Front End Software Engineer - NYC Series A Tech Startup

Q3 2026
Job Description:
Front-End Software Engineer

Background
Knaq builds IoT monitoring technology for a range of industrial equipment that combines custom-built hardware with cloud-based analytics and AI. Our hardware sends real-time data to cloud-based infrastructure that presents live equipment information, alerting, and predictive analytics.

We’re looking for a Front-End Software Engineer to own the customer-facing side of our platform.

You’ll build the React dashboard that customers at major airports, hospitals, and transit systems use every day to track equipment status, availability, and fault history. This is a full-time, in-person position in Lower Manhattan, New York City.

The Role
This is a hands-on engineering role where you’ll own the front end end-to-end. We’re a small team, which means you’ll have significant ownership and direct impact on the product from day one. You’ll ship interfaces that real customers at major institutions rely on daily.

We’re looking for someone with strong product instincts who cares about how things look and feel, can turn dense real-time equipment data into interfaces people understand at a glance, and uses modern tools, including AI-assisted development, to move fast and ship quality work.

What You’ll Do
• Build and own features in our React dashboard, from component design through production deployment.
• Design interfaces that make real-time equipment data, availability metrics, and fault history readable at a glance.
• Build data visualizations and reporting views that customers use for maintenance planning and vendor accountability.
• Work closely with backend engineers to shape the APIs your views depend on.
• Own front-end performance, responsiveness, and cross-browser behavior as our device fleet scales.
• Participate in code reviews and production deployments via GitHub, and use AI-assisted development tools (e.g., Claude, Copilot) effectively.

What You’ll Bring
• 2+ years of professional front-end engineering experience building and shipping production web applications.
• Strong proficiency in React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript, including state management and component architecture.
• Solid CSS and layout skills, with an eye for clean, functional design.
• Experience consuming REST APIs and working with real-time or frequently updating data.
• Comfortable with Git/GitHub workflows, CI/CD, and production deployments.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership of features from design through delivery.
Bonus: Experience with data visualization libraries (D3, Recharts, or similar), design tools like Figma, dashboard-heavy or IoT products, or light backend work in Node or Python.

Compensation
• Competitive Series A compensation and benefits package.
• Benefits: healthcare, dental, vision, commuter benefits, 401k.

Working at Knaq
We’re a small, tight-knit team who thrive off of long hours working together in our NYC office, five days a week.

We rally around the following four values:
• Effort: work hard and take things personally.
• Thoroughness: obsess over the details.
• Resourcefulness: find solutions to difficult problems.
• Initiative: chase new ideas with fervor and contribute eagerly to the mission.

These are the four areas we measure our own work against. If this appeals to you, please reach out with a resume and cover letter directly to [email protected]

Notice of Equal Opportunity

Knaq is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other legally protected status. We prohibit any such discrimination, harassment, or retaliation in our employment policies and practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any of these characteristics.
Knaq complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, promotion, termination, layoff, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
We are dedicated to providing a work environment free from discrimination, where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. Thank you for your interest in Knaq.