Staff Engineer (Frontend Applications)

• Aechelon Technology is seeking a Staff Engineer, Frontend Applications to help design and build easy-to-use, high-performance frontend applications that support our simulation platforms and related tooling
• This role will contribute technical expertise to modern user-facing applications, including web-based and desktop experiences, with responsibility for driving implementation decisions, collaborating with UI/UX and cross-functional teams, and helping to elevate the quality of frontend engineering across the team
• The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in frontend application development, solid product and systems thinking, and experience building responsive, scalable applications that support complex, real-time workflows
• Contribute to technical decisions and participate in architectural discussions for frontend applications and related systems
• Develop and maintain responsive, high-performance frontend applications using modern frameworks and technologies such as React, TypeScript, and Electron
• Partner with UI/UX designers and other stakeholders to deliver seamless, intuitive user experiences
• Design and implement real-time, bidirectional communication features to support live data streaming and updates
• Optimize applications for maximum speed, security, scalability, and maintainability
• Help define and promote engineering best practices for frontend architecture, testing, observability, and performance
• Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers on the team
• Collaborate with backend and platform engineers to ensure efficient integration between frontend applications and underlying services

Benefits

• 401k
• 100% employer paid health benefits
• Company performance-based profit sharing

• Ability to work with export controlled technology
• Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and experience integrating frontend applications with backend services
• Experience building performant, interactive web or desktop applications
• Strong expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend application development
• 8+ years of software development experience, including significant experience building complex frontend applications
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to technical initiatives and influence implementation decisions
• BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding, or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with real-time communication patterns, including WebSockets or similar technologies
• Experience building desktop applications with Electron
• Understanding of UI/UX design principles and frontend optimization techniques
• Strong programming skills with C and C++ languages
• Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a team’s technical growth
• Experience developing applications for simulation, visualization, or other performance-sensitive technical environments