Hire top Front End developers to grow your startup

Interview the top 1% of Front End developers today and hire 3x faster with Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent).

2M+
Developers
170k
Front End developers
40%
Match rate

Connect with former FAANG talent

Access 2M+ of the world's top remote developers ready to grow your company to the next level

Spend less time sourcing

Wellfound pre-qualifies candidates and surfaces thousands of responsive, highly skilled Front End developers

Hire your best match quickly

Wellfound’s Front End developers are interview-ready. Match with top talent ready for change and hire 3x faster

Source from 170k+ Front End developers to scale your team

Active

Sr. Front End Developer

8 years of experience ∙ Chicago ∙ Open to Remote

I am a front-end software developer, looking for innovative ideas and an inspired team. I have 8 years of experience working with technologies such as React, JavaScript, HTML5, Angular, and more.

Skills:
React
Javascript
.NET
SQL
Ruby on Rails
Angular
Node.js
HTML5
Interviewing

React JS Developer

6 years of experience ∙ San Francisco ∙ Open to Remote

I am looking for React Native work for web and mobile applications. My expertise includes: Mobile Apps, React Native and Web Apps: ReactJS, NodeJS, NextJS, TypeScript.

Skills:
React
Javascript
HTML5
CSS
.NET
SQL
Ruby on Rails
Angular
Active

Front End Developer

5 years of experience ∙ New York

I've been working with website front-end technologies for 5+ years. Worked with various projects as a front-end developer building everything from websites and web apps to libraries. Experience working with frameworks such as React and VueJS.

Skills:
JavaScript
React.js
VueJS
Python
Angular
React Native
PHP
Typescript
Interviewing

Front End React Developer

7 years of experience ∙ Boston ∙ Open to Remote

Have 7 years of experience in front-end development. My expertise lies in Javascript and its frameworks like ReactJS, Node.js, and Typescript. Also worked with Redux, Webpack, MySQL, jQuery, and Express.js

Skills:
Activate

Sr. Front End Developer

8 years of experience ∙ Chicago ∙ Open to Remote

I am a front-end software developer, looking for innovative ideas and an inspired team. I have 8 years of experience working with technologies such as React, JavaScript, HTML5, Angular, and more.

Skills:
Hired

React Developer

10 years of experience ∙ Washington DC

I’m a developer having 10+ years of experience in the design, development, testing, and maintenance of software systems. Early adopter of React. I've been using React in a variety of applications and uses.

Skills:

Want in? Request access today:

Thank you! Our team will be in touch shortly.
Oops! Something went wrong while submitting the form.

What Wellfound offers for Startups

Join the 100K+ startups building their teams with us

The world’s most successful startups made their first hires on our platform

Source from over 8 million startup-ready candidates

Access top tech candidates both in local and remote markets that are specifically interested in startups.

Unique candidate details you can't find anywhere else

We'll tell you if a candidate is ready to interview or open to offers as well as sharing their skills, experience, timezones, remote preferences and more.

All the tools you need to hire, all in one place, for free.

Post jobs, message, track and hire candidates from all over the world with our all for free.

How to hire a Front End developer through Wellfound

1

Request access to Curated

Tell us your hiring needs and exact Front End developer skill sets your startup needs

2

Let us handle the vetting for you

Receive exclusive access to 250+ pre-vetted Front End engineers twice a week

3

Connect and match

Chat with responsive, interview-ready Front End developers looking to make a change

4

Make an offer!

Hire your next developer in no time with our ATS and payroll integration tools

Front End developer hiring guide 2023

A guide to hiring front-end developers for your startup in 2023

Our comprehensive guide to finding talented front-end developers, skills to look for, and how to interview potential candidates for your startup.

Are you hiring a front-end developer for your startup?

Front-end developers are essential to developing the UI for your company and one of the most in-demand roles on Wellfound. Front-end engineers focus on creating websites and applications that allow customers to interact with your website or app. Generally speaking, the front-end engineer builds what the customer will see.

Levels and skillsets of front-end developers

What skills to look for when hiring a front-end developer

A front-end developer is a skilled software engineer whose job responsibilities include building and managing the front-end (client-facing) development process. A front-end developer’s work supports a development team and enables users to access and interact with websites and mobile applications. Front-end developers are typically most familiar with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, and jQuery.

Determine the right level of experience

Levels of experience vary greatly for front-end engineers from junior (0-1 years experience) to middle or senior (3-5+ years experience) engineers. Hire for the skill level your startup needs based on current resourcing.  When hiring front-end developers, it’s often beneficial to hire someone with tech lead experience who is willing to fill gaps as needed. You may also find rising talent or junior engineers from coding boot camps focused on front-end development. As a front-end engineer, you’re also looking for candidates who have a keen eye for detail, experience in development and are interested in the user experience.

HTML and CSS

The foundation of your site or app is built with HTML. CSS is used to create layouts, including the color, fonts, and style. Strong front-end engineering talent has experience with HTML and CSS and are comfortable coding in both languages.

JavaScript and jQuery

To add interactive features to your site or app (audio, video, games, etc.) you’ll need a front-end engineer with JavaScript experience. jQuery is a library or collection of plugins and extensions the front-end engineer can leverage when programming. Be on the lookout for JavaScript and jQuery experience on front-end developer candidate applications.

Front-end Frameworks

Frameworks are tools that provide components aimed to customize and speed up development. The most popular front-end framework for front-end engineers is typically React. Note: engineers may also have familiarity with Angular and Vue.js as additional frameworks which can be good transferable experience.

The most popular front-end frameworks

When looking to hire a front-end engineer, the most common codebases are HTML, CSS, and JavaScript/jQuery. Familiarity with front-end frameworks, for example, React, Angular, and Vue.js, are essential when hiring a front-end developer. In addition, a front-end developer with expertise in SEO and UI is beneficial to hire for your startup.

Recruiting front-end developers on Wellfound

Reach and recruit front-end developers

Companies can always post a front-end engineer job and review applicants on Wellfound for free. When posting a job for front-end engineers, learn how to write a job posting that will attract the right engineering talent.

  • Add related fields: title, location, skills, and more. Relevant fields help your job post show up in the candidate’s job searches. Include “front-end” in the job description for the languages you are hiring for.
  • Fill out a job posting to describe your company, role, and ideal candidate. All Wellfound job postings have a free-form section to explain more about the company and specific roles. A few suggestions to include are:
  1. Company name
  2. Title
  3. Main responsibilities
  4. Programming languages
  5. Qualifications for front-end developers
  6. Preferred skills for front-end developers
  • Set up your company profile. A candidate will usually first click on their company profile to learn more when evaluating a company’s job post. Make sure your company profile is up to date with all sections filled out — candidates rely on this to inform their job search!

Source front-end developers

On Wellfound, you can also find candidates by sourcing for them — meaning, instead of posting a job and waiting for candidates to apply, you can find potential candidates and pitch your opportunity directly to them.

Candidates on Wellfound are specifically interested in joining a startup. With Source, we’ll tell you information including which candidates are actively looking for a job, what skills they have, their ideal salary, and more.

When sourcing for front-end developers on Wellfound, we suggest starting your search with the following:

  • Role: Start your search by filtering for those with a current or previous “front-end engineer” or “front-end developer” title. This will filter for candidates with matching titles, to begin with.
  • Skills: Add specific languages and technologies you’re looking for experience in. Your search will depend on what technologies your codebase is in.
  • Location: Filter for candidates in a specific location or based on remote preferences (whether they’re only open to remote, only open to in-office, or both). If you’re looking for remote developers, you can also search for remote candidates in specific time zones.
  • Experience: This is where you can clarify the level of experience you’re looking for. If you’re open to multiple levels, you can always leave this filter open to allow a wider range of candidates to show up.

From there, you’ll see different lists appear based on whether they are passive candidates (open to interviews, but not actively looking), active candidates (actively looking and ready to interview), or curated candidates (ready to interview and have been vetted and recommended by our team).

Front-end developer communities, networks, and meetups

Here’s a list of a few front-end communities you can get in touch with to connect with front-end developer talent:

Communities

Discord Channels

Events & Hackathons

How to set up a hiring process for front-end developers:

Front-end engineer hiring funnel

  • Initial Phone Screen: Look out for a candidate's problem-solving skills, excitement for the role, and culture fit in the product and company. Evaluate if the candidate has a Github profile or other online portfolio to showcase website or app experience and past projects.
  • Hiring Manager Call: Hiring managers should press further into past front-end experiences, engineering interests and motivations, and type of work style. Focus on the culture fit. Does the candidate have the soft skills needed for the role?
  • Technical Interview: There are multiple ways to test a candidate's coding abilities for technical interviews — most commonly, companies will include either a coding test or a project-based exercise.
  1. For coding tests, startups have used platforms including TopCoder and CoderPad. Note: coding assessments becoming increasingly outdated, as they can often be limited to only certain styles of work.
  2. For front-end developers, the technical interview includes questions about the candidate's understanding of front-end engineering programs. A hiring manager may also evaluate how the candidate solves problems and ask questions about previous front-end projects.

Frontend developer interview questions

  • Give an example of a project you have worked on and the technologies involved. How did you make these choices?
  • Tell me about a time you worked in a pair programming setting.
  • What is the use of meta tags in HTML?
  • What is Node.js? What is React.js?
  • What is npm used for?

Front-end developer salaries

Determine a competitive salary you can offer front-end candidates by comparing market data for other postings. Explore levels.fyi, to understand the ranges of market salaries. Leverage Wellfound's salary tool to review your offer for front-end developers stacks up against other jobs on our platform.

If you can’t meet a competitive salary and still want to hire top engineering talent, double down on the benefits. Are there unique company benefits? Is there equity, stock options, or other compensation you can provide? Discuss with candidates the additional benefits beyond salary during the negotiation and interview process.

Find front-end developers from around the world

We’ve reviewed how to determine the type of front-end engineer to hire, how to find front-end developers for your team, and how to set up your hiring process — now you’re ready to start looking 👀 Post your job on Wellfound and start sourcing top front end developers from around the world today.

How Wellfound helps find mission-driven Front End engineers

Problem

Your startup doesn’t have many resources to devote to sourcing, and you are looking for a specific engineering profile: full-time, full stack, open-source software engineers who want to work in an office, five days a week.

Solution

You turn to Wellfound to hire the right talent, fast. Leaning on the support of your dedicated account manager, you receive pre-vetted lists of highly qualified Front End engineers that met your startup’s requirements.

Results

Through Wellfound, your startup hires impressive full-time developers, including talented Front End engineers, to build out your development team.

Over 100K of the world’s top companies hire on Wellfound

Trusted by companies from seed to IPO to grow their engineering teams:

“What I like about Curated is how refined the candidates are. We have a lot of great, qualified candidates, and the response rate on Curated is really good.”

Branch

“The types of candidates on AngelList Talent are interested in startups...I love the expected salaries, desired role, and skills, especially for engineers. It makes it so I know exactly who I’m messaging when I reach out, and the response rate is a lot faster than any other platform because of that too.”

Modern Health

“Curated candidates are more senior than the candidates I see with competitors. They’re on the ball with interviewing, and they know what they’re looking for...They don’t waste any time.”

Alto

“AngelList sends us a list of about eight personalized candidates each week, and I typically move forward with at least five to six every time.”

TRIM

Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos
Peleton, Roblox, Airtable, Postmates, Doordash, Nerdwallet, Plaid, IFTTT logos

Wellfound is a one stop shop for developer talent

Sourcing

Source from our global pool of 2M+ startup ready developers with 100+ skills and specialties

Vetting

We vet developers based on their skills and intent signals. Pitch experienced developers who are pre-qualified and ready to join your startup

Unique candidate details

We go beyond the resume. Discover each developers’ unique value-add, from specializations to desired job preferences

Fast hiring

Leave the matching to us. With Wellfound Curated we’ll surface up to 250 qualified candidates to help hire your next developer 3x faster

Free all-in-one recruiting platform

We won't limit your outreach to candidates - message candidates, schedule calls, coordinate interview feedback, and keep track of a candidate's progress, completely for free.

Risk-free

Pay only when you make a hire*
*Curated plan only

FAQ

What does a front end developer do?
When should a startup hire a front end developer?
What skills are required for a front end developers?
How are Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) front end developers different?
How does Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) vet developers?
What type of developers does Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) have?
Why should startups hire a front end developer with Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent)?
Does Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) have remote front end developers?
Can I hire a developer in less than 48 hours through Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent)?
What other services does Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent) provide?

Hire an experienced Front End developer to build your vision today

Unlock access to the top 1% of developers globally with Wellfound.