Fullstack Engineer

Picogrid; El Segundo (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with employer matching

Full health coverage

Relocation assistance

Unlimited PTO and 11 paid holidays

Paid parental leave

Lunch provided

Remote/hybrid-friendly work environment

Free EV charging

Unique office environment

Job summary

Picogrid is seeking a full-stack engineer to create high-impact geospatial user interfaces that integrate live data into defense operations. This role values ownership and collaboration, requiring experience with React and TypeScript, while also embracing full-stack contributions. Compensation includes a competitive salary range of $130,000 - $185,000, stock options, and benefits like health coverage and unlimited PTO. Unique workplace atmosphere with a focus on innovation and mission-critical problems.

Qualifications

• Build frontend applications for geospatial UIs that integrate live video, maps, and controls.
• Drive concrete solutions from ambiguous problems with minimal scope.
• Experience with web applications in constrained environments.

Responsibilities

• Shape real-time geospatial UIs for complex defense systems.
• Collaborate with product, design, and customers to iterate on product needs.
• Occasionally travel to understand requirements in the field.

Skills

Experience building production frontend applications with React and TypeScript

Strong UI/UX intuition

Comfortable operating in ambiguity

Strong ownership mindset

Full-stack or generalist experience

Tools

React

TypeScript

Deck.gl

Mapbox/MapLibre

Job description

Who we are

Picogrid is a leading venture-backed defense technology company founded to bridge the decades-long gap between modern technology and the critical demands of national security. Today, we're building the essential infrastructure to unify sensors, autonomy, and operators with our technology deployed in active operations around the world. Our mission is to deliver an operational advantage to secure the United States and its allies.

About the Role

We’re looking for entrepreneurial, product- and customer-focused full-stack engineers to own up to several bespoke UIs for users from interceptor drone navigators to security forces operators. When a feature needs changes in other parts of our system you will often jump in and help implement those. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role where you’ll shape real-time geospatial UIs that integrate live video, maps, and controls for complex defense systems. You will work closely with product, design, and customers to turn ambiguous needs into shipping products at lightning speed. You will occasionally travel to the customer to help learn the real requirements and constraints and iterate with them in the field. The role is frontend-heavy (React / TypeScript), but you should be comfortable working across the stack when needed.

Required Qualifications

• Experience building production frontend applications with React and TypeScript (or equivalent modern web stack).

• Strong intuition for UI/UX.

• Comfortable operating in ambiguity, taking fuzzy problems and driving toward concrete solutions with minimal high-leverage scope.

• Strong ownership mindset focused on shipping customer value and delivering robust, usable solutions.

• Full-stack or generalist experience, comfortable contributing to the backend when needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience optimizing web applications in resource and bandwidth constrained environments

• Experience with real-time, data-heavy, or geospatial applications (e.g., maps, tracking, control systems, fleet management).

• Experience with Deck.gl, Mapbox/MapLibre

• High-agency, go-getter who enjoys high-ownership roles and shaping product/architecture in a fast-moving startup environment.

• Collaborative and motivated by working on mission-critical, real-world problems.

• Experience building ATAK integrations or other Android development.

• Experience building offline-first web applications

Compensation & Benefits

• Base salary range: $130,000 - $185,000 per year. Base salary is just one part of your total compensation package at Picogrid.

• Significant stock options with a high potential upside as an early-stage company

• 401(k) with employer matching

• Full health coverage (medical, dental, and vision insurance)

• Relocation assistance provided

• Unlimited PTO (two-week minimum) and 11 paid holidays per year

• Paid parental leave for both parents

• Lunch provided when working in-office and fully stocked kitchenette

• Remote/hybrid-friendly work environment

• Free EV charging at the HQ

• Unique office in El Segundo, CA stocked with quality coffee, snacks, and craft beer

Export Control Requirements

To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.