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Beacon AI is building an AI platform to enhance aviation safety, efficiency, and capability. The company is backed by top investors, holds a dozen Department of Defense contracts, and partners with major airlines to deliver mission-critical systems.
As Lead Frontend Engineer, you will drive technical leadership and strategic direction for the frontend team. You'll design and implement React-based features that integrate with the flight safety platform, enabling users to interact with complex aviation data and derive actionable insights. Key responsibilities include architecting frontend systems to handle large-scale real-time and historical aviation data, mentoring engineers, and establishing best practices through code reviews and architectural discussions.
You will partner closely with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers to make informed design and implementation decisions. You'll ensure reliable, maintainable systems through automated testing, clear documentation, and strong engineering standards. You'll also build reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate future development.
Required qualifications: 5+ years building and shipping high-performance, user-facing web applications. Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards. Strong experience with asynchronous frontend patterns and efficient handling of live and historical data streams. Proven ownership of complex features or product areas, driving work from concept through delivery with high autonomy. Proactive, resourceful mindset suited to fast-moving, ambiguous environments. Ability to set and uphold high technical standards through design decisions, code quality, mentorship, and hiring input. Strong frontend performance optimization skills.
Bonus experience includes passion for aviation, geospatial/mapping tools (Mapbox, Cesium), live data streaming and playback systems, and video streaming technologies.
This is a hybrid role based in San Carlos, CA, requiring 3+ days per week onsite. Benefits include 100% employee medical premium coverage, 25% dependent coverage, 3 weeks PTO plus 13+ paid holidays, monthly phone and wellness stipends, and 401(k).
