Staff Frontend SWE

What You'll Do

• Architect and build sophisticated React/TypeScript applications that operate smoothly at scale.
• Design real-time UI experiences for complex cyber operation data, optimizing for speed and clarity.
• Lead frontend technical architecture and design decisions.
• Build and evolve interactive visualization systems (e.g., graphs, timelines, streaming views).
• Establish reusable frontend architecture patterns and component libraries for consistency and velocity.
• Raise engineering excellence via code review, standards, testing strategy, and performance practices.
• Mentor junior engineers through pairing, feedback, technical coaching, and knowledge transfer.
• Coordinate execution across design, product, backend, and operations to deliver end-to-end features.
• Troubleshoot production issues, lead frontend performance investigations, and improve reliability over time.

Qualifications

Must Have

• 8+ years of professional frontend software development experience.
• Deep expertise building production React.js applications with TypeScript.
• Strong command of modern web fundamentals (JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, CSS).
• Led frontend technical initiatives and mentored engineers through delivery and growth.
• Experience building for performance at scale (profiling, optimization, rendering strategies).
• Experience with automated testing practices and frameworks (e.g., Vitest, React Testing Library, Playwright or Cypress for E2E).
• Hands-on experience with state management patterns and libraries (e.g., Redux, Zustand, or React Query).
• Strong collaboration skills with product and design to deliver excellent UX.
• Strong command of Git in a professional engineering environment, including branch workflows, code review practices, and CI integration.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering (or equivalent practical experience).

Nice to Have

• Experience with complex data visualization (e.g., D3.js, Chart.js, or similar).
• Worked with graph databases and understand graph query patterns (e.g., Neo4j).
• Experience with real-time streaming data and production visualization of live systems.
• Experience in defense, security, or other mission-critical domains.
• Built UI experiences that surface AI/ML outputs in operational workflows.
• Experience with component library or design system development (e.g., Storybook).">