Full Stack Software Engineer

Apera; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apera in Sunnyvale is seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to build cutting-edge software for autonomous systems. You will own frontend and backend features and collaborate with product, design, and engineering to deliver impactful user experiences.

You will work with React, TypeScript, and Angular to create dashboards and visuals that show real-time and simulated data, integrate with simulation platforms, and help shape a scalable platform for defense and government customers.

Qualifications

• Experience with React/TypeScript/Angular or similar modern web frameworks.
• Ability to design UI from user-centered principles and data-rich dashboards.
• Experience handling complex datasets and live/simulated data.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop full stack applications for autonomous systems visualization.
• Build dashboards and interactive UIs with real-time insights.
• Create scalable frontend architectures and data-driven visualizations.
• Collaborate with product, design, and engineering to define workflows.
• Integrate apps with simulation environments and data pipelines.
• Contribute to architecture, testing, and best practices for reliability.
• Help define future direction of the platform for high-impact operations.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Angular

Frontend architecture

Security clearance eligibility

Job description

We are seeking a Full Stack Software Engineer to join a growing organization developing cutting-edge software for autonomous systems. This is an opportunity to work on highly visible products that support advanced systems for defense and government customers. The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and ideal for engineers who enjoy taking ownership, iterating quickly, and helping shape products from the ground up.

What You'll Do

• Design and develop modern full stack applications that support visualization and interaction with autonomous systems.
• Build intuitive user experiences featuring interactive dashboards, mapping capabilities, and visualizations.
• Create scalable frontend architectures that deliver real-time insights from live and simulated data sources.
• Partner closely with product, design, and engineering teams to define workflows and deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Integrate applications with simulation environments, data pipelines, and autonomous technologies.
• Contribute to software architecture, testing strategies, and engineering best practices that promote maintainability and reliability.
• Help define the future direction of a growing platform used in high-impact operational environments.

Required Qualifications

• Experience working with React, TypeScript, Angular, or similar modern web frameworks.
• Strong understanding of modern frontend development principles and user-centered design.
• Experience working with complex datasets and building intuitive user-facing applications.
• Ability to obtain a security clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with modern data visualization or analytics technologies.
• Exposure to robotics, autonomous systems, simulation platforms, or other mission-critical technologies.
• Understanding of advanced visual analytics tools concepts and spatial reasoning.