About QuestDB
QuestDB is the fastest-growing time-series database in the world.As a specialised database, QuestDB stores, processes and analyses time series data in real-time, with a focus on reliability, extreme performance and simplicity. It provides best-in-class hardware efficiency and robust features, saving costs and accelerating time-to-value.Teams have had success with QuestDB across a wide range of industries, such as Financial Services, Energy, Manufacturing, Web3 and Space Exploration. Fortune 500 companies such as Airbus and Yahoo deploy QuestDB for large-scale, data-intensive production systems, serving close to a billion users.
Emerging and disruptive startups also leverage QuestDB to gain a significant edge within traditional industries.
Our open source repository has gathered 14k+ stars in three years, and is the fastest growing in our category according to DB-Engines. We are a product-first company with a large community of developers. As a team, we are globally distributed, remote-first and backed by leading venture capital firms and Y Combinator.
The roleWe’re looking for a Senior UI Engineer to lead the design and development of QuestDB’s Web Console. You’ll be responsible for creating an intuitive, high-performance interface that simplifies complex database workflows. This role blends frontend engineering with AI integration, offering the chance to shape the future of how users interact with time-series data. You’ll collaborate closely with core engineers, bringing innovative ideas to life in a fast-paced, remote-first environment.
Requirements
- Strong Sense of Ownership: Self-organized, independent thinker who takes initiative and leads projects.
- Problem-solving skills: Ability to tackle complex challenges and assist others in finding solutions.
- Excellent Communication: Strong verbal and written communication skills for both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Expertise in React & TypeScript: Deep knowledge of React (Hooks, Context API) and performance optimisation techniques.
- Strong UI/UX Design Sense: Ability to create intuitive, elegant user interfaces without a dedicated designer.
- Algorithmic Thinking: Proven ability to write efficient algorithms for query suggestions and state management.
- Database Understanding: Solid grasp of SQL databases and how UI/UX affects data interaction.
- Frontend Performance Optimization: Experience with virtualised rendering, memoisation, and efficient state management (Redux, Zustand, etc.).
- Automated Testing: Proficiency with Jest, Cypress, or Playwright.
Nice-to-Haves:
- Familiarity with embedding AI models (e.g., NLP, auto-completion) into complex web applications.
- Experience designing interfaces for AI-powered tools.
- Familiarity with data visualization libraries like D3.js, Plotly, or ECharts.
What we offer
- Generous equity options package
- Flexible working hours
- 100% remote
- Freedom of choice for your technical equipment
- Wonderful, highly qualified colleagues
- Truly international: more than 10 different nationalities
- A transparent, collaborative & inclusive culture
- Exciting opportunities for career progression as we grow
- Little to zero controls combined with autonomous work where you set your own pace in a collaborative environment
Working at QuestDBWe hire talented and passionate people who share our mission to empower developers to solve their problems with data. We are building breakthrough technology to power the infrastructure of tomorrow.
We are a company with thousands of users; our mission is to empower themWe invest in a culture that promotes ownership, autonomy and independent thinkingWe have transparent leadership and value employees' strategic inputsOur team is ambitious and tackles the most difficult problems at the deepest data infrastructure layer
