Frontend Engineer

Job Title: Frontend Engineer (SvelteKit & Tauri) Ibadan Nigeria

Location: Ibadan, Nigeria (Hybrid)

About Us

We're on a mission to build a time tracker that people actually love to use.

Forget the slow, bloated, "creepy" surveillance software that takes screenshots and monitors your every click. We are building the "anti-TimeDoctor"—a tool built on trust and speed.

We're a bootstrapped, product-led startup building a lightweight, fast, and beautiful app that helps agencies, lawyers, and freelancers bill their clients accurately and without friction. We believe performance is a feature, and we're looking for an engineer who feels the same way.

This is a rare opportunity to be one of our first two engineers, shaping the entire product from the ground up using a best-in-class modern stack.

What You'll Be Doing

• Build the Core Product: You will own the entire frontend, using SvelteKit to build our fast and responsive web application.
• Build the Desktop App: You will use Tauri (and your Svelte components) to build our lightweight, cross-platform desktop app that is not another 150MB Electron clone.
• Collaborate & Integrate: Work directly with the founder and our backend (Go) engineer to design and integrate with our API.
• Obsess Over Performance: You will be responsible for ensuring our app loads instantly, feels snappy, and has a minimal memory footprint. We're not just building features; we're building the fastest time tracker on the market.
• Shape the UX: You'll have a major voice in the product. You'll work from designs but also have the freedom to give feedback and make improvements to the user experience.

We're Looking for Someone Who:

• Is a Frontend Expert: You have proven, professional experience building and shipping modern web applications.
• Loves Modern Frameworks: You have experience with at least one modern framework (React, Vue, etc.), but you are especially excited about Svelte/SvelteKit.
• Cares About Performance: You're the kind of person who is annoyed by slow websites. You know how to debug performance bottlenecks and write efficient, clean code.
• Is a Self-Starter: You are a disciplined, product-minded engineer who can manage their own time and work effectively in a small, hybrid team.
• Has an Eye for Detail: You can take a Figma design and turn it into a pixel-perfect, responsive component.

Bonus Points (We'll Be Really Excited If You):

• Have built and shipped a real project with SvelteKit.
• Have tinkered with or built an app using Tauri (or even Electron).
• You embrace AI tools such as Claude Code + Cursor.
• Can show us a GitHub profile or personal portfolio you're proud of.
• Have experience in a startup or have built your own projects from scratch.
• Have opinions about what makes a good (or bad) user experience.

Why You'll Love Working With Us

• Build From Scratch: No legacy code, no technical debt. You get to build it right, the first time.
• A Modern Stack You'll Love: Use the best tools for the job (SvelteKit, Tauri, Go). This is a dream stack for a performance-focused engineer.
• Massive Impact: You are not a cog in a machine. As a founding engineer, your work will define the product for the next 10 years.
• Focus on Quality: We're building a business based on a superior product, not just marketing. Your craft and skill are our biggest advantage.
• Flexible & Focused Team: We're a small, hybrid team based in Ibadan. No bureaucracy, no pointless meetings. Just building.

How to Apply

1. Your CV or a link to your LinkedIn.
2. A link to your GitHub, portfolio, or any project you've built that you're proud of.
3. Please briefly tell us about one app or website you admire for its speed and user experience, and why.

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