Staff Software Engineer, Ground Software (Frontend)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Salary: $181,000–$271,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, automated rocket-factory systems, and integrated launch platforms, including the Terran R vehicle.

What you will do

• Own the frontend platform behind the operator UI, including the application shell, design system, and shared data layer.
• Define the architecture and contribution model for integrating domain-team UI modules into one cohesive application.
• Lead the consolidation of multiple frontend applications into a unified operator platform.
• Build responsive, hard-real-time interfaces that render live hardware telemetry at high rates within safety-critical performance budgets.
• Set frontend technical direction and quality standards while mentoring and developing senior engineers.

Requirements

• Typically 8+ years of experience building production web applications.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript and React.
• Experience owning a frontend platform, design system, or large shared codebase used by multiple teams.
• Strong frontend performance skills, including profiling, render optimization, and maintaining responsiveness under continuous data loads.
• Experience architecting state management and data flows for data-intensive applications, including Redux, streaming or WebSocket data, and Web Workers.
• Ability to define cross-team architecture and technical direction and mentor senior engineers.

Nice to have

• Experience with real-time data visualization, charting, industrial control, SCADA, or hardware-in-the-loop systems.
• Familiarity with binary streaming protocols such as WebSockets and protobuf, and with offloading work to Web Workers.
• Experience with Bazel monorepo build systems or Monaco code editors.

Culture & Benefits

• Work across design, materials, manufacturing, testing, and launch teams on software for autonomous space operations.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Paid time off, sick leave, and parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Autonomy, ownership, cross-functional collaboration, and opportunities to shape the product and technical platform.