Principal Frontend Engineer: Real-Time Geospatial UI

HavocAI; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Package

Work / Home Office Stipend

Unlimited PTO

Health Insurance

Job summary

HavocAI is seeking a Principal Frontend Engineer to architect, build, and scale real-time geospatial interfaces used to command autonomous systems across air, surface, and subsurface domains. You will work with a senior team to shape the platform growth and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, scale, and mentorship, with a focus on delivering high-quality, production-grade frontend systems that handle large data volumes and frequent updates.

Qualifications

• 10+ years frontend engineering experience with Staff, Principal, or equivalent scope.
• Deep production experience building and scaling high-volume, real-time applications.
• Expert-level experience with React and TypeScript, including rendering model understanding.
• Deep experience building map-based geospatial applications using MapLibre, Mapbox GL, Deck.gl, or equivalent technologies.

Responsibilities

• Architect frontend architecture for real-time geospatial interfaces and systems.
• Scale real-time data ingestion, rendering performance, and state management.
• Mentor senior engineers in real-time and geospatial engineering.
• Review code and drive architectural decisions to support growth and scale.
• Identify performance and architectural risks early and address them.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Real-time frontend

Geospatial UI

Performance optimization

WebSockets/MQTT

Architecture design

Mentoring

Tools

MapLibre

Mapbox GL

Deck.gl

WebGL

Job description

HavocAI is seeking a Principal Frontend Engineer to architect, build, and scale real-time geospatial interfaces used to command autonomous systems across air, surface, and subsurface domains. You will work with a senior team to shape the platform growth and performance.

The role emphasizes hands-on development, scale, and mentorship, with a focus on delivering high-quality, production-grade frontend systems that handle large data volumes and frequent updates.