Staff Frontend Engineer: Spatial Platform & 3D Rendering

Talanto

San Mateo (CA)

On-site

USD 185,000 - 265,000

Full time

2 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare programs
Nationwide medical/vision/dental
HSAs and FSAs
Mental health support
Parental leave
Paid holidays & PTO
Fertility stipend
Wellness/fitness benefits
Healthy lunches

Job summary

Talanto in San Mateo, CA, is hiring a founding Staff Engineer to lead the technical architecture of its next-generation Spatial Platform. You will design a high-performance 3D engine capable of interactive geospatial visualization and real-time collaboration across multiple product lines.

You'll tackle hard math for geospatial projections, build scalable rendering and a real-time sync engine, and partner with design to define intuitive spatial editing and pixel-perfect UX across the platform.

Qualifications

  • Degree in Computer Science or related field.
  • Strong fundamentals in data structures, memory management and linear algebra.
  • Ability to bridge CAD-level precision with consumer-grade UX.

Responsibilities

  • Build the Rendering Platform for high-density geospatial visualization and interactive editing.
  • Set the UX bar with pixel-level polish and smooth interactions.
  • Optimize latency with partial GPU updates and custom shaders.
  • Develop real-time 3D line-of-sight analysis and AI-assisted placement tools.
  • Own the client-side CRDT architecture for offline-first multi-user editing.

Skills

Web apps
Graphics engines
Geospatial proficiency
Data structures
Mathematical precision

Education

CS degree

Tools

Deck.gl
MapLibre
Three.js
WebGL/WebGPU
Yjs/Automerge

Job description

Talanto in San Mateo, CA, is hiring a founding Staff Engineer to lead the technical architecture of its next-generation Spatial Platform. You will design a high-performance 3D engine capable of interactive geospatial visualization and real-time collaboration across multiple product lines.

You'll tackle hard math for geospatial projections, build scalable rendering and a real-time sync engine, and partner with design to define intuitive spatial editing and pixel-perfect UX across the platform.

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