UI Engineer (f/m/d) - AI
- Hamburg, Gütersloh, Berlin
- in DE
smartclip Europe GmbH
You stopped coding.
And that’s exactly why we want you.
AI-First UI Engineer — Building the interfaces of the future
Let’s be honest.
You’ve built apps. Great apps. Maybe some of the best apps out there. You know React and Next.js inside out — the component trees, the state management headaches, the CSS battles at 2am. You’ve shipped production code, debugged impossible bugs, and architected frontends that actually scale.
And then, sometime last year, something clicked.
You realized that writing every line yourself doesn’t make sense anymore. Not because you can’t — but because you’ve found a fundamentally better way. You started building with AI. Cursor, Claude, Copilot, v0 — you tried them all. You fell into every trap along the way. The hallucinated APIs. The spaghetti architecture that AI generates when you don’t guide it. The “works in demo, breaks in production” moments. The missing tests.
But you figured it out.
That’s the person we’re looking for.
Tasks
Own the UI layer — from vision to production. You’re not just writing components. You’re shaping how our product feels.
• Architect and build production-grade frontends for AI agent products using React/Next.js
• Design interaction patterns for natural language and agent-driven UIs — the kind of interfaces nobody has fully figured out yet
• Brief and shape visual design with a strong sense for UX and layout — you don’t need to push pixels, but you need to know what great looks like
• Translate business requirements into product thinking — you understand why we’re building, not just what
• Establish frontend best practices: component architecture, testing strategies, code quality, CI/CD
• Work at the speed of AI while maintaining the quality bar of production software
Requirements
The builder who evolved.
You have deep experience shipping real applications — probably years of it. You understand frontend architecture at a level where you can make big decisions confidently: state management, performance, component design, API integration, accessibility.
The AI-native workflow.
You’ve gone through the painful learning curve of AI-assisted development and come out the other side. You know the pitfalls. You have your own system. You can build a complete, production-ready feature in a fraction of the time it used to take — without cutting corners.
The product thinker.
You don’t just build what’s specified. You understand the business context. You push back when something doesn’t make sense. You have opinions about UX and you can articulate them.
The quality bar.
AI-generated code without discipline is a liability. You know this. You write tests. You review thoroughly. You keep architecture clean even when moving fast. You evaluate, iterate, and refine.
Bonus: You’ve been here before.
Ideally, you’ve already worked on AI-first interfaces — conversational UIs, agent interactions, natural language input patterns. You know firsthand what works and what doesn’t when the interface is the AI.
Application Process
Flexible Working Hours
An “honour system-based” approach to working hours: You can determine your own work start and end times, as well as the time you take breaks, between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m. on workdays (Monday to Friday).
Free choice of work equipment
Tools & Equipment: We provide you with State-of-the-art equipment. Whether you prefer Mac, Linux, or any specific tool, you’ll have access to top-of-the-line equipment and state-of-the-art tools and programs.
30+ vacation days
30+ holidays: In addition, the 24th and 31st of December are considered non-working days at smartclip, no holidays need to be taken for these days.
Part-Time
“Smart Fridays”: Our latest four-day workweek option – we understand the value of flexibility.
Professional Development
Continuous Development: Investing in your growth is a priority for us. We offer diverse training opportunities through Udacity, Coursera, hackathons, conferences, and personal and professional coaching & training
Job ticket
We offer contributions towards the Deutschland-Ticket.
Job bicycle
We offer contributions towards JobRad.
Events
Team events: When we party, we party hard! We celebrate whenever we can. We host parties after work, as well as Christmas parties and summer parties.
Pension Plan
Company pension scheme: In order to optimise your private pension provision, there are various subsidies and grants in place so that you can get the most out of your money.
Employee Discounts
Employee discounts: As part of RTL Deutschland, we can participate in the broad range of employee benefits. Numerous products and services of well-known providers are offered at special rates. There are offers in a variety of categories from sports, fashion, technology to travel and media. And we offer a free RTL+ premium subscription.
Accessibility
Accessible workplaces.
Well-Connected by Public Transport
Easily accessible by public transport: Our modern offices in Hamburg, Berlin, Cologne, etc. are all centrally located in the hearts of the cities.
Health Program
Health measures: smartclip encourages employees to achieve and maintain a healthy lifestyle through physical fitness. Employees will be reimbursed up to a certain amount for individual memberships at fitness centres. Additionally, we offer various digital fitness courses, as well as sport events like running challenges and team relays.
Free beverages
Of course we offer free drinks.
Additional Benefits
Our Approach: We are driven by exciting projects that enable freedom for personal design and development opportunities. We pride ourselves on leveraging the latest technologies to stay ahead, including Node.js, C++, Java, Scala, Python, SQL, TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Docker, Kubernetes, AWS, Google Cloud, and many more.