Principal Frontend Engineer at Code Metal

, , United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

22 Apr, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

22 Jan, 26

Experience

10 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Frontend Engineering, TypeScript, React, UI Design, Geospatial Workflows, State Management, Component Architecture, Performance Optimization, Testing, Mentoring, Communication, Architecture, Design Systems, API Design, Debugging, Visualization Libraries

Industry

Construction

Description

Role: Principal Front-End Engineer Location/Time zones: US-based (East Coast preferred; Mountain works). Work setup: Remote (high-ownership, small team). Mission: Lead the front-end technical direction for a geospatial product used in a fragile/mission-sensitive deployment environment. What you’ll do Set front-end architecture and technical standards for a TypeScript/React application. Design scalable UI patterns for complex geospatial workflows (Cesium) and surrounding app features. Establish best practices for state management, component architecture, performance, testing, and maintainability. Partner with engineering leadership to plan, prioritize, and deliver high-impact product work. Mentor engineers through code reviews, architecture discussions, and practical implementation guidance. Drive execution: this role is hands-on and coding-heavy, not a “pure strategy” position. What we’re looking for 8+ years building and scaling front-end systems; deep React + TypeScript expertise. Strong architectural judgment: you can balance “build fast” with “don’t paint us into a corner.” Track record leading complex UI work (interactive, data-heavy apps; performance matters). Experience working with design systems / component libraries (we’re using MUI; Tailwind is optional/uncertain). Ability to operate in a fast-moving environment with minimal process overhead. Excellent communication: you can align teammates around patterns and decisions without slowing delivery. Nice-to-haves GIS / geospatial domain experience (Cesium, mapping frameworks, geo interactions, coordinate systems, etc.). Experience with visualization libraries (not required; product is more geospatial + UI workflows than pure D3). Backend familiarity (API design, debugging cross-stack issues). Prior work on simulation platforms, gaming-adjacent UI paradigms, or real-time systems. Why this role / why now As the product grows, we want a principal-level front-end leader who can keep the system coherent while still shipping quickly—especially around geospatial UX and performance. Interview process (example) Intro call (context + scope) Architecture + deep-dive interview (with FE + leadership) Practical exercise or portfolio/work-sample review focused on real product complexity Final discussions / references

Responsibilities

The Principal Frontend Engineer will lead the front-end technical direction for a geospatial product, setting architecture and technical standards while mentoring engineers. This role is hands-on and requires driving execution in a fast-paced environment.