Front-end Engineer (React)

This is a Front-end Engineer (React) role with Fetch based in Sydney, NSW, AU

== Fetch ==

Role Seniority - mid level, senior, director

About Fetch

More about the Front-end Engineer (React) role at Fetch

Fetch is how modern pet parents give their pets the best care 🐶🐱. One pink app 🩷 for insurance, health, and care – easy, fair, and kinda fun. We've raised our Series A from Lightspeed and Airtree, customers love us (rated #1 by Choice Magazine!), and we're growing fast.

We're looking for a Front-end Engineer who's obsessed with craft – someone who cares about how things look, feel, and behave, and wants to build beautiful product experiences that pet parents (and vets) love.

Location: Sydney (Hybrid – Tue/Wed/Thu in-office)Compensation: Series A salary + meaningful equity upsideStack: TypeScript, React, React Native, Next.js, GCPFrontend: React, modern component patterns, design systems, performanceTooling: Figma + Cursor + Claude, and unlimited AI tools – no token limits

Your role

You'll set (and raise) the quality bar for the UI. You'll work closely with design and product to ship experiences that feel polished, fast, and intuitive.

Build delightful UI in React with strong interaction design and visual polishHelp evolve our design system (components, tokens, accessibility patterns)Make the app feel fast: performance, rendering, loading states, perceived speedUse AI tools daily to move faster without compromising qualityCollaborate tightly with product, design, ops, and vets to ship outcomes, not ticketsWrite reliable, maintainable code: testing, review, and thoughtful architecture

What you'll build

High-craft product surfaces in the customer app and internal tools (workflows, claims, vet comms)A consistent component library and design system that scalesFrontend foundations: routing patterns, state management, observability, feature flagsUX improvements that reduce confusion and increase trust (copy, empty states, progress states)UI for AI-powered features (structured outputs, explainability, clear "what happened" states)

About You

You're early-to-mid career, but you punch above your weight. You care about quality, you ship, and you notice the little things.

3–5 years building and shipping frontend product (or equivalent through projects)Strong React + TypeScript fundamentalsGreat taste: layout, spacing, motion, and the details that make UI feel "done", uncompromising on exceptional designProduct thinking: you care about the user goal, not just the implementationComfortable working with designers in Figma and giving constructive feedbackYou care about accessibility, responsiveness, and cross-browser behaviourYou enjoy iterating in small steps and polishing the last 10%Bonus: experience with design systems, mobile, or performance tuning

What it's like here

We're ambitious, collaborative, and genuinely enjoy building together. The Fetch team is smart, thoughtful, and kind – low ego, open, caring, and always supportive.

You'll be involved early in strategy. You're encouraged to give your opinion and debate with founders and the rest of the teamWeird is welcome. We value unexpected perspectives and people who think differently, so just be youUnlimited AI tooling - no token limits or approvals needed. Just try thingsWork on a product genuinely loved by tens and tens of thousands of pets, pet parents and vetsWe're growing FAST. It's an exciting time to join and you'll directly impact the future of our productsWe say "steward" not "owner" – the accountability is real, the language signals how we hold it

And The Perks

Competitive Series A salary + meaningful equityHybrid working (3 days Sydney office, flexible WFH)Latest MacBook Pro and a top setupTwo team retreats each yearOffice dogs for cuddles and interruptionsBean to cup coffee machine, unlimited fruit and snacks. Toblerone on-tap

How To Apply

Apply via the link, along with a quick note highlighting (bonus points if you include a photo of your pet 🐾):

Work you shipped that you’re proud of (link/screenshots welcome)Link to portfolio/ github

Before we jump into the responsibilities of the role. No matter what you come in knowing, you’ll be learning new things all the time and the Fetch team will be there to support your growth.

🟢 Please consider applying even if you don't meet 100% of what’s outlined 🟢

Key Responsibilities

🖌️ Building UI📐 Evolving design system🚀 Optimizing performance

Key Strengths

⚛️ React🔤 TypeScript🎨 Design systems⚡ Performance tuning📱 Mobile development🤖 AI tools

Why Fetch is partnering with Hatch on this role. Hatch exists to level the playing field for people as they discover a career that’s right for them. So when you apply you have the chance to show more than just your resume.

A Final Note: This is a role with Fetch not with Hatch.