ZipRecruiter
Principal Software Engineer, Visualization & Frontend
ZipRecruiter, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Job DescriptionJob Description
Give decision-makers the clarity they need—exactly when they need it. At Code Metal, real-time physics sims, AI insights, and operator actions converge into massive data streams. As our Visualization & Frontend lead, you’ll turn that firehose into elegant, high-impact experiences that guide multi-billion-dollar force-design choices driven through wargaming. We’re looking for a hands-on architect who can shape a modular UI stack, tame dense geospatial and temporal data, and mentor a small, elite crew to ship polished products fast.
What you’ll do
Architect 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 code.
Render data at scale —build responsive views that fuse live sim outputs, AI overlays, and historical datasets into one coherent, zoom-through timeline.
Integrate cleanly —consume FastAPI/ZeroMQ endpoints from the backend and publish well-versioned client APIs for mission-planning tools and dashboards.
Iterate with stakeholders and UX design Leads —relentlsly optimize experience driven by performance and feedback from Airforce wargamers and UX leads.
Lead by example —drive UI/UX best practices, code reviews, design critique, and automated testing; help teammates grow into force multipliers.
Ship continuously —own the CI/CD pipeline for web and desktop targets, with an eye toward DoD accreditation and cross-domain distribution.
Why Code Metal?
Mission with impact:
your visuals steer the conversations that shape tomorrow’s force.
Velocity:
tight loops, tiny teams—design in the morning, deploy by evening.
Ownership:
no spectators—every engineer ships code that matters.
Requirements
Must-have credentials
6+ years building and deploying data-rich, production-grade web applications.
Mastery of modern
TypeScript/JavaScript
frameworks and state-management patterns.
Proven record designing
modular, extensible
frontends that multiple teams can evolve in parallel.
Deep experience visualizing large datasets (time-series, geospatial, graph) in real time.
Strong grasp of secure, maintainable build and packaging workflows.
Active
Secret clearance
(or the ability to obtain quickly).
Bonus points
WebGL / WebGPU, deck.gl, Cesium, or other high-performance rendering libraries.
Cross-platform desktop packaging (Electron, Tauri, Progressive Web Apps).
Familiarity with human-factors design for mission-critical environments.
TS/SCI
clearance.
Benefits
Health care plan with 100% premium coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
401k with 5% matching.
Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus Sick & Public Holidays).
Flexible hybrid work arrangement.
Relocation assistance for qualifying employees.
Give decision-makers the clarity they need—exactly when they need it. At Code Metal, real-time physics sims, AI insights, and operator actions converge into massive data streams. As our Visualization & Frontend lead, you’ll turn that firehose into elegant, high-impact experiences that guide multi-billion-dollar force-design choices driven through wargaming. We’re looking for a hands-on architect who can shape a modular UI stack, tame dense geospatial and temporal data, and mentor a small, elite crew to ship polished products fast.
What you’ll do
Architect 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 code.
Render data at scale —build responsive views that fuse live sim outputs, AI overlays, and historical datasets into one coherent, zoom-through timeline.
Integrate cleanly —consume FastAPI/ZeroMQ endpoints from the backend and publish well-versioned client APIs for mission-planning tools and dashboards.
Iterate with stakeholders and UX design Leads —relentlsly optimize experience driven by performance and feedback from Airforce wargamers and UX leads.
Lead by example —drive UI/UX best practices, code reviews, design critique, and automated testing; help teammates grow into force multipliers.
Ship continuously —own the CI/CD pipeline for web and desktop targets, with an eye toward DoD accreditation and cross-domain distribution.
Why Code Metal?
Mission with impact:
your visuals steer the conversations that shape tomorrow’s force.
Velocity:
tight loops, tiny teams—design in the morning, deploy by evening.
Ownership:
no spectators—every engineer ships code that matters.
Requirements
Must-have credentials
6+ years building and deploying data-rich, production-grade web applications.
Mastery of modern
TypeScript/JavaScript
frameworks and state-management patterns.
Proven record designing
modular, extensible
frontends that multiple teams can evolve in parallel.
Deep experience visualizing large datasets (time-series, geospatial, graph) in real time.
Strong grasp of secure, maintainable build and packaging workflows.
Active
Secret clearance
(or the ability to obtain quickly).
Bonus points
WebGL / WebGPU, deck.gl, Cesium, or other high-performance rendering libraries.
Cross-platform desktop packaging (Electron, Tauri, Progressive Web Apps).
Familiarity with human-factors design for mission-critical environments.
TS/SCI
clearance.
Benefits
Health care plan with 100% premium coverage, including medical, dental, and vision.
401k with 5% matching.
Paid Time Off (Uncapped Vacation, plus Sick & Public Holidays).
Flexible hybrid work arrangement.
Relocation assistance for qualifying employees.