Junior Frontend Engineer
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About the Position
Junior Frontend Engineer
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, United States
About the Company
TransPerfect is the world's largest provider of language services and technology solutions for global business. From offices in over 160 cities on six continents, TransPerfect offers a full range of services in 170+ languages to clients worldwide. More than 6,000 global organizations employ TransPerfect's GlobalLink® technology to simplify management of multilingual content. With an unparalleled commitment to quality and client service, TransPerfect is fully ISO 9001 and ISO 17100 certified. TransPerfect has global headquarters in New York, with regional headquarters in London and Hong Kong. For more information, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.
Summary
What We’re Building (and Why It’s Kind of a Big Deal)
We’re a small team inside TransPerfect building a massive internal platform-a low-code application builder that’s powering how our entire company operates. It’s ambitious. It’s complex. It’s not “done.” And that’s exactly why it’s fun.
Think:
- Not just a maintenance role
- You’ll be developing key features and capabilities
- Highly dynamic, data-driven interfaces
- Enterprise-scale… without enterprise-level red tape
We operate more like a startup embedded inside a global company, which means we move fast, figure things out as we go, and need people who are excited to build something real from the ground up.
Responsibilities
- Build and evolve a drag-and-drop app builder used across the company
- Collaborate and shape frontend architecture decisions (React / Next.js)
- Implement highly interactive, state-heavy UIs
- Create component systems that non-developers can configure and use
- Balance performance, usability, and flexibility in a complex environment
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
- A portfolio/Git account that shows you’ve built things
- Strong performance mindset
- AI can be a useful tool but our engineers are expected to function without it.
Core Technical Skills
- React / Next.js (you’ve built and deployed projects)
- TypeScript: you understand the why of types
- Modern CSS: Experience with Tailwind and/or MUI (we use both)
- State Management: Understand how data flow through a complex application
Design Mindset
We need engineers who care about UX, not just functionality.
- You can design dense interfaces that still feel usable
- You think about how users actually interact with systems
- You understand tradeoffs between flexibility and clarity
- You’re comfortable shaping UX-not just implementing it
What It’s Like Working Here
Let’s be real:
- We’re building something big with a small team
- The structure isn’t perfect
- Priorities can shift
- We’re figuring some things out as we go
But also:
- You’ll have real ownership
- Your decisions will actually matter
- You won’t be stuck maintaining legacy code forever
- You’ll help define how this platform evolves
Why This Role Is Worth It
If you’re looking for:
- A highly structured and predictable environment → this isn’t it.
- A chance to build something meaningful, complex, and evolving → this is it
- An ongoing challenge.
- Opportunities to find the path you want.
This is a role for someone who wants to:
- Build, not just maintain
- Influence, not just execute
- Ship real products used at scale
We Offer
At TransPerfect, there are a lot of growth opportunities. All departments offer career growth and development that can combine your skills, interest, and experience. We encourage our employees to have a continuous dialogue with management about growth opportunities throughout your tenure with the company.
We also offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401k matching, membership to child-care providers, and other TransPerks. You even get your birthday off because let's face it, we're stoked that you were born.
TransPerfect provides equal employment opportunity to all individuals regardless of their race, color, creed, religion, gender, age, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law.
For more information on the TransPerfect Family of Companies, please visit our website at www.transperfect.com.
Final Thought
We’re not pretending this is a polished, perfectly structured role.
We are saying:
If you’re the kind of engineer who thrives in ambiguity, likes solving hard problems, and wants to help shape something big.
You’ll probably love it here.
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