Watchtower Labs · 3 weeks ago
Senior Frontend Developer
Bellevue, WA
Full-time
Onsite
Senior LevelWatchtower Labs is an AI-first team focused on tackling complex technical challenges in critical simulations and defense. They are seeking a Frontend Engineer to craft reusable UI components and enhance user experience through technical precision and strong UX instincts.
Computer Software
No H1B
U.S. Citizen OnlyHiring Manager
Souren Aghajanyan
Responsibilities
Architect, develop, and maintain modular, reusable UI components
Translate product and interaction needs into intuitive frontend behavior
Collaborate with backend or AI/ML engineers to ensure cohesive end-to-end user experiences
Build frontends that scale robustly and anticipate evolving requirements
Exhibit ownership over frontend quality, performance, and usability
Qualification
Required
Proficiency in TypeScript and familiarity with Vite (or similar React-based tooling)
Deep comfort with frontend architecture: component reusability, scalability, and interaction patterns
Strong UX intuition: you understand how design choices impact usability and can advocate for better patterns
Self-sufficiency: able to work with minimal oversight, proactively solve problems, and iterate independently
Emotional resilience to thrive in a high-pressure, unpredictable environment
A mindset focused on excellence: you believe you're among the top 1% in your craft
Preferred
An interdisciplinary background: spanning design, data, systems, or other fields is a big plus, helping bridge perspectives and innovate across domains
Benefits
Intense challenge, unparalleled growth: long hours and high stakes and in return, rapid personal and professional development.
Impact and ownership: Your work directly influences critical systems and simulations.
Patriotic mission: This is more than code - it’s serving a vital cause.
Elite environment: You’ll be surrounded by equally driven peers and high expectations.
Company
Watchtower Labs
Our team merges three worlds: National security operators, commercial tech investors with warfighting experiences, and technologists who have built and scaled the largest distributed systems in the world.
Founded in 2024
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageCompany data provided by crunchbase