Software Engineer II (Ground Software)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Hiring range: $130,000–$196,000 USD annually

Company

hirify.global is developing the Terran R rocket, an automated rocket factory, and an integrated launch platform for commercial payload delivery and future space exploration.

What you will do

• Contribute to the frontend platform for the operator UI, including the application shell, design system, and shared data layer.
• Implement frontend modules using established architecture and contribution patterns.
• Migrate features and components from separate frontends into the unified operator platform.
• Build UI components that efficiently render real-time hardware telemetry.
• Participate in code reviews, collaborate with senior engineers, and improve frontend code quality.

Requirements

• Typically 2+ years of experience building production web applications.
• Deep expertise in TypeScript and React.
• Experience contributing to shared frontend codebases, component libraries, or design systems used by multiple teams.
• Foundational frontend performance skills, including profiling, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing optimizations.
• Experience with state management patterns and real-time data updates in React applications, such as Redux, Context API, or WebSocket integrations.
• Ability to collaborate with senior engineers, receive mentorship, and contribute to architectural discussions.

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 Web Workers.
• Experience with Bazel monorepo build systems or Monaco code editor embedding.

Culture & Benefits

• Autonomy, ownership, and cross-functional collaboration across design, materials, manufacturing, software, avionics, testing, and launch teams.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave.
• Parental leave.
• Annual learning and development stipend.
• Commitment to transparency, fairness, and equal opportunity.