Staff Frontend Engineer for Real-Time Aviation Web Apps

Beacon AI; San Carlos (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

PTO & holidays

401(k) plan

Job summary

Beacon AI in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Staff Frontend Software Engineer to bring technical leadership to our frontend team. You will drive the development of high-impact web interfaces that integrate with our flight safety platform, enabling users to interact with complex aviation data and derive actionable insights.

You will collaborate across disciplines, mentor engineers, and uphold engineering standards with automated testing and clear documentation.

Qualifications

• 9+ years of experience building and shipping high-performance, user-facing web applications.
• Experts in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards (HTML/CSS).
• Strong experience with asynchronous frontend patterns and live data streams.
• Proven ownership of complex features or product areas with autonomy.
• Ability to operate in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• High technical bar in design, code quality, mentorship, and hiring input.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement React-based features while architecting frontend systems that handle large-scale, real-time and historical aviation data.
• Integrate, process, and visualize data from multiple sources, including live streams and archived datasets.
• Mentor engineers and drive best practices through code reviews and architectural discussions.
• Partner with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers to make informed design decisions.
• Ensure reliable, maintainable frontend systems through automated testing, clear documentation, and strong engineering standards.
• Build reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate future development.

Skills

React

TypeScript

JavaScript

State management

HTML/CSS

Tools

Mapbox

Cesium

Live data streaming

Video streaming tech

Job description

Beacon AI in San Carlos, CA is seeking a Staff Frontend Software Engineer to bring technical leadership to our frontend team. You will drive the development of high-impact web interfaces that integrate with our flight safety platform, enabling users to interact with complex aviation data and derive actionable insights.

You will collaborate across disciplines, mentor engineers, and uphold engineering standards with automated testing and clear documentation.