Frontend Engineer (Defense)
Air Space Intelligence5 months ago
Boston, MA, USAMid Level
Responsibilities
- Create mission-critical products and user-facing features in collaboration with defense and design teams.
- Build frontend functionality using React, Redux, Mapbox, and TypeScript, working across database models and APIs.
- Develop real-time map interfaces with multiple interactive features and overlays.
- Improve graphics rendering, application performance, and overall user experience.
Requirements
- Proficiency in JavaScript or TypeScript, React, and CSS.
- Experience building complex, map-based web applications with Mapbox, Maplibre, or Google Maps, including real-time rendering of interactive features and overlays.
- Familiarity with WebGL, WebGPU, or ThreeJS for accelerated graphics rendering.
- Familiarity with WebAssembly (WASM) for improving application performance.
- Ability to write fast, efficient, and maintainable code.
- Strong attention to detail and passion for high-quality user experiences.
- Proficiency in using modern LLM tools to accelerate development workflows and improve code quality.
- Ability to obtain all required authorizations for duties involving export-controlled technology and restricted U.S. Government data; certain contracts may require specified U.S. immigration status and location.
Benefits
- Work involves export-controlled technology and restricted U.S. Government data, requiring applicable authorizations and potentially U.S. immigration status and location eligibility.
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About Air Space Intelligence
Air Space Intelligence builds decision-support software that lets operators simulate scenarios, predict risk, and optimize logistics and operations across aviation, defense, energy, and other critical infrastructure. The company sells enterprise platforms to government and commercial customers, including programs requiring U.S. security clearances. Founded in 2018 and headquartered in Boston, it is privately held and backed by investors such as Andreessen Horowitz, Spark Capital, and Renegade Partners.