Frontend Software Engineer

Edison Scientific, Inc.
San Francisco, United States of America
4 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
$ 240K

Job location

San Francisco, United States of America

Tech stack

JavaScript
Web Accessibility
Artificial Intelligence
Profiling
Code Review
Computational Biology
D3.js
Data Visualization
Modular Design
Ui Patterns
TypeScript
Web Applications
WebSocket
Three.js
React
Material Design
Optimization Algorithms
Real Time Data
GraphQL
Machine Learning Operations
Front End Software Development
Data Pipelines

Job description

As a Frontend Engineer, you will help build our "integrated research environment" and design a UX that empowers scientists to integrate AI into their discovery process., * Architect, design, implement, and optimize the front-end for our scientific discovery platform with a focus on performance and scalable UI patterns.

  • Translate complex AI-driven scientific workflows into clear, intuitive, and well-signposted user experiences.
  • Work closely with product and research teams to anticipate user needs and features.
  • Develop and maintain a modular design system.
  • Profile and optimize rendering performance, asset loading, and interaction responsiveness across browsers and devices.
  • Integrate real-time data visualizations and dynamic interfaces to empower scientists on our platform.
  • Conduct code reviews, enforce engineering best practices, and contribute to front-end architecture decisions.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of professional experience in front-end engineering, with a track record of shipping performant, complex, and data visualization-heavy web applications.
  • Proficiency with React (highly preferred) or a comparable framework, along with deep experience in JavaScript/TypeScript.
  • Strong understanding of browser rendering pipelines, performance profiling, and optimization techniques.
  • Experience with real-time data handling (e.g., WebSockets, GraphQL subscriptions) and interactive visualizations (e.g., D3.js, Deck.gl, Three.js).
  • Ability to transform technical and scientific requirements into elegant, usable visualizations & interfaces.
  • Experience building design systems and reusable component libraries.
  • Knowledge of accessibility standards and responsive design principles., * Experience with scientific data visualization, computational biology, or AI/ML tools.
  • Familiarity with back-end integration patterns for high-throughput data pipelines.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • Health insurance
  • 401(k) matching, * $175K - $240K * Offers Equity, $175,000 - $240,000 * Offers equity, * Competitive salary and equity
  • Full healthcare coverage - we pay 100% of premiums for you and your dependents
  • Support for growing families, including a yearly new parent stipend and fertility coverage through Carrot
  • 401(k) company matching
  • $300 health and wellness benefit
  • Lunch is on us every day you're in the office, and dinner is on us when you're working late
  • Regular team offsites and company events
  • A fast-moving, mission-driven culture where smart people do their best work and actually enjoy doing it

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