As a Front-End Engineer, you'll collaborate with design and data science teams to build interactive React applications, focusing on performance and user experience.
Tagup is a defense technology company founded at MIT that is redefining logistics superiority with next-generation AI. We’re growing rapidly and are looking for change-makers passionate about delivering innovative technologies to solve the most challenging problems in the world’s highest stakes environments. This is an exciting opportunity to engage in meaningful work that strengthens national security and contributes to the success of U.S. and allied forces. Join us in shaping the future of defense logistics for a safer tomorrow.
We are searching for a passionate Front-End Engineer to join our Software Engineering team and lead front-end engineering on our core software product. You'll work closely with our data scientists and product design team to translate ideas into captivating, interactive experiences. We work with extraordinary data sets: enormous volumes and varieties. This data needs to be effectively conveyed to users—all via a compelling front-end React application. We're looking for a hungry, fast-learning individual to spearhead this effort.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate extensively with the product design team to bring wireframes and visual designs to life as compelling React applications.
- Write clean, modular, well-documented, and reusable React code, prioritizing efficient development and deployment.
- Leverage your React expertise to create performant and pixel-perfect user interfaces.
- Adhere to cross-browser compatibility best practices while maintaining a focus on user experience consistency across different platforms.
Desired Skills
- 2+ years of professional experience using React and its ecosystem (Redux, etc.)
- In-depth knowledge of JavaScript fundamentals, including asynchronous programming, closures, and modern ES6+ features.
- Strong understanding of state management solutions in React applications.
- Experience with performance optimization techniques for web applications.
- Experience building reusable UI components with a focus on maintainability and scalability.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills to work effectively with designers, engineers, and other stakeholders.
- Passion for learning new technologies and staying up-to-date with the latest trends in front-end development.
Bonus Points
- Experience writing unit and integration tests for React components.
- Experience working with data visualization libraries like D3, Vega, or similar tools.
- Prior experience with server-side technologies (especially Python development) is a plus.
- Contributions to open-source React projects are admired.
Salary
The estimated salary range for this position is between $90,000 and $135,000 annually. We strive to provide a competitive salary and benefits package that aligns with our employees’ experience and qualifications. Our primary objective is to attract and retain top talent, and we firmly believe in compensating our employees fairly for their invaluable contributions.
As a rapidly expanding technology company, we extend part-ownership to all team members through an Employee Stock Option Plan. Additionally, we offer comprehensive health insurance benefits, access to the company’s 401K plan, and foster a team-oriented work environment with regular company outings!
Tagup is an equal opportunity employer and individuals seeking employment with us are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, marital status, physical or mental disability, veteran status, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Top Skills
D3
JavaScript
Python
React
Redux
Tagup, Inc Boston, Massachusetts, USA Office
361 Newbury St, Boston, MA, United States, 02115
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