Beacon Venture Capital

Lead Software Engineer, Frontend/Web App

Beacon Venture Capital

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Carlos • California • United States

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Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

JavaScriptReactTypeScript

About the role

  • Design and implement React-based features while architecting frontend systems that handle large-scale, real-time and historical aviation data.
  • Integrate, process, and visualize data from multiple sources, including live streams and archived datasets.
  • Mentor engineers and drive best practices through code reviews and architectural discussions.
  • Partner with backend engineers, product managers, and UX/UI designers to make informed design and implementation decisions.
  • Ensure reliable, maintainable frontend systems through automated testing, clear documentation, and strong engineering standards.
  • Build reusable components and internal libraries to accelerate future development.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience building and shipping high-performance, user-facing web applications.
  • Deep expertise in React, TypeScript, JavaScript, state management, and modern web standards (HTML/CSS).
  • Strong experience with asynchronous frontend patterns and efficient handling of live and historical data streams.
  • Proven ownership of complex features or product areas, driving work from concept through delivery with a high degree of autonomy.
  • Proactive, resourceful mindset with the ability to operate effectively in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
  • Consistently sets and upholds a high technical bar through design decisions, code quality, mentorship, and hiring input.
  • Ability to analyze and optimize frontend performance for scalability, responsiveness, and reliability.
Benefits
  • Healthcare: 100%* of employee medical premiums covered; 25% for dependents
  • Time Off: 3 weeks PTO plus 13+ paid company holidays
  • Stipends: Monthly phone and wellness benefits
  • 401(k): Offered (no current employer match, but we are committed to enhancing this benefit in the future).
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Hard Skills & Tools
ReactTypeScriptJavaScriptHTMLCSSasynchronous frontend patternsstate managementautomated testingfrontend performance optimizationdata visualization
Soft Skills
mentorshipproactive mindsetresourcefulnessautonomydesign decision makingcode qualitycommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingadaptability