Frontend Web App Engineer
Beacon AI
About the role
About Beacon AI
We’re a fast-moving team of aviators, engineers, and operators building an AI platform to make flying safer, more efficient, and more capable. Backed by top investors, we’ve secured a dozen Department of Defense contracts and partnered with major airlines to deliver mission-critical systems. We operate without silos or heavy processes. Small, focused teams own what they build, ship quickly, and learn fast, pushing the boundaries of how humans and AI work together in aviation.
Role Overview
We are seeking a Frontend Web App Engineer to join our team and help build high-impact web interfaces that integrate with our flight safety platform. In this role, you will work closely with senior engineers, product managers, and designers to develop user-facing features that enable interaction with complex aviation data. You’ll contribute to production systems, grow your technical skills, and play a meaningful role in advancing flight safety and operational efficiency.
What You’ll Do
Design and implement React-based features for web applications that work with real-time and historical aviation data.
Integrate, process, and visualize data from multiple sources, including live streams and archived datasets.
Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers on feature design and implementation.
Contribute to code reviews and follow established frontend best practices and architectural patterns.
Help ensure frontend systems are reliable and maintainable through testing and documentation.
Contribute to reusable components and shared frontend libraries.
What Will Make You Successful
2+ years of experience building user-facing web applications, or equivalent experience through internships, projects, or coursework.
Experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards (HTML/CSS).
Familiarity with asynchronous frontend patterns and working with APIs or data streams.
Strong problem-solving skills and eagerness to learn from feedback and mentorship.
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, fast-moving environment.
Attention to code quality, performance, and maintainability.
Bonus Points
Passion for aviation and a desire to improve air travel efficiency and safety.
Experience with mapping or geospatial tools such as Mapbox or Cesium.
Exposure to live data or video streaming concepts.
Work Location
This is a hybrid role based in San Carlos, CA, with 3+ days per week onsite and the option to work remotely on remaining days.
Perks & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)
Healthcare: 100%* of employee medical premiums covered; 25% for dependents
Time Off: 3 weeks PTO plus 13+ paid company holidays
401(k): Offered (no current employer match, but we are committed to enhancing this benefit in the future)
Due to U.S. export control regulations, we can only hire U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, Green Card holders, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status). We are unable to provide visa sponsorship or support visa transfers. All work must be performed in the United States.
Beacon AI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. We prohibit harassment or discrimination of any kind in the workplace and comply with all applicable federal, state, and local employment laws.
Responsibilities
- Build React features for web applications using real-time and historical aviation data.
- Integrate, process, and visualize data from live streams and archived datasets.
- Collaborate with backend engineers, product managers, and designers on feature design and implementation.
- Contribute to code reviews, frontend best practices, and architectural patterns.
- Improve frontend reliability and maintainability through testing and documentation.
- Develop reusable components and shared frontend libraries.
Qualifications
- 2+ years building user-facing web applications, or equivalent experience through internships, projects, or coursework.
- Experience with React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, HTML, and CSS.
- Familiarity with asynchronous frontend patterns and APIs or data streams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and willingness to learn from feedback and mentorship.
- Ability to work collaboratively in a fast-moving environment.
- Attention to code quality, performance, and maintainability.
- Must be a U.S. Person; visa sponsorship and transfers are not available.
Benefits
- 100% of employee medical premiums covered and 25% of dependent premiums covered.
- Three weeks of paid time off and 13+ paid company holidays.
- 401(k) plan offered; no current employer match.
Skills mentioned
About Beacon AI
Beacon AI is building R2-D2 for pilots: an AI-powered teammate designed to help professional crews see what matters, anticipate risk and make better decisions. Our vision is an aviation sector free from human error. That is an ambitious long-term goal, but our path is practical: we are hyper-focused on developing assistance for professional pilots operating certified aircraft today, earning trust through testing and real-world evidence. We call this Autonomy 2.0. Rather than pursuing pilot replacement through major hardware retrofits, we focus on hardware-lite, software- and data-centric assistance that works alongside existing aircraft systems, with the crew in command. Murdock brings AI assistance into the cockpit. Lighthouse turns flight data into useful intelligence for crews, operators and safety teams. Together, they connect what happens in flight with what aviation can learn afterward. Our work spans applied AI, autonomy, edge computing, cloud platforms, human factors and safety-critical software across commercial and defense aviation. We optimize for talent density, not headcount. We value deep skill, strong judgment, serious effort, low ego and people who finish what they start. AI is both what we build and how we work: we use modern tools to move faster while keeping people accountable for quality and safety. Here, you can own difficult problems end to end, collaborate with pilots and engineers, receive direct feedback and help shape both the product and the company. The vision is ambitious. The next step is concrete. Come build with us. Open roles: https://beaconai.co/careers
H-1B sponsorship history
Historical employer filing data was found for Beacon AI. The employer record includes 3 historical certified applications. This is employer-level history, not a guarantee that this role currently offers sponsorship.