Software Engineer, Frontend

About MakeOS

The MakeOS Mission

The world’s best productions, the ones people talk about, share, and remember, are powered by incredible producers. And almost no software. Behind the scenes, it’s still spreadsheets, emails, and duct-taped workflows holding together projects worth millions. 

We’re building MakeOS to change that.

MakeOS is the operating system for modern production. A single system that brings together budgets, vendors, approvals, and payments in real time, creating a true source of truth for how production actually runs. When you remove the chaos, producers get their time and headspace back to focus on the craft, the decisions, and the moments that make something great. We’re not here to replace the people who make culture. We exist to make it better.

About The Team

We’re a small, high-trust, VC-backed team where people take real ownership. We move quickly, stay close to decisions, and keep things simple with no unnecessary layers, no excess process. The bar is high, the feedback is direct, and the work is real. You’ll be working alongside people who care deeply about what they build and how they build it.

About The Role

At MakeOS, trust isn’t just built in what the product does. It’s built in how it feels to use.

Producers live in a world of chaotic spreadsheets and moving targets. When they open MakeOS, they need to feel immediate relief. Because our product handles real money and high-stakes approvals, our frontend must be incredibly responsive and inspire absolute trust. You will establish our client-side architecture and own the user experience. You are a builder who bridges the gap between design and engineering, translating complex state management into an interface that feels effortless. You don't just move buttons based on a spec; you take total ownership of how the product feels.

What You’ll Do:

• Lead the development of our React/MUI application, ensuring the codebase is scalable, maintainable, and highly performant.
• Build robust state management solutions to handle complex budgets, real-time approvals, and dense data visualizations.
• Translate rough UX concepts into pixel-perfect, accessible components, making autonomous decisions when exact design specs aren't available.
• Continuously advocate for the producer’s experience, treating the feel and responsiveness of a feature with the same importance as the underlying code.

Our Tech Stack:

• Python FastAPI backend
• React / MUI frontend
• PostgreSQL, Redis, Docker

What We’re Looking For

• Solid frontend web development experience or education
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, modern CSS, frontend frameworks (React, Vue.js, etc.).
• Experience with complex, data-heavy applications using tools like Redux, Zustand, Pinia, or React Query
• Experience working on products with great UI/UX
• Nice to have: experience working in or adjacent to production

What are we offering? The Tangibles

•$80,000 - $120,000 CAD annual salary based on experience

• PTO and company-paid holidays
• Remote-first with occasional in-person meetings
• Comprehensive Health benefits
• Mac laptop provided
• Phone + Internet Stipend
• $500 one time at home work space stipend

Why this role is different? The Intangibles

• Early stage, high impact
• Code ownership and authority
• Growth paths
• Collaborative environment

What does a culture fit look like, who thrives here?

This team isn’t for everyone. The people who do well here tend to recognize themselves in a few of these:

• You take ownership without waiting to be told what to do
• You care about the quality of your work, even when no one is watching
• You can give and receive direct, honest and constructive feedback
• You like being close to the work, not managing from a distance
• You move quickly and make decisions without perfect information
• You’re always learning, but don’t get stuck in theory
• You show up for the team, but your identity isn’t defined by your job

You may find this environment challenging if you prefer a lot of structure, consensus-driven decisions, or clearly defined lanes.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

MakeOS is an equal opportunity employer and we’re committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on ethnicity, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic 

as outlined by federal, provincial, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. You can read our Code of Conduct.

The MakeOS Principles

 At the core we are here to make production easier.

1. Relentless Focus

We prioritize the few things that matter most.

Focus allows us to move faster, build deeper, and deliver meaningful progress rather than spreading effort across competing priorities.

2. Product-Level Craft

Great technology is built through disciplined attention to detail.

From architecture to interface, we pursue a standard of craft that makes the product reliable, intuitive, and built to last.

3. End-to-End Ownership

The best products emerge when the people building them take full responsibility for the outcome.

Teams own problems from concept through execution, ensuring alignment between design, engineering, and delivery.

4. Confidential by Default

Trust is built through disciplined stewardship of information.

We operate with confidentiality around our product, roadmap, and partners so teams can move quickly and customers can trust our systems.

5. User Experience Drives Everything

Technology exists to serve the user.

We design and build with the real workflows, pressures, and decisions of our users in mind, ensuring the product solves meaningful problems in the real world.