Base Salary
$224k - $260k/yr
Responsibilities
- Design and implement React-based frontend features and architect systems for large-scale, real-time, and historical aviation data.
- Integrate, process, and visualize live streams and archived datasets from multiple sources.
- Mentor engineers and drive frontend best practices through code reviews and architectural discussions.
- Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers on design and implementation decisions.
- Build reliable, maintainable frontend systems using automated testing, documentation, and strong engineering standards.
- Develop reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate future development.
- Own complex features or product areas from concept through delivery and optimize performance, scalability, responsiveness, and reliability.
Requirements
- 9+ years of experience building and shipping high-performance, user-facing web applications.
- Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and HTML/CSS.
- Strong experience with asynchronous frontend patterns and handling live and historical data streams.
- Proven ability to independently own complex features or product areas through delivery.
- Ability to provide technical leadership through architecture, code quality, mentorship, and hiring input.
- Ability to work effectively in fast-moving and ambiguous environments.
- Bonus: experience with geospatial or mapping tools such as Mapbox or Cesium.
- Bonus: experience with live data streaming and playback systems.
- Bonus: experience with video streaming technologies and real-time media delivery.
- Bonus: passion for aviation and improving air travel efficiency and safety.
Benefits
- Hybrid role based in San Carlos, California, with at least three days per week onsite and remote work available on remaining days.
- 100% of employee medical premiums covered and 25% of dependent premiums covered.
- Three weeks of paid time off plus 13 or more paid company holidays.
- 401(k) offered, with no current employer match.
- Employment is limited to U.S. Persons, and all work must be performed in the United States.
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About Beacon AI
Beacon AI is an aviation software company based in Silicon Valley, building advanced systems that serve as a pilot assistant for commercial and defense aviators - think R2-D2 for pilots. We go beyond traditional autopilot, providing a reliable onboard teammate that enhances safety, efficiency, and situational awareness in a hardware-lite package. Our mission is to shape the future of flight by equipping pilots with intelligent tools that adapt to complex environments and evolving missions. We’re solving some of aviation’s toughest challenges, from cockpit workload and data overload to predictive safety and autonomous decision support. Beacon is backed by leading investors, including Costanoa Ventures, Scout Ventures, Sam Altman (via Apollo Projects and Hydrazine Capital), JetBlue Ventures, and Mischief. Our work is also guided by seasoned aviation leaders, including Hon. Robert Sumwalt (former NTSB Chairman) and Ali Bahrami (former FAA Associate Administrator for Aviation Safety). Our AI Assistant works alongside pilots as a Safety Net, Coach, and Superhuman. We are hiring for many roles. Check our careers page or reach out if you don't see what you are looking for!