Principal Software Engineer, Visualization & Frontend

OverviewPrincipal Software Engineer, Visualization & Frontend — lead responsible for turning real-time physics, AI insights, and massive data streams into accessible, high-impact visual experiences. The role involves shaping a modular UI stack, handling dense geospatial and temporal data, and mentoring a small team to ship polished products quickly.ResponsibilitiesArchitect a next-gen UI framework—design a component library and plugin system that lets internal teams (and future third-parties) extend visualizations without touching core codeRender data at scale—build responsive views that fuse live sim outputs, AI overlays, and historical datasets into one coherent, zoom-through timelineIntegrate cleanly—consume FastAPI/ZeroMQ endpoints from the backend and publish well-versioned client APIs for mission-planning tools and dashboardsIterate with stakeholders and UX design leads—relentlessly optimize experience driven by performance and feedback from Airforce wargamers and UX leadsLead by example—drive UI/UX best practices, code reviews, design critique, and automated testing; help teammates grow into force multipliersShip continuously—own the CI/CD pipeline for web and desktop targets, with an eye toward DoD accreditation and cross-domain distributionWhy Code Metal?Mission with impact: your visuals steer the conversations that shape tomorrow's forceVelocity: tight loops, small teams—design in the morning, deploy by eveningOwnership: no spectators—every engineer ships code that mattersRequirementsMust-have credentials6+ years building and deploying data-rich, production-grade web applicationsMastery of modern TypeScript/JavaScript frameworks and state-management patternsProven record designing modular, extensible frontends that multiple teams can evolve in parallelDeep experience visualizing large datasets (time-series, geospatial, graph) in real timeStrong grasp of secure, maintainable build and packaging workflowsActive Secret clearance (or the ability to obtain quickly)Bonus pointsWebGL / WebGPU, deck.gl, Cesium, or other high-performance rendering librariesCross-platform desktop packaging (Electron, Tauri, Progressive Web Apps)Familiarity with human-factors design for mission-critical environmentsTS/SCI clearanceBenefitsHealth care plan with 100% premium coverage, including medical, dental, and vision401k with 5% matchingPaid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus Sick & Public Holidays)Flexible hybrid work arrangementRelocation assistance for qualifying employeesSeniorility and Employment detailsSeniority level: Mid-Senior levelEmployment type: Full-timeJob function: OtherIndustries: IT Services and IT ConsultingReferrals increase your chances of interviewing at Code Metal by 2xGet notified about new Principal Software Engineer jobs in Boston, MA. #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2025-09-17