Software Engineer - Full-Stack

About the role

Build and enhance frontend features: Develop end-to-end functionality using modern frameworks like React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Node.js
Design for scalability and performance: Architect reliable systems and APIs that handle large, real-time datasets efficiently. Optimize both frontend and backend performance to deliver fast, seamless user experiences under heavy load.
Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to validate designs, integrate APIs such as tRPC, and deliver features that are both technically sound and user-centric.
Drive technical excellence: Contribute to the architecture and direction of our platform, mentor early-career engineers, and stay current with emerging technologies in data and system design to continuously improve our stack.

Responsibilities

• Build and enhance frontend features: Develop end-to-end functionality using modern frameworks like React, Next.js, TypeScript, and Node.js
• Design for scalability and performance: Architect reliable systems and APIs that handle large, real-time datasets efficiently. Optimize both frontend and backend performance to deliver fast, seamless user experiences under heavy load
• Collaborate across disciplines: Work closely with product, design, and engineering teams to validate designs, integrate APIs such as tRPC, and deliver features that are both technically sound and user-centric
• Drive technical excellence: Contribute to the architecture and direction of our platform, mentor early-career engineers, and stay current with emerging technologies in data and system design to continuously improve our stack

Requirements

• 3+ years of full-stack experience
• An ability to reason through complex system architecture
• A strong eye for intuitive UX for complex workflows
• A passion for turning technical challenges into seamless, impactful tools

Qualifications

• Experience in React, Next.js, and TypeScript, and/or backend experience in Java, Go, or Rust
• Skilled in building scalable distributed systems and integrating RESTful or GraphQL APIs
• Experienced in optimizing large, real-time datasets and ensuring smooth, responsive interfaces
• Familiarity with Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, data visualization tools, and WebGL experience is a plus
• Communicates clearly across technical and non-technical teams

Skills

• Full-Stack Expertise
• System Design & APIs
• Performance & Data
• UI & Visualization
• Collaboration

Benefits

• 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Unlimited PTO and sick leave
• Free lunch, snacks, and coffee
• Professional Development Stipend
• Annual company retreat

Pay

The base pay range for this role is $130,000 – $230,000 per year.

Schedule

Nominal Nominal is a fast-moving team that owns problems end-to-end, works across disciplines, and thrives at the intersection of hardware and software. We serve top-tier commercial and defense customers, from autonomy leaders like Anduril and Shield AI to next-generation aerospace teams like Hermeus and REGENT, and performance engineering teams like Pratt Miller Motorsports, alongside mission partners within the U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force on programs where failure isn’t an option.