About the Role

As a Front-end Engineer at Inversion, you will work as part of the simulation team to design, develop, and maintain the user interface/user experience (UI/UX) of the applications that support the simulation and test environments for our flight systems. The simulation team is responsible for ensuring that flight software and flight hardware can be continuously integrated and tested under realistic flight conditions. You will play a key role in the design and development of data visualization, data analysis, and self-service tools that will enable fast, repeatable development and deployment workflows across the engineering stack. Your work will empower Inversion's engineering teams to iterate rapidly throughout the development life cycle and will strengthen Inversion's ability to put our products into the hands of our customers with unprecedented speed and agility.

What You'll Do

• Design, deploy, and maintain the client-side logic and interface of the applications that support simulation workflows, including high-performance computing (HPC), software-in-the-loop (SIL) testing, and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) testing
• Develop the front-end tech stack to ensure the performance and maintainability of our applications
• Design and implement a front-end architecture that strikes the right balance between simplicity and flexibility
• Design and develop the user interfaces (UI) that support simulation configuration, management, and monitoring
• Work with back-end engineers to integrate the front-end with the back-end and deliver a smooth user experience (UX)
• Contribute to the design and development of a simulation system capable of automatically provisioning and deploying resources to support simulation workflows

Required Qualifications

• Must have the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government Secret/Top Secret security clearance.
• 3+ years of professional experience in front-end or full-stack development
• Expertise in front-end engineering and best practices
• Expertise with HTML/CSS
• Expertise in React or Vue.js
• Proficiency in UI/UX design
• Proficiency in one or more scripting languages (Python, Lua, Bash, PowerShell, etc.)
• Experience with one or more front-end architectures (monolithic, modular, micro front-ends, component-based, headless, Flux, etc.)
• Experience with API architectures (REST, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSockets, Webhooks, etc.)
• Experience with responsive design
• Experience with Linux-based systems
• Experience with modern DevOps practices
• Familiarity with SQL and NoSQL databases (MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, DynamoDB, InfluxDB, etc.)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with tools for building web interfaces (Tailwind CSS, Radix UI, Shadcn UI, etc.)
• Experience with data visualization (graphs, charts, 3D, etc.)
• Familiarity with cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP, etc.)
• Familiarity with system observability tools (Prometheus, Grafana, etc.)
• Familiarity with containerization (Docker, Docker Compose, etc.)

Our office headquarters is located in Playa Vista, CA. This position requires in office presence.

The California annual base salary for this role is currently $101,000 - $160,000. Pay Grades are determined by role, level, location, and alignment with market data. Individual pay will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: interviews and an assessment of several factors that are unique to each candidate, job-related skills, relevant education and experience, certifications, abilities of the candidate and internal equity.

ITAR Compliance:

To conform to U.S. Government space technology export regulations, including the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) you must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the U.S., protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3), or eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.