Senior Software Engineer, Front End

Overview

Sedaro is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to optimize the performance of our data visualization platform for aerospace simulation. You'll profile and eliminate bottlenecks, optimize how we move massive datasets from backend to browser, and build new visualizations. Our customers use our platform to explore and draw conclusions from simulated what-if scenarios. Your work will enable them to visualize and drill into trends across thousands of related scenarios.

• Team: Studio, reporting to the Director of Engineering
• Location: 80% in-person in Arlington, VA
• U.S. Citizen or permanent resident status required

Who We Are

Our mission is simulation at scale. Sedaro runs high-fidelity physics simulations of satellite constellations and connected fleets. Our platform makes massive datasets explorable through 3D playback and multi-dimensional analytics. We're built on React, TypeScript, Cesium, Python, and Kubernetes. Join us as an early employee building the interface layer for AI-augmented engineering and operations.

Who You Are

• You enjoy building sophisticated tools that empower users
• You know the right time for both elegant abstractions and gnarly workarounds
• You track your targets, rally your teammates, and pitch in to win as a team
• You sweat the details and care about craft

What You’ll Do

• Architect Lean solutions with impactful incremental releases
• Build extensible, high-performance productivity tools
• Profile and eliminate bottlenecks across our Cesium-based visualization pipeline and data processing backend
• Establish performance budgets, observability, and testing across the platform
• Foster a culture of learning, empowerment, and achievement

Benefits

• Equity
• Unlimited PTO
• 401(k) with 4% match
• 100% premium payment for medical insurance
• Parental Leave
• Flexible work schedule with core hours
• Company provided lunches 3 days a week
• Industry-leading career development opportunities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of professional experience in software engineering
• Experience with React and TypeScript
• Track record of delivering performance-optimized web applications with a full stack perspective
• Experience handling large datasets
• Experience with data visualization