Senior/Staff Frontend Engineer

Beacon AI (Headquarters: San Carlos, CA)

Aviation Aerospace AI Real-time Safety Defense Commercial Aviation Cockpit Tech Flight Deck Frontend UI UX React Vue Angular JavaScript TypeScript Data Visualization Senior Engineer Staff Engineer Front End Engineer Staff Engineer

Company: Beacon AI (beaconai.co) is building the cockpit tech of the future - an R2-D2 for pilots using intelligent, real-time technology to make aviation safer, more efficient, and accessible for commercial and defense sectors. Backed by leading VCs and fueled by new contracts, we are expanding our mission-driven team.

Role: We are seeking Senior and Staff Frontend Engineers to join our team in San Carlos, CA (Hybrid). You will craft intuitive and performant user interfaces for pilots and ground operations, visualizing complex real-time data.

Responsibilities: Develop and maintain user-facing features using modern frontend frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular). Build reusable code and libraries for future use. Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX designs. Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability. Collaborate with backend engineers, designers, and product managers to deliver high-quality user experiences. Work with real-time data visualization techniques.

Skills & Qualifications: Proven experience as a Frontend Engineer. Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS. Experience with modern frontend frameworks (React, Vue, Angular). Understanding of RESTful APIs and asynchronous request handling. Familiarity with frontend build tools (Webpack, Vite), testing frameworks, and version control (Git). Experience with data visualization libraries (D3.js, etc.) is a plus. Passion for aviation, user experience, and safety.

Ideal Candidate: An experienced frontend engineer excited to build sophisticated interfaces for a critical application, push the envelope in aviation tech, tackle challenging UI/UX problems with real-time data, and thrive in a collaborative team environment.

Apply: Apply directly at https://beaconai.co/careers and mention you found this post on HN.