About the Role

What You’ll Do

Lead Frontend Engineering

• Lead the design and development of scalable, performant user interfaces using React and modern frontend technologies.
• Set technical direction for frontend architecture, state management, data flow, and component design.
• Build complex workflows and UI components for data-rich, operational applications.
• Develop interfaces that support real-time data, situational awareness, and operator decision-making.
• Contribute directly to implementation while guiding the team through technical tradeoffs and execution.

Team Leadership & Mentorship

• Mentor frontend engineers and help raise the technical bar across the team.
• Lead code reviews, design discussions, sprint planning, and technical planning for frontend work.
• Help break down ambiguous product and technical requirements into clear execution plans.
• Promote engineering best practices around performance, testing, maintainability, accessibility, and reliability.
• Partner with engineering leadership to support team growth, hiring, onboarding, and development.

Data Integration & Performance

• Integrate frontend systems with backend services via REST, GraphQL, and real-time data interfaces.
• Optimize rendering performance for large datasets, map-based views, streaming data, and real-time updates.
• Ensure responsive, reliable performance across devices, browsers, and operating environments.
• Identify and resolve frontend performance bottlenecks across the platform.
• Build systems that remain usable and dependable in mission-critical workflows.

Architecture & Maintainability

• Own and evolve frontend architecture, including state management, data flow, build tooling, testing strategy, and component organization.
• Build and maintain reusable component libraries, design systems, and shared UI patterns.
• Ensure frontend systems are scalable, maintainable, testable, and easy for other engineers to extend.
• Establish patterns that support multiple products, mission workflows, and customer-facing applications.
• Drive technical consistency across frontend codebases and applications.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with backend, platform, autonomy, product, and design teams to deliver end-to-end features.
• Collaborate with UX/design to ensure high-quality implementation and operator-focused user experiences.
• Translate complex operational requirements into intuitive, reliable frontend workflows.
• Work with stakeholders to balance speed, usability, performance, and technical quality.
• Represent frontend engineering in product planning, architecture reviews, and roadmap discussions.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of frontend engineering experience, including experience leading frontend projects or teams.
• Strong expertise in React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript.
• Experience building data-driven, high-performance web applications.
• Strong understanding of frontend architecture, state management, data flow, and performance optimization.
• Experience working with APIs, asynchronous data flows, and real-time or frequently updating data.
• Experience building reusable component libraries, design systems, or shared UI frameworks.
• Ability to mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and drive frontend best practices.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and design.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven, highly collaborative environment.
• Strong ownership, technical judgment, and willingness to remain hands-on.

Nice to Have

• Experience building map-based or geospatial applications using Mapbox, Leaflet, Deck.gl, or similar tools.
• Familiarity with WebGL or advanced visualization frameworks.
• Experience with automated testing frameworks such as Jest, Cypress, Playwright, or similar tools.
• Understanding of design systems, accessibility, and reusable component architecture.
• Experience with real-time systems, data streaming applications, or operational dashboards.
• Experience supporting defense, autonomy, robotics, maritime, aviation, or mission-critical software environments.
• Experience leading frontend teams in a high-growth startup environment.

What Success Looks Like in 12 Months

• A high-performing frontend team with clear technical standards, strong execution, and growing ownership.
• Scalable, high-performance frontend systems supporting real-world operations.
• Reliable, intuitive interfaces for complex data, maps, workflows, and mission-critical decision-making.
• Improved frontend performance, responsiveness, maintainability, and system consistency.
• Strong collaboration across engineering, product, design, autonomy, and platform teams.
• Reusable UI components, design patterns, and frontend systems adopted across the platform.
• A frontend architecture that can scale with HavocAI’s products, customers, and operational needs.

Benefits

• 100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families.
• Life Insurance (Employer Paid).
• Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching).
• Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum.
• Equity Package.
• Work / Home Office Stipend.
• Global Entry.
• 16 Week Paid Parental Leave.
• Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend.

Our Values

• Innovation: We are driven to break new ground...
• Integrity: We hold ourselves to the highest ethical standards...
• Mission-Driven: We are focused on achieving impactful outcomes...
• Forward-Leaning: We continuously seek out new opportunities...
• Ownership of All Tasks: At HavocAI, no problem is too complex...
• Servant Leadership: We lead by serving others...

Equal Opportunity Employer