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Code Metal · 5 months ago

Principal Software Engineer, Visualization & Frontend

Boston, MA

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level

6+ years exp

Code Metal is a company focused on providing clarity to decision-makers through real-time data insights. As the Visualization & Frontend lead, you will architect a next-gen UI framework, build responsive views, and mentor a small team to deliver impactful visualizations for military applications.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Information TechnologySoftware

No H1B

Security Clearance Required

Responsibilities

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—relentlessly 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

Qualification

TypeScript/JavaScript frameworksData-rich web applicationsModular frontends designVisualizing large datasetsSecure build workflowsWebGL / WebGPUCross-platform packagingHuman-factors designCI/CD pipeline ownershipMentoring