Senior Front-End Engineer (React+Foundry)

Spectraforce Technologies; Oakland (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Spectraforce Technologies, Inc. in Oakland, CA is seeking a Senior Front-End Engineer to join the WiRE platform team. You will build React + TypeScript interfaces on a Palantir Foundry-based data platform, focusing on audit-ready, data-driven UI components.

This 5+ month contract is primarily remote with on-site visits as needed, collaborating with data engineers, product managers, and SMEs to deliver scalable UI solutions for regulatory reporting.

Qualifications

• Strong experience building React enterprise applications.
• Proficiency with TypeScript.
• Experience building data-driven UIs that consume APIs.
• Understanding of data modeling concepts and large datasets in UI.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain React + TypeScript applications integrated into the Foundry platform.
• Create reusable UI components for data exploration, validation, and submission flows.
• Integrate frontend with Palantir Foundry Ontology via SDKs/APIs.
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define data contracts and align UI with evolving data schemas.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Data-driven UI

API integration

Foundry integration

Large dataset performance

Tools

Palantir Foundry

Job description

Senior Front-End Engineer (React + Foundry)

5 months+ contract

Oakland, CA

Primarily remote but will be asked to come onsite as needed

About the Role:

• We are seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to join the WiRE platform team supporting client's wildfire mitigation and compliance reporting systems.
• WiRE is a data platform built on Palantir Foundry that provides trusted, auditable data for internal reporting and regulatory submissions (OEIS / WMP). The platform includes a React-based frontend hosted within Foundry, enabling users to explore, validate, and extract compliance data.
• This role focuses on building data-driven user interfaces that integrate tightly with Foundry datasets and ontology objects, enabling scalable and audit-ready workflows

What You'll Do

Frontend Development

• Build and maintain React + TypeScript applications integrated into the Foundry platform
• Build reusable UI components for:
  • Data exploration (filters, drill-downs)
  • Data validation workflows
  • Data extraction and submission flows
  • Data Integration (Key Focus Area)
• Integrate frontend applications with Palantir Foundry Ontology (via SDK/APIs)
• Consume structured datasets and ensure UI components align with evolving data schemas
• Collaborate with backend engineers to define and enforce data contracts and interfaces

Compliance & Audit-Focused UI

• Design interfaces that support auditability, traceability, and data transparency
• Ensure frontend outputs align with regulatory reporting requirements (OEIS, WMP)
• Minimize business logic in the UI and rely on validated backend datasets

Validation & Submission Workflows

• Build user flows for:
  • File upload and schema validation
  • Real-time validation feedback (pass/fail messaging + detailed logs)
  • Support structured, scalable validation frameworks for compliance data

Product & Stakeholder Collaboration

• Work closely with:
  • Data engineers (Foundry pipelines)
  • Product managers and PMO stakeholders
  • SME teams defining reporting requirements
• Participate in agile workflows (planning, backlog refinement, delivery cycles)

Required Qualifications

• Strong experience with React (enterprise applications)
• Proficiency in TypeScript
• Experience building data-driven UI applications (API-integrated frontends)
• Solid understanding of:
  • Data modeling concepts (schemas, structured datasets)
  • Performance considerations for large datasets in UI

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Palantir Foundry or similar data platforms
• Experience integrating frontend applications with:
  • SDKs / APIs for structured data access
  • Ontology-based or metadata-driven systems
  • Exposure to compliance, audit, or regulated environments
• Experience with:
  • Data validation or quality frameworks
  • Internal enterprise tools or platforms