Front End Engineer

Swarmbotics AI • Phoenix, AZ

3d

About The Position

Swarmbotics is looking for a talented Front-End Engineer with design and engineering experience to take ownership of the customer-facing software for our ground swarm robots. This wide-ranging role will design and implement our web app front-end application and act as the primary desktop application developer for our ground robot swarms' command-and-control.

Requirements

• Strong desire to work in a fast-paced, fluid startup environment
• Experience developing responsive web apps, preferably for DoD or autonomous system applications.
• First-hand expertise with popular web app frameworks (e.g. React)
• Submission of design portfolio showcasing your ability to transform concepts into polished front end designs
• 2+ years experience in design, wireframe, implementation, and testing of front-end implementations
• Excitement about contributing to the defense of the United States and its allies
• Ability to obtain and hold a U.S. security clearance
• Ability to relocate to Phoenix, AZ

Nice To Haves

• TypeScript — Strong proficiency in TypeScript for building scalable, type-safe, and maintainable front-end applications.
• Real-time data / WebSockets — Hands-on experience with real-time data flows, WebSocket implementations, live telemetry, streaming updates, and high-frequency state management.
• Geospatial / mapping libraries — Expertise with geospatial and mapping libraries (deck.gl, MapLibre, Mapbox, Leaflet, or similar), where GIS visualization is a core requirement.
• WebGL / GPU-accelerated rendering — Proficiency in WebGL and GPU-accelerated rendering, including performance tuning for complex map layers and large-scale visualizations.
• Video streaming (WebRTC / HLS) — Experience implementing video streaming solutions using WebRTC or HLS in production front-end applications.
• API design — Experience designing and collaborating on public-facing APIs.
• Frontend auth architecture — Expertise in frontend authentication architectures, including OAuth2/OIDC flows, token management, and secure proxy patterns.
• Familiarity with the TAK ecosystem (TAKX, ATAK, and/or WinTAK plugin development)
• Experience with a CatBs framework is preferred but not required

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed