Member of Technical Staff, Frontend Engineer

Edison Scientific; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Full healthcare coverage for you and a

Equity compensation

Job summary

Edison Scientific is hiring a Frontend Engineer to build the integrated research environment and create UX that helps scientists integrate AI into discovery processes. The role is on-site in San Francisco, part of the App team, and involves working with a cross-disciplinary group to deliver scalable UI patterns and high-performance visualizations.

You will translate AI-driven workflows into clear, intuitive interfaces, develop a modular design system, and collaborate with product and research

Qualifications

• 4+ years of professional front-end engineering experience shipping data-heavy web apps.
• Deep experience in JavaScript, React, and TypeScript.
• Strong knowledge of browser rendering, performance profiling, and optimization.
• Experience with real-time data handling (WebSockets, GraphQL subscriptions) and interactive visualizations (D3.js, Deck.gl, Three.js).
• Ability to translate scientific requirements into elegant visualizations & interfaces.
• Experience building design systems and reusable component libraries.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and responsive design.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement, and optimize the front-end for our scientific discovery platform.
• Translate complex AI-driven workflows into intuitive user experiences.
• Collaborate with product and research teams to anticipate user needs.
• Develop and maintain a modular design system.
• Profile and optimize rendering performance across browsers and devices.
• Integrate real-time data visualizations to empower scientists on our platform.
• Conduct code reviews and contribute to front-end architecture decisions.

Skills

JavaScript

React

TypeScript

WebSockets

GraphQL

D3.js

Deck.gl

Three.js

Design systems

Tools

D3.js

Deck.gl

Three.js

Job description

About Us

Edison Scientific builds and deploys AI scientist agents to accelerate science and the development of new medicines. We are an ambitious team run by scientists and engineers from leading institutions across biology, physics, chemistry, and AI.

The Role

As a Frontend Engineer, you will help build our "integrated research environment" and design a UX that empowers scientists to integrate AI into their discovery process.

This role is on-site at our San Francisco office in the Dogpatch neighborhood. Our office is a converted warehouse with high ceilings, open space, and a team that genuinely believes in what they're building.

This position is part of the App team.

Responsibilities

• Architect, design, implement, and optimize the front-end for our scientific discovery platform with a focus on performance and scalable UI patterns.
• Translate complex AI-driven scientific workflows into clear, intuitive, and well-signposted user experiences.
• Work closely with product and research teams to anticipate user needs and features.
• Develop and maintain a modular design system.
• Profile and optimize rendering performance, asset loading, and interaction responsiveness across browsers and devices.
• Integrate real-time data visualizations and dynamic interfaces to empower scientists on our platform.
• Conduct code reviews, enforce engineering best practices, and contribute to front-end architecture decisions.

Qualifications

• Typically, 4+ years of professional experience in front-end engineering, with a track record of shipping performant, complex, and data visualization-heavy web applications.
• Deep experience in JavaScript - Reactjs, TypeScript.
• Strong understanding of browser rendering pipelines, performance profiling, and optimization techniques.
• Experience with real-time data handling (e.g., WebSockets, GraphQL subscriptions) and interactive visualizations (e.g., D3.js, Deck.gl, Three.js).
• Ability to transform technical and scientific requirements into elegant, usable visualizations & interfaces.
• Experience building design systems and reusable component libraries.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and responsive design principles.

Bonus points for

• Experience with scientific data visualization, computational biology, or AI/ML tools.
• Familiarity with back-end integration patterns for high-throughput data pipelines.

Salary

$175,000 - $240,000

• Offers equity

Why join us?

We Also Offer Full-time Employees The Following

• Competitive salary and equity
• Full healthcare coverage; we pay 100% of premiums for you and your dependents
• Support for growing families, including a yearly new parent stipend and fertility coverage through Carrot
• Mental health support through Rula, our in-network therapist and psychiatrist network with fast availability
• 12 weeks of paid parental leave for maternity, paternity, and adoption
• Pet care support with a yearly employer-funded stipend for your animal companions
• Commuter benefits so you can pay for transit and parking with pre-tax dollars
• 401(k) company matching
• $300 health and wellness benefit quarterly
• Lunch is on us every day you're in the office, and dinner is on us when you're working late
• Regular team off-sites and company events

Edison Scientific is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Compensation Range: $175K - $240K