BAE Systems

Eng Prin - SW

BAE Systems$120K — $145K *
Information Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 6+ years of experience in production software development; 4+ years in TypeScript/JavaScript and Node
  • Extensive experience with React, focusing on performance profiling and scalable architecture
  • Proven track record in making system-level design decisions
  • Strong written communication skills for creating design documentation and technical proposals
  • Experience mentoring engineers and fostering their growth
  • Adaptability to operate amidst ambiguity and effectively define problems
  • Must be a U.S. citizen able to obtain a DoD Secret clearance

Responsibilities

  • Co-own the architecture of a React/TypeScript/Next.js application backed by gRPC/protobuf services
  • Drive the design of data-access layers with real constraints on payload size and memory
  • Set and enforce standards across a Turborepo monorepo regarding shared packages and build performance
  • Lead technical design reviews and write comprehensive design documents
  • Diagnose and resolve complex issues related to memory use and render performance
  • Mentor engineers to enhance team productivity and effectiveness
  • Collaborate with customers and stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into manageable work items

Benefits

  • Opportunity to influence technical direction in a significant engineering program
  • Hands-on coding in a collaborative environment with a small team of engineers
  • Scope for personal growth through mentoring and team leadership
  • Direct engagement with product stakeholders and end-users
  • Involvement in design and architectural decision-making processes
Full Job Description
Job Description

You'll set technical direction for a TypeScript frontend platform serving a large data-intensive engineering program. This is a hands-on role: you'll write code, own architecture, and raise the ceiling for a team of ~6 engineers. Expect to work directly with backend, product, and end users.What you'll do
  • Co-own architecture for a React/TypeScript/Next.js application backed by gRPC/protobuf services
  • Drive design of data-access layers (BFF/API boundaries, caching, pagination, streaming) where payload size and memory pressure are real constraints
  • Set and enforce standards across a Turborepo monorepo: shared packages, versioning, build/CI performance, dependency hygiene
  • Lead technical design reviews; write the design docs and white papers that anchor them
  • Diagnose hard problems: memory exhaustion, render performance, pipeline issues
  • Mentor engineers across levels and enable the team to work faster
  • Work directly with customers and stakeholders to shape requirements, then decompose them into scoped, estimable work


Required Skills and Education

  • 6+ years building production software; 4+ in TypeScript/JavaScript and Node
  • Deep React experience, including performance profiling and state/data-fetching architecture at scale
  • Demonstrated ownership of system-level design decisions and their consequences
  • Strong written communication: design docs, technical proposals
  • Track record of mentoring and elevating other engineers
  • Comfort operating with ambiguity and defining the problem
  • Ability to obtain and maintain a DoD Secret clearance (U.S. citizen)


Preferred Skills and Education

  • gRPC / protobuf, especially large-payload or streaming scenarios
  • Turborepo, Nx, or comparable monorepo tooling
  • API design (REST, gRPC, BFF patterns) and versioning strategy
  • Agentic / LLM-assisted development workflows and tooling
  • Playwright or comparable E2E frameworks; test strategy across the pyramid
  • CI/CD pipeline design and build optimization
  • Data visualization at scale (AG Charts, D3, or similar)
  • Storybook and component library ownership
  • Wireframing and UX collaboration; comfort sketching a flow before building it
  • Defense, aerospace, or other regulated-environment experience

About BAE Systems

BAE Systems plc is a British multinational arms, security, and aerospace company. It is among the world's largest defense contractors, with over 85,000 employees and operations in over 40 countries. BAE Systems is involved in the design, development, and manufacture of a wide range of products and services, including military aircraft, naval ships, and land vehicles. The company also provides a range of cybersecurity and intelligence services. BAE Systems has a long history, dating back to the 19th century, and has been involved in many major defense projects. Visit baesystems.com for more information.
Learn more about BAE Systems
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90,500 employees
Industry
Founded
1997
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