Frontend Software Engineer
KoBold Metals3 months ago
Base Salary
$160k - $240k/yr
Responsibilities
- Build intuitive and elegant user experiences for KoBold’s geology, geophysics, geochemistry, and data science teams.
- Own and improve web applications supporting data upload, discovery, search, and visualization.
- Architect tools for interactive 2D/3D geospatial visualization, plotting, and data labeling in collaboration with scientists.
- Champion frontend best practices and modernize the application stack to standardize UIs and accelerate prototyping and deployment.
- Mentor junior developers.
- Set up systems to automate UI testing.
- Collaborate across the company to identify technical products that support business objectives.
Requirements
- Experience architecting, developing, and maintaining frontend applications with rich user experiences.
- Experience writing production-quality code that is correct, performant, scalable, and extensible.
- Proficiency with data visualization libraries such as D3 and Leaflet.
- Experience with modern JavaScript tools and technologies including Node.js, TypeScript, React, and Angular.
- Experience with modern deployment and cloud technologies.
- Experience with Python web frameworks such as Django, Panel, and Flask.
- Knowledge of classic frontend technologies including HTML and CSS.
- Strong communication and collaboration skills.
- Preferred experience with geospatial data and map-based user experiences.
- Preferred familiarity with containerization and orchestration platforms such as Docker, AWS ECS, and Kubernetes.
- Preferred experience with frontend automated-testing systems such as Cypress and Selenium.
- Interest in mineral exploration and willingness to work directly with geologists in the field.
Benefits
- Full-time position
- Remote work available anywhere in the United States or Canada
- Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada
Tech Stack
About KoBold Metals
KoBold Metals develops AI-driven mineral exploration software and sensor systems and runs its own exploration programs to find copper, lithium, and other battery metals. The privately held company, founded in 2018 and headquartered in Berkeley, California, combines data science with geoscience to guide drilling and asset decisions. It is backed by investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Breakthrough Energy Ventures, BHP, Mitsubishi, T. Rowe Price, and CPP Investments.