Staff Frontend Engineer, Rust

Foxglove • San Francisco, CA

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Staff Frontend Rust Engineer who thrives on building high-performance, deeply interactive applications that push the limits of what’s possible in the browser. At Foxglove, we’re building a robotics observability and visualization platform that needs to handle massive real-time and recorded datasets with speed and precision. This role focuses on creating frontend experiences powered by Rust and WebAssembly to deliver low-latency rendering, smooth interactivity, and efficient data handling for robotics workloads. You’ll work on challenges like visualizing multi-modal sensor streams, optimizing GPU-backed workflows, and designing UI interactions that stay responsive under heavy computational load.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional frontend or full-stack engineering experience building complex product applications.
• 2+ years of professional Rust experience, ideally in WebAssembly or performance-critical frontend contexts.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks like React.
• Deep knowledge of frontend performance optimization, browser internals, and debugging tools.
• Experience handling large datasets in the frontend, including buffering, streaming, and visualization.
• Familiarity with WebGL, GPU-backed rendering, and multithreading in the browser (e.g., web workers).
• Experience building engineer-facing tools with high technical complexity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, small-team environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or related technical industries.
• Experience building Electron-based desktop applications.
• C++ experience.

Responsibilities

• Architect and implement frontend applications using Rust, WebAssembly, and TypeScript to operate on large or real-time robotics datasets.
• Design and optimize visualization workflows that remain responsive and intuitive under high data and compute demands.
• Integrate with backend streaming services to support real-time data rendering and interaction.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver polished, engineer-friendly interfaces for complex robotics workflows.
• Optimize performance across the stack, from rendering pipelines and GPU utilization to network data handling in the browser.
• Contribute to core frontend architecture, build tooling, and application reliability.
• Experiment with creative solutions for large-scale interactivity, streaming data, and non-traditional browser workloads.
• Engage directly with robotics engineers to understand real-world use cases and incorporate feedback into product improvements.

Benefits

• $300 monthly budget towards commuter benefits or building your personal workspace (remote only)
• Competitive equity grant in a Series B company
• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Term Life insurance coverage at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents
• 401(k) matching up to 4%
• 4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
• All expenses paid company off-sites 2× per year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees