About the Role
We are seeking an exceptional Senior Frontend Engineer to join our fast-growing engineering team. This role offers a unique opportunity to shape the structure, elevate standards, and define maturity for our evolving product. You will own significant product surfaces end-to-end, lead the consolidation of our component library, and contribute architectural insights. The position involves building novel user experiences at the forefront of human-AI interaction in the legal domain, collaborating closely with design and legal experts to create AI tools that lawyers will find valuable. This is an ideal role for someone who sees the evolving nature of a fast-moving legal AI product as an opportunity for ownership and impact, aiming to build something stable, scalable, and enjoyable to develop.
Responsibilities
- Own significant product surfaces end-to-end across our SvelteKit application, from architecture decisions through to the polish of the final user experience.
- Lead the consolidation of UI patterns into a coherent component library, bringing consistency to an area that's still finding its shape.
- Drive frontend quality forward by raising the bar on type safety, reducing duplication, and establishing patterns for the team.
- Partner with design and UX to evolve the design system and push for broad adoption across the product.
- Build novel UX at the forefront of human-AI interaction in legal, including streaming responses, citation rendering, source attribution, and tool-use surfaces.
- Raise the bar across the team through code review, pairing, and mentoring.
Requirements
- Minimum 5 years of relevant experience in product frontend engineering.
- Deep proficiency in TypeScript.
- Strong experience with Svelte/SvelteKit, or comparable depth in React or Vue with the willingness to ramp up quickly.
- Solid command of modern CSS and design tokens.
- Hands-on experience with real-time UI patterns such as streaming responses, SSE, and optimistic updates.
- Proven experience building or significantly evolving a design system or component library.
- Experience using AI coding agents like Cursor or Claude Code.
- Comfortable bringing structure to an evolving codebase.
- Entrepreneurial mindset with strong ownership and urgency.
- A pragmatic approach to problem solving.
- Strong product sensibility; owning user outcomes.
- Excellent communication in English.
Skills
- TypeScript
- Svelte/SvelteKit
- React
- Vue
- Modern CSS
- Design tokens
- Tailwind (plus)
- Real-time UI patterns
- Streaming responses
- SSE
- Optimistic updates
- Design system development
- Component library development
- AI coding agents (Cursor, Claude Code)
- LLM-powered product UX (bonus)
- Full-stack experience (Python/FastAPI) (bonus)
- Pragmatic problem solving
- Product sensibility
- Communication (English)
- German (plus)
Location
- Berlin
Work Type
- Hybrid
- Remote
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Senior
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree preferred in Software Engineering or a related technical field.
Benefits
- Permanent employment day one.
- Remote work & flexibility: Work remotely up to 3 days per week with flexible working hours.
- Work abroad flexibly: Work from anywhere within the EU for up to 20 days within a twelve-month period.
- 26 vacation days.
- 1 additional day off per year for volunteer work (Volunteer Day).
- Support for development: E-learning via LinkedIn, online language training with goFluent, and other training and development opportunities.
- Well-being benefits: Tools, programs, and resources to help employees feel healthy, happy, safe, and prosperous.
About the Company
- Libra is transforming how legal and compliance professionals work by leveraging an AI platform that combines deep legal reasoning with cutting-edge generative technology.
- Libra is building the operating system for modern legal work.
- Wolters Kluwer is a dynamic global technology company that makes a difference every day.
- We are innovators with impact, providing expert software and information solutions that leading professionals rely on.
- We help advance sustainability, health, justice, prosperity, and commerce around the world.
- Wolters Kluwer reported 2025 annual revenues of €6.1 billion, serves customers in over 180 countries, maintains operations in over 40 countries, and employs more than 21,000 people worldwide.
- Our mission is to empower professional customers with AI-powered solutions for critical decisions, successful outcomes, and increased productivity.
- We deliver trusted, AI-powered expert solutions combining domain knowledge, proprietary content, and advanced technology.
- Nearly 70% of our digital revenues come from AI-powered solutions.
- We are committed to helping professionals navigate complexity and improve workflows through cloud-based, AI-powered platforms.
- With a nearly 190-year legacy, Wolters Kluwer continues to evolve its portfolio of digital solutions and services.
- Wolters Kluwer has a dedicated team of experienced talent acquisition professionals.
- We recognize that solving complex problems requires diverse perspectives and innovative thinking.
- We aim to provide a welcoming environment and equitable opportunities for all employees.
- At Wolters Kluwer, you’ll feel valued for your contributions, and your health, safety, and well-being are important.
- Our global Together we thrive well-being program supports physical, mental, social, and financial well-being.
- Wolters Kluwer has been recognized externally for employee well-being and as a top employer.
- We cultivate a workplace culture rooted in mutual respect, bringing forward insights from a wide range of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences.
- We are committed to complying with laws requiring equal opportunity in hiring, promotion, and other employment decisions.
Equal Opportunity
- All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, transgender status, and sexual orientation), national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law, and we do not tolerate discrimination on any of these bases.
