Frontend Engineer (Civil Aviation)

About The Civil Aviation Team

We are modernizing America’s air traffic control system on an accelerated timeline, tackling one of the world’s most complex real-time optimization challenges: safely coordinating tens of thousands of daily flights in a dynamic, safety-critical environment. Our team is building next-generation trajectory prediction and decision-support systems while preparing the airspace for emerging technologies like commercial space operations and advanced air mobility. This mission-critical work demands exceptional precision, resilience, and reliability to support the safety and efficiency of the national airspace.

What You Will Do

• Work closely with our civil aviation and design teams to create mission-critical products with a top-notch user experience.
• Work on systems that reflect the real-world intricacies of air operations.
• Build new user-facing features in React, Redux, Mapbox, and TypeScript, with everything from database models to APIs.

What We Value

• Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, and CSS.
• Experience building complex, map-based web applications with Mapbox, Maplibre, or Google Maps, with a focus on real-time rendering of multiple interactive features and overlays.
• Familiarity with WebGL, WebGPU, or ThreeJS for accelerated graphics rendering and WebAssembly (WASM) for enhancing application performance.
• A bias for action. When you see a problem, you solve it.
• Ability to write fast, efficient, and maintainable code.
• Strong attention to detail and a passion for great user experiences.
• Proficient in leveraging modern LLM tools to accelerate development workflows and enhance code quality.