Staff Front End Engineer

Motional•Pittsburgh, PA

10h•Remote

About The Position

Motional is seeking a Staff Front End Engineer expert for its Web Visualization Tooling team. This role will directly contribute through the creation of critical web tooling and visualization that allows us to improve our feedback loops for machine learning (ML) engineers and improve the performance and adaptability of our autonomous vehicle (AV) system. Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. They are creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation, focusing on safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making communities better places to live, work, and connect. Motional's team has been behind significant industry advancements, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S., the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and the operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is headquartered in Boston with operations in the U.S and Asia.

Requirements

Desire to design and build user-facing visual applications, and a passion for good UX.
Strong proficiency in React, Typescript and modern frontend architecture
Proficiency in Vue
Strong product sense with a focus on UX and usability.
Ability to work with high ownership and autonomy.
Ability to work autonomously and independently, and to drive development initiatives with little oversight. High aptitude for learning and organization skills.
Great interpersonal skills and ability to mentor and (on occasion) delegate to other engineers at various levels of relative seniority.
A well-established technical design and documentation habit
Capability to work directly with customers to identify foundational needs and provide solutions.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrated project management expertise / advanced hands-on understanding of project management agility and operational excellence.
A love for the continuous delivery of value.
Exposure to backend systems (Node, Python)
Experience in Game Development or 3D Visualization

Responsibilities

Drive cross-team standards and best practices for web development
Own cross team collaboration, ensuring deliveries are made on time and effectively
Architect and scale a modern frontend ecosystem using React, TypeScript, and Vue.
Collaborate closely with ML, frontend, UX, data services, data mining, and data annotation teams to align tooling with real-world workflows
Build mission-critical UI systems used by a variety of internal customers.
Design initiative experiences for complex, data-heavy workflows.
Drive best practices around performance, scalability and maintainability
Ship quickly and iterate in a product driven environment.