Frontend Team Lead

HavocAI

Frontend Team Lead focused on developing data-driven user interfaces for naval operations at HavocAI. Mentoring engineers while contributing to high-performance operational applications.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $185,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

GraphQLJavaScriptReactTypeScript

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the design and development of scalable, performant user interfaces using React and modern frontend technologies
Set technical direction for frontend architecture, state management, data flow, and component design
Build complex workflows and UI components for data-rich, operational applications
Develop interfaces that support real-time data, situational awareness, and operator decision-making
Contribute directly to implementation while guiding the team through technical tradeoffs and execution
Mentor frontend engineers and help raise the technical bar across the team
Lead code reviews, design discussions, sprint planning, and technical planning for frontend work
Help break down ambiguous product and technical requirements into clear execution plans
Promote engineering best practices around performance, testing, maintainability, accessibility, and reliability
Partner with engineering leadership to support team growth, hiring, onboarding, and development
Integrate frontend systems with backend services via REST, GraphQL, and real-time data interfaces
Optimize rendering performance for large datasets, map-based views, streaming data, and real-time updates
Ensure responsive, reliable performance across devices, browsers, and operating environments
Identify and resolve frontend performance bottlenecks across the platform
Own and evolve frontend architecture, including state management, data flow, build tooling, testing strategy, and component organization
Build and maintain reusable component libraries, design systems, and shared UI patterns
Ensure frontend systems are scalable, maintainable, testable, and easy for other engineers to extend
Establish patterns that support multiple products, mission workflows, and customer-facing applications
Drive technical consistency across frontend codebases and applications
Partner with backend, platform, autonomy, product, and design teams to deliver end-to-end features
Collaborate with UX/design to ensure high-quality implementation and operator-focused user experiences
Translate complex operational requirements into intuitive, reliable frontend workflows
Work with stakeholders to balance speed, usability, performance, and technical quality
Represent frontend engineering in product planning, architecture reviews, and roadmap discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

7+ years of frontend engineering experience, including experience leading frontend projects or teams
Strong expertise in React and modern JavaScript or TypeScript
Experience building data-driven, high-performance web applications
Strong understanding of frontend architecture, state management, data flow, and performance optimization
Experience working with APIs, asynchronous data flows, and real-time or frequently updating data
Experience building reusable component libraries, design systems, or shared UI frameworks
Ability to mentor engineers, lead technical discussions, and drive frontend best practices
Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate across engineering, product, and design
Ability to work in a fast-paced, mission-driven, highly collaborative environment
Strong ownership, technical judgment, and willingness to remain hands-on.

Benefits

Comp & perks

100% Employer paid Health, Dental and Vision Insurance for you and your families
Life Insurance (Employer Paid)
Ability to participate in the companies 401k program (Matching)
Unlimited PTO policy with an enforced 2 week minimum
Equity Package
Work / Home Office Stipend
Global Entry
16 Week Paid Parental Leave
Monthly Health and Wellness Stipend

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Hard Skills & Tools

ReactJavaScriptTypeScriptfrontend architecturestate managementdata flowperformance optimizationAPIsreal-time datacomponent libraries

Soft Skills

mentoringtechnical discussionscollaborationcommunicationownershiptechnical judgmentproblem-solvingleadershipexecution planningadaptability