Staff Engineer, Aechelon Technology
Frontend Applications
$150-200k
Flight simulation software for pilots
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Flight simulation software for pilots
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$150-200k
201-500 employees
Company mission
To create high fidelity, geo-specific representations of the real world - striving to ensure safety, national security, readiness and mission rehearsal success.
Role
Who you are
- 8+ years of software development experience, including significant experience building complex frontend applications
- BS or MS degree in Computer Science or relevant technical field involving coding, or equivalent practical experience
- Strong expertise in React, TypeScript, and modern frontend application development
- Experience building performant, interactive web or desktop applications
- Experience with real-time communication patterns, including WebSockets or similar technologies
- Solid understanding of RESTful APIs and experience integrating frontend applications with backend services
- Demonstrated ability to contribute to technical initiatives and influence implementation decisions
- Ability to work with export controlled technology
Desirable
- Experience building desktop applications with Electron
- Understanding of UI/UX design principles and frontend optimization techniques
- Strong programming skills with C and C++ languages
- Experience developing applications for simulation, visualization, or other performance-sensitive technical environments
- Experience mentoring engineers and contributing to a team’s technical growth
What the job involves
- Aechelon Technology is seeking a Staff Engineer, Frontend Applications to help design and build easy-to-use, high-performance frontend applications that support our simulation platforms and related tooling
- This role will contribute technical expertise to modern user-facing applications, including web-based and desktop experiences, with responsibility for driving implementation decisions, collaborating with UI/UX and cross-functional teams, and helping to elevate the quality of frontend engineering across the team
- The ideal candidate brings strong expertise in frontend application development, solid product and systems thinking, and experience building responsive, scalable applications that support complex, real-time workflows
- Contribute to technical decisions and participate in architectural discussions for frontend applications and related systems
- Develop and maintain responsive, high-performance frontend applications using modern frameworks and technologies such as React, TypeScript, and Electron
- Partner with UI/UX designers and other stakeholders to deliver seamless, intuitive user experiences
- Design and implement real-time, bidirectional communication features to support live data streaming and updates
- Optimize applications for maximum speed, security, scalability, and maintainability
- Help define and promote engineering best practices for frontend architecture, testing, observability, and performance
- Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers on the team
- Collaborate with backend and platform engineers to ensure efficient integration between frontend applications and underlying services
Our take
Aechelon Technology specializes in creating high-quality image and data generation products for flight simulations. Its solutions help train pilots, particularly for military applications, by providing realistic, geo-specific visual environments. These environments are used in simulators to improve training, mission rehearsal, and decision-making during critical operations.
Its products include high-resolution, multi-channel image generators and large-scale databases that support various simulator needs. By integrating machine learning and computer vision, Aechelon ensures exceptional image clarity and system performance, crucial for accurate training and safety.
The company has secured significant funding which positions it well for continued growth, with plans to expand operations and improve products. With a strong track record and increasing demand for its services, Aechelon has the chance to lead the market in immersive training solutions for defence and other sectors.
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Company benefits
- Company performance-based profit sharing
- 401k
- 100% employer paid health benefits
Company HQ
Showplace Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Javier Castellar
(Founder & CSO)Prior to co-founding Aechelon Technology in 1998, they worked at Silicon Graphics for over 7 years as a Systems Engineer/VR Innovator and Member of the Technical Staff.
Nacho Sanz-Pastor
(CEO & President)Has been CEO and President of the company since joining in 2006.
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