Beacon AI - Lead Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App
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Requirements
• Passion for aviation and a desire to improve air travel efficiency and safety. • Experience with geospatial or mapping tools such as Mapbox or Cesium. • Deep experience with live data streaming and playback systems. • Experience with video streaming technologies and real-time media delivery. • Work LocationThis is a hybrid role based in San Carlos, CA, with 3+ days per week onsite and the option to work remotely on remaining days. • Work Location
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 and implementation 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. • What Will Make You Successful • 5+ years of experience building and shipping high-performance, user-facing web applications. • Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards (HTML/CSS). • Strong experience with asynchronous frontend patterns and efficient handling of live and historical data streams. • Proven ownership of complex features or product areas, driving work from concept through delivery with a high degree of autonomy. • Proactive, resourceful mindset with the ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments. • Consistently sets and upholds a high technical bar through design decisions, code quality, mentorship, and hiring input. • Ability to analyze and optimize frontend performance for scalability, responsiveness, and reliability.
Benefits
• $185K – $240K • Offers Equity • The base salary range listed reflects the full scope of this position, which is open to multiple levels (L5–L6), and is informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual offer will be determined based on the candidate's experience, background, and the level at which they are hired. • We use clear benchmarks to provide fair salaries and meaningful equity, ensuring compensation aligns with your skills and contributions. Beacon is financially healthy, well-funded, and ready to reward those who help achieve our ambitious goals. We use Pave to keep up to date with market pay rates and make proactive adjustments. • We’re a fast-moving team of aviators, engineers, and operators building an AI platform to make flying safer, more efficient, and more capable. Backed by top investors, we’ve secured a dozen Department of Defense contracts and partnered with major airlines to deliver mission-critical systems. We operate without silos or heavy processes. Small, focused teams own what they build, ship quickly, and learn fast, pushing the boundaries of how humans and AI work together in aviation. • Healthcare: 100%* of employee medical premiums covered; 25% for dependents • Time Off: 3 weeks PTO plus 13+ paid company holidays • Stipends: Monthly phone and wellness benefits • 401(k): Offered (no current employer match, but we are committed to enhancing this benefit in the future). • Due to U.S. export control regulations, we can only hire U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status). We are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa transfers. All work must be performed in the United States.
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