Front-End Software Engineer II (Aerospace)

Location: Long Beach, California, United States

Hiring range: $130,000–$196,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global develops rockets, launch platforms, and automated manufacturing systems, including the Terran R vehicle and software infrastructure for rocket-factory operations.

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 that follow the established architecture and integrate into the unified application.
• Migrate features and components from separate frontends into the unified operator platform.
• Build UI components that render real-time hardware telemetry efficiently while meeting performance requirements.
• Participate in code reviews, learn from senior engineers, and apply frontend best practices to improve code quality.

Requirements

• Typically 2+ years of experience building production web applications, with deep TypeScript and React expertise.
• Experience contributing to shared frontend codebases, component libraries, or design systems used by multiple teams.
• Foundational frontend performance skills, including using profiling tools, identifying bottlenecks, and implementing basic 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 technical mentorship, and contribute to architectural discussions.

Nice to have

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

Culture & Benefits

• Work in a cross-functional Terrestrial Software team supporting design, materials, manufacturing, testing, and launch operations.
• Emphasis on autonomy, ownership, technical rigor, creativity, and measurable impact.
• Competitive salary and equity.
• Generous paid time off and sick leave, parental leave, and an annual learning and development stipend.
• Equal opportunity workplace with reasonable accommodation support.