Front-End Software Engineer II

Inversion; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 101,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Inversion is seeking a Front-end Engineer to design, develop, and maintain UI/UX for the simulation and test environments of flight systems. You will build data visualization and self-service tools to enable fast, repeatable development across the engineering stack and empower teams to deploy products with unprecedented speed.

You will collaborate with back-end engineers to deliver a seamless UX, work on compute-intensive front-end tasks, and participate in the end-to-end development lifecycle

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret clearance.
• 3+ years of front-end or full-stack development experience.
• Expertise in front-end engineering and HTML/CSS.
• Experience with React or Vue.js.
• Experience with API architectures (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets).
• Experience with responsive design and Linux-based systems.
• Familiarity with modern DevOps practices and SQL/NoSQL databases.

Responsibilities

• Design, deploy, and maintain the client-side logic and interface of the simulation applications.
• Develop the front-end tech stack for performance and maintainability.
• Design front-end architecture balancing simplicity and flexibility.
• Create UI for simulation configuration, management, and monitoring.
• Collaborate with back-end engineers to integrate front-end and back-end.
• Contribute to the simulation system to provision and deploy resources automatically.

Skills

Front-end engineering

React

Vue.js

HTML/CSS

UI/UX design

Scripting languages

Linux

APIs (REST/GraphQL)

Responsive design

DevOps practices

SQL/NoSQL databases

Tools

Tailwind CSS

Radix UI

Shadcn UI

Docker

Docker Compose

Prometheus

Grafana

Job description

Turning Space into a Transportation Layer for Earth

Inversion builds advanced reentry systems to deliver next-generation capabilities from space. Our mission is to make Earth radically more accessible by turning Low-Earth Orbit into an on-demand logistics domain. We see space not as a destination, but as a platform — one that unlocks unprecedented speed and global reach. Our spacecraft are designed to deliver payloads anywhere on Earth in under an hour, operating through extreme reentry conditions and landing with high precision. These systems open the door to new ways of testing, delivering, and operating at hypersonic speeds. Inherently dual-use, our technology is built to meet urgent national security needs while laying the groundwork for future commercial applications. Backed by leading investors including Y Combinator, Spark Capital, and Lockheed Martin Ventures, and working with partners such as the U.S. Space Force and NASA, Inversion is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in space-based defense and logistics.

About The Role

As a Front-end Engineer at Inversion, you will work as part of the simulation team to design, develop, and maintain the user interface/user experience (UI/UX) of the applications that support the simulation and test environments for our flight systems. The simulation team is responsible for ensuring that flight software and flight hardware can be continuously integrated and tested under realistic flight conditions. You will play a key role in the design and development of data visualization, data analysis, and self-service tools that will enable fast, repeatable development and deployment workflows across the engineering stack. Your work will empower Inversion’s engineering teams to iterate rapidly throughout the development life cycle and will strengthen Inversion’s ability to put our products into the hands of our customers with unprecedented speed and agility.

What You\'ll Do

• Design, deploy, and maintain the client-side logic and interface of the applications that support simulation workflows, including high-performance computing (HPC), software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
• Develop the front-end tech stack to ensure the performance and maintainability of our applications
• Design and implement a front-end architecture that strikes the right balance between simplicity and flexibility
• Design and develop the user interfaces (UI) that support simulation configuration, management, and monitoring
• Work with back-end engineers to integrate the front-end with the back-end and deliver a smooth user experience (UX)
• Contribute to the design and development of a simulation system capable of automatically provisioning and deploying resources to support simulation workflows

Required Qualifications

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
• 3+ years of professional experience in front-end or full-stack development
• Expertise in front-end engineering and best practices
• Expertise with HTML/CSS
• Expertise in React or Vue.js
• Proficiency in UI/UX design
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience with one or more front-end architectures (monolithic, modular, micro front-ends, component-based, headless, Flux, etc.)
• Experience with API architectures (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, Webhooks, etc.)
• Experience with responsive design
• Experience with Linux-based systems
• Experience with modern DevOps practices
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB, InfluxDB, etc.)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with tools for building web interfaces (Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, Shadcn UI, etc.)
• Experience with data visualization (graphs, charts, 3D, etc.)
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Familiarity with system observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Docker Compose, etc.)

Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $101,000 - $160,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.

ITAR Compliance

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Inversion provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, veteran status, or disability.

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