Senior Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App
About The Position
Beacon AI is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to build high-impact web interfaces integrated with its flight safety platform. The role develops user-facing features for interacting with complex aviation data and contributes to production systems that support flight safety and operational efficiency. The engineer will work with senior engineers, product managers, and designers, and contribute to the team's frontend architecture, shared components, reliability, and maintainability. This is a hybrid role based in San Carlos, California, with at least three days per week onsite and the option to work remotely on the remaining days. All work must be performed in the United States. Due to U.S. export control regulations, applicants must be U.S. Persons; visa sponsorship and visa transfers are not available.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of experience building user-facing web applications, or equivalent experience through internships, projects, or coursework.
- Experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards including HTML and CSS.
- Familiarity with asynchronous frontend patterns and working with APIs or data streams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn from feedback and mentorship.
- Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-moving environment.
- Attention to code quality, performance, and maintainability.
- Must be a U.S. Person as defined in the posting; visa sponsorship and visa transfers are unavailable.
- Must perform all work in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Passion for aviation and a desire to improve air travel efficiency and safety.
- Experience with mapping or geospatial tools such as Mapbox or Cesium.
- Exposure to live data or video streaming concepts.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement React-based features for web applications using real-time and historical aviation data.
- Integrate, process, and visualize data from multiple sources, including live streams and archived datasets.
- Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers on feature design and implementation.
- Contribute to code reviews and follow established frontend best practices and architectural patterns.
- Help ensure frontend systems are reliable and maintainable through testing and documentation.
- Contribute to reusable components and shared frontend libraries.
Benefits
- 100% of employee medical premiums covered and 25% of dependent medical premiums covered.
- Three weeks of paid time off plus 13 or more paid company holidays.
- 401(k) offered; there is no current employer match.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
