If you're a front-end engineer who:

✅ Can take a mockup and turn it into fast, clean, and beautiful code

✅ Knows React inside out and isn’t afraid of Firebase or other noSQL databases

✅ Wants their work to actually matter in an industry with a huge impact potential

... Then keep reading.

WHAT WE DO

UpCircle.ai builds real-time monitoring tools for recyclers. We help plants all over Europe see what’s in their waste before it hits the line.

UpCircle is revolutionizing the recycling industry bringing cutting-edge AI to where it matters most. Our AI tools  are used everywhere throughout recycling plants. We’re growing fast and we need help.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

🎯 Own the front-end. Build clean, scalable React apps that our users love.
🎯 Work from mockups, feedback, or just raw customer requests.
🎯 Push code that’s fast, responsive, and actually gets used on the plant floor.
🎯 Help connect it all to Firebase (Firestore, Auth, Functions, etc.).
🎯 If you know iOS or want to learn it, even better.

WHAT YOU GET

💰 Pay (based on skill & speed, not pedigree)
🧠 Coaching & tight feedback loops
📈 Real ownership over what you build
🌍 Work that has a real-world impact (less landfill, more circular economy)
🕐 Flexibility (50–100% contract. Zurich-based preferred. Exceptions possible for exceptional people)

WHAT WE’RE LOOKING FOR

✅ React (must-have)
✅ Experience with modern UX/UI frameworks (e.g., TailwindCSS)
✅ Comfortable working from Figma / mockups / vague ideas
✅ Turning MVPs into production-ready code
✅ Reliable, fast, no hand-holding
✅ Strong communicator, written + verbal
✅ Self-starter, biased toward shipping products

BONUS POINTS

‍🔥 iOS dev (Swift or React Native)
🔥 Google Cloud Console basics (IAM, logs, functions)
🔥 Passion for sustainability
🔥 Startup experience WHAT TO DO NEXT
🔥 Eager to 10x productivity with the latest AI tools (Cursor, Windsur, Lovable...)
🔥 Working language proficiency in German

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Starting date: May or June 2025.