Product Frontend Engineer, AI

Job Description:

About Us  We are a leading global media agency shaping the future of content, advertising, and audience engagement across platforms. Our product organization builds innovative solutions for clients worldwide, combining data, technology, and creativity. 

Role Overview  We’re looking for a Product Frontend Engineer who operates at the intersection of user experience, product thinking, and engineering. You’ll partner closely with product leadership and cross-functional teams to design and build intuitive, scalable applications that bring complex AI-driven capabilities to life. 

This role involves owning features end-to-end — shaping user flows, contributing to technical decisions, and delivering high-quality experiences. You’ll act as a thought partner, helping raise the bar for frontend quality while collaborating across product, design, and engineering. 

We encourage thoughtful use of AI-assisted development tools to accelerate development and improve workflows. 

Key Responsibilities 

• Build and ship user-facing features from concept through production 

• Partner with product and design to shape workflows, interactions, and technical approaches 

• Contribute to frontend architecture and technical decision-making 

• Collaborate with backend and AI teams to integrate APIs and data services 

• Write clean, maintainable, well-tested code 

• Ensure strong performance, accessibility, and reliability 

• Use AI tools thoughtfully to improve development efficiency 

• Engage in technical discussions and contribute ideas that improve outcomes 

Qualifications & Experience 

• 4–7+ years building modern web applications in product or data-rich environments 

• Experience owning features end-to-end and contributing to technical direction 

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and modern CSS 

• Experience with React, Next.js, or similar frameworks 

• Solid understanding of frontend architecture, state management, and performance 

• Experience integrating APIs and working with complex data flows 

• Strong collaboration and communication skills 

• Comfort working in fast-moving, ambiguous environments 

• Experience using AI coding assistants and evaluating generated code 

Nice to Have 

• Experience working with complex application workflows 

• Exposure to design systems or component libraries 

• Experience working on AI or ML-driven products 

What Success Looks Like 

• Builds context quickly and contributes to technical and product discussions 

• Shares ownership of delivering high-quality features 

• Improves frontend patterns and developer experience 

What We Value  Ownership, curiosity, pragmatic problem solving, collaboration, and focus on delivering real user value. 

Education  Relevant degree or equivalent practical experience. 

At dentsu, we believe great work happens when we’re connected. Our way of working combines flexibility with in-person collaboration to spark ideas and strengthen our teams. Employees who live within a commutable distance of one of our hub offices, currently located in Chicago, metro Detroit, Los Angeles, and New York City, are required and expected to work from the office three days per week (two days per week for employees based in Los Angeles). Dentsu may designate other Hub offices at any time. Those who live outside a commutable range may be designated as remote, depending on the role and business needs. Regardless of your work location, we expect our employees to be flexible to meet the needs of our Company and clients, which may include attendance in an office.

The annual salary range for this position is $94,000 - $135,000. Placement within the salary range is based on a variety of factors, including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and other factors permitted by law.

Benefits available with this position include:

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance,

• Life insurance,

• Short-term and long-term disability insurance,

• 401k,

• Flexible paid time off,

• At least 15 paid holidays per year,

• Paid sick and safe leave, and

• Paid parental leave.

Dentsu also complies with applicable state and local laws regarding employee leave benefits, including, but not limited to providing time off pursuant to the Colorado Healthy Families and Workplaces Act, in accordance with its plans and policies. For further details regarding Dentsu benefits, please visit www.dentsubenefitsplus.com.

To begin the application process, please click on the “Apply” button at the top of this job posting. Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, and qualified candidates will be contacted for next steps.

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