Senior Software Engineer, Frontend

Sift; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Sift, a data infrastructure platform for hardware engineering teams, is hiring a frontend engineer to build high-performance web apps and reusable components for complex telemetry data. You will create intuitive UIs for data exploration that scale to large real-time datasets, while collaborating with backend teams on API design and implementation.

The role emphasizes producing clean, maintainable code, participating in technical design discussions, and working with modern frontend tech like

Qualifications

• 5+ years building web applications and data-driven tools.
• Proficient with React, NextJS, and TypeScript in production.
• Strong focus on performance and browser rendering.

Responsibilities

• Build high-performance data visualization interfaces for telemetry data.
• Collaborate with backend teams on API design and implementation.
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in design discussions.
• Create intuitive UIs for data exploration with large real-time datasets.

Skills

React

NextJS

TypeScript

Web performance

Tailwind

Radix UI

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

Redux

WebAssembly

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

About Sift

Sift is the data infrastructure platform for hardware engineering teams. Sift turns high-frequency telemetry into engineering insights for mission-critical systems. Teams use Sift to build and operate rockets, satellites, autonomous vehicles, energy systems, defense platforms, and more. Founded by former SpaceX engineers who built the tools behind Dragon and Starlink, Sift is building the data infrastructure to herald the AI era for physical systems.

In This Role, You'll

• Build high-performance data visualization interfaces and reusable component libraries for complex telemetry data
• Create intuitive user interfaces for data exploration while optimizing for large real-time datasets
• Collaborate with backend teams on API design and implementation for seamless user experiences
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in technical design discussions

The Skillset You'll Bring

• 5+ years of professional experience building web applications and data-driven tools
• Strong experience building production applications with technologies like React, NextJS, and TypeScript
• Strong understanding of web performance optimization and browser rendering
• Experience with modern CSS (Tailwind) and component libraries (Radix UI) for building design systems

Bonus Points

• Experience with technical visualization tools (WebGL, D3.js, Apache ECharts) and time-series data
• Knowledge of WebAssembly and browser-based computation
• Background in scientific computing or technical data visualization
• Experience building tools for technical users (dashboards, data-editing environments)
• Built and launched side projects with consistent usage traffic

Engineering At SIFT

You’ll have the opportunity to help evolve and scale our platform because we’re still in the early stages of building the product. Relevant technologies include:

• Web frontend & backend: React, TypeScript, Redux, Tailwind, WebAssembly, D3.js, WebGL, and Go
• Data: Parquet, Flink, Kafka, Redpanda, Beam, DuckDB, Timescale, QuestDB, InfluxDB, and Druid
• Infrastructure: GitHub Actions, AWS, Azure, GCP, Docker, Kubernetes, and Terraform

Location:

Sift’s headquarters is in Marina Del Rey, CA (Next to LAX). We collaborate in person twice a week - on Mondays and Thursdays - and come together for a full week every two months. We are open to relocating candidates to LA or working from our San Francisco office for the right candidate.

Salary range: $180,000 - $230,000 per year. Plus equity and benefits.

Eligibility

U.S. Person Required: Must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident, or protected individual such as an asylee or refugee in compliance with ITAR (International Traffic in Arms Regulations) / EAR (Export Administration Regulations) regulations.