Lead Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App
Hybrid · San Carlos, California, United States
Job Summary
Lead Frontend Engineer to drive the frontend team and shape high-impact web interfaces for a flight-safety platform. Design and implement React-based features, architect frontend systems handling large-scale real-time and historical aviation data, integrate and visualize data from live streams and archives, mentor engineers, and collaborate with backend, product, and UX/UI to inform design and implementation decisions. Ensure reliable, maintainable frontend systems with automated tests and clear documentation; build reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate development. Must demonstrate 5+ years of experience with React/TypeScript/JavaScript, state management and modern web standards, ability to own complex features end-to-end, and thrive in fast-moving environments.
Required Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience building and shipping high-performance, user-facing web applications
- Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards (HTML/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
- Proactive, resourceful mindset with the ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments
- Consistently sets and upholds 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
- Bonus: aviation interest; Mapbox/Cesium; live data streaming; video streaming
Additional Requirements
- All work must be performed in the United States
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