding Front-End Lead to join us as one of the first employees and help build Zapdeck from the ground up. The ideal candidate is motivated to step up to the mark, build radical new technology that will disrupt the industry, and accompany our company over the coming investment rounds.

You will be part of a team with extensive experience. Our co-founder / CEO Frederik is a former consultant at BCG and our co-founder / CTO Riccardo is the former technical CPO of InsurTech startup INZMO. The role offers a high level of creative freedom and responsibility, combined with an attractive equity share in the company (VSOP).

Tasks

  • Lead front-end development: Drive the development of our intuitive, high-performance web-based software for slide design.
  • Ensure high code quality: Maintain high standards of code quality, ensuring robust, maintainable, and scalable front-end codebases.
  • Contribute to product strategy: Play a key role in shaping the product strategy by providing insights into front-end development capabilities and limitations.
  • Grow and manage a team: Hire engineering staff, plan the technical product roadmap, and act as a sparring partner for junior team members.

Requirements

Professional requirements

  • 3–5 years of experience developing front-end technology for advanced SaaS products using React and TypeScript
  • Strong knowledge of MVC and MVVM patterns, and proficiency in consuming and integrating RESTful APIs
  • Expertise in writing modular, maintainable CSS with SCSS or CSS-in-JS libraries (e.g., styled-components)
  • Bonus: Experience in content, media, or design-related industries, such as web-based tools for graphic design or video editing

Other requirements

  • Residency and valid work authorization in Germany, preferably Berlin. Please kindly refrain from applying if you are not currently living in Germany
  • Fluency in English, our main business language
  • Availability to start within a short time frame (e.g., within 1 month)

Benefits

  • Attractive package of a monthly salary and VSOP shares in a fast-growing AI startup that could be worth several million in a few years
  • Opportunity to work independently and creatively in a young and ambitious team team and see the direct impact of your work
  • Flexible, hybrid working model with the option to work from home or from our office in Berlin Mitte
  • Possibility to build your own team and take on more responsibility in a managerial role in a short space of time

Join us to create a disruptive AI product and shape a globally successful company 🚀

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