Staff Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App
About The Position
Beacon AI is seeking a Staff Frontend Software Engineer to provide technical leadership, ownership, and strategic thinking for its frontend team. The role focuses on developing high-impact web interfaces for a flight safety platform, allowing users to work with complex aviation data and derive actionable insights. The engineer will collaborate across disciplines to advance aviation safety and operational capability. The position designs and implements React-based features and frontend systems for large-scale real-time and historical aviation data. It also involves integrating and visualizing data from multiple sources, mentoring engineers, establishing engineering best practices, and partnering with backend, product, and UX/UI teams. The role emphasizes reliable, maintainable systems, automated testing, documentation, reusable components, and internal libraries. 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. Due to U.S. export control regulations, applicants must be U.S. Persons, and all work must be performed in the United States. Visa sponsorship and transfers are not available.
Requirements
- At least 9 years of experience building and shipping high-performance, user-facing web applications.
- Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards, including HTML and CSS.
- Strong experience with asynchronous frontend patterns and efficiently handling live and historical data streams.
- Proven ownership of complex features or product areas, driving work from concept through delivery with a high degree of autonomy.
- Proactive and resourceful approach, with the ability to work effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
- Ability to set and uphold a high technical bar through design decisions, code quality, mentorship, and hiring input.
- Must be a U.S. Person under U.S. export control regulations; visa sponsorship and transfers are unavailable.
- All work must be performed in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Passion for aviation and interest in improving air travel efficiency and safety.
- Experience with geospatial or mapping tools such as Mapbox or Cesium.
- Deep experience with live data streaming and playback systems.
- Experience with video streaming technologies and real-time media delivery.
Responsibilities
- Design and implement React-based features and architect frontend systems for large-scale, real-time and historical aviation data.
- Integrate, process, and visualize data from multiple sources, including live streams and archived datasets.
- Mentor engineers and promote best practices through code reviews and architectural discussions.
- Partner with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers on design and implementation decisions.
- Maintain reliable, maintainable frontend systems through automated testing, clear documentation, and strong engineering standards.
- Build reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate future development.
- Own complex features or product areas from concept through delivery.
- Analyze and optimize frontend performance for scalability, responsiveness, and reliability.
Benefits
- 100% of employee medical premiums covered; 25% of dependent medical premiums covered.
- Three weeks of paid time off.
- 13 or more paid company holidays.
- 401(k) offered; there is currently no employer match, with a stated commitment to enhance the benefit in the future.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
