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 develops high-impact web interfaces connected to Beacon AI’s flight safety platform, helping users work with complex aviation data and derive actionable insights. The engineer will collaborate across disciplines and contribute to improving aviation safety and operational capability. The role focuses on React-based features and frontend systems for large-scale, real-time, and historical aviation data. It includes integrating and visualizing data from live streams and archived datasets, mentoring engineers, and partnering with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers. The engineer is expected to ensure reliable, maintainable systems through testing, documentation, and strong engineering standards, as well as build 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, candidates must be U.S. Persons, and all work must be performed in the United States. Beacon AI cannot provide visa sponsorship or support visa transfers.
Requirements
- 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 efficient handling of 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.
- A proactive, resourceful mindset and ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
- Ability to set and uphold a high technical bar through design decisions, code quality, mentorship, and hiring input.
- Ability to analyze and optimize frontend performance for scalability, responsiveness, and reliability.
- Must be a U.S. Person under applicable U.S. export control regulations; visa sponsorship and visa transfers are not available.
- All work must be performed in the United States.
Nice To Haves
- Passion for aviation and a desire to improve 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 using automated testing, clear documentation, and strong engineering standards.
- Build reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate future development.
- Take ownership of 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 and 25% of dependent medical premiums covered.
- Three weeks of PTO 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
