• Contribute to the Storybook codebase as a core maintainer, helping shape the direction, quality, and long-term sustainability of the platform.

• Design, develop, and refine APIs that serve end users, addon authors, and other core maintainers, with a strong focus on usability and developer experience.

• Participate in open-source collaboration by triaging issues, reviewing pull requests, supporting contributors, and writing or reviewing Request for Comments (RFCs).

• Understand developers’ workflows and challenges, creating or reviewing educational content that helps users adopt new features and get the most out of the platform.

• Engage with the broader developer community to exchange ideas, communicate technical decisions, and share product developments, with opportunities to speak at conferences if interested.

• Collaborate with other engineering teams to maintain feature consistency and continuity across the open-source platform and related products.

• Contribute to the engineering support rotation, which primarily operates during regular business hours.

• Help advance AI-driven development workflows, including tools and integrations that enable AI agents to reuse components, preview interfaces, run tests, and identify potential issues.

• Contribute to the ongoing expansion of frontend ecosystem support, helping ensure the platform works effectively across modern frameworks and development environments.

Requirements

• At least 5 years of experience building web applications or developer-facing software using JavaScript, TypeScript, or other relevant programming languages.

• Experience developing tools, frameworks, libraries, or internal platforms for other developers.

• A strong understanding of the underlying systems that power modern frontend development, including web frameworks, build tools, and the broader frontend toolchain.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to collaborate effectively in an asynchronous, distributed team.

• An interest in engaging with developer communities, understanding their needs, exchanging ideas, and sharing technical knowledge.

• The ability to form independent technical opinions, clearly explain reasoning, and remain open to alternative perspectives and new evidence.

• A genuine enthusiasm for improving developer productivity and helping shape the future of frontend development.

• Prior open-source maintainer experience is not required.

• Additional strengths include sharing knowledge through talks, articles, videos, or other public channels; expertise in frontend technologies beyond React, such as Web Components, Angular, or React Native; and a clear perspective on developer experience across different ecosystems.

• Experience experimenting with AI agents and agentic development workflows, or familiarity with Storybook or Chromatic, is an advantage.

• Experience working effectively in a distributed, remote-first environment is beneficial, as is a non-traditional path into software engineering that brings additional perspectives and insights.

Benefits

• Annual salary range of US$161,900–$197,700, plus equity, as stated in the original posting. The applicable compensation structure and currency for candidates based in Germany should be confirmed during recruitment.

• Fully remote working arrangement within Europe.

• Core collaboration hours aligned with Central European Time, with a specified 09:00–15:00 UTC overlap.

• The opportunity to contribute to a widely used open-source developer tool and influence frontend development practices across a global community.

• A collaborative engineering environment that emphasizes kindness, empathy, thoughtful communication, and continuous learning.

• Opportunities to participate in developer community activities and speak at conferences.

• Additional benefits are available, but the specific details are not itemized in the job description and should be confirmed during the hiring process.