Frontend Engineer, Real-Time Data & Hardware Platforms

Nominal; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 225,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Unlimited PTO and sick leave

Free lunch, snacks, and coffee

Professional Development Stipend

Annual company retreat

Job summary

Nominal is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer, Data to build interfaces that transform massive telemetry streams into actionable insights for hardware systems. You will shape data models and user workflows, partnering with product, design, and backend teams to deliver powerful yet intuitive experiences.

You will design and implement scalable frontend architectures using React and TypeScript, focusing on performance, real-time updates, and complex data visualization.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience building products for technical users where you’ve been involved in shaping the data model.
• Strong experience with TypeScript, and modern frontend architecture, along with an understanding of how frontend systems interact with backend services.
• Experience building products involving large datasets, real-time systems, observability platforms, developer tools, infrastructure software, GIS, security products, financial systems, or other technically sophisticated domains.
• A track record of navigating ambiguity by defining problems, forming hypotheses, and iterating with users instead of waiting for complete specifications.
• Strong product instincts. You naturally ask 'Why are we building this?' before 'How should I implement it?' and aren't afraid to challenge assumptions when you believe there's a better solution for users.
• A systems mindset. You enjoy reasoning about data models, user workflows, and how complex systems should behave before jumping into implementation.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to explain technical and product tradeoffs clearly across engineering, design, and product teams.

Responsibilities

• Design interfaces that help engineers explore, understand, and act on large-scale telemetry and operational data.
• Own ambiguous product problems by turning loosely defined ideas into user-friendly experiences.
• Build scalable frontend architecture using React, TypeScript, and modern web technologies.
• Cooperate with backend teams to optimize data fetching, state management, and performance for complex workflows.
• Create intuitive experiences that expose powerful capabilities without overwhelming users.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Frontend architecture

Data modeling

Real-time data

Ambiguity navigation

Product instincts

Communication

Job description

Nominal is seeking a Frontend Software Engineer, Data to build interfaces that transform massive telemetry streams into actionable insights for hardware systems. You will shape data models and user workflows, partnering with product, design, and backend teams to deliver powerful yet intuitive experiences.

You will design and implement scalable frontend architectures using React and TypeScript, focusing on performance, real-time updates, and complex data visualization.