Senior Frontend Engineer, Visualization

Robotics will have a massive positive impact on the world economy and global human productivity over the coming decade. At Foxglove, we're excited for this future, and we're building powerful open source and commercial tools to accelerate it.

We're an experienced team of independent thinkers, with a passion for creating high quality products. We're looking for self-motivated and fast-learning individuals to join our mission.

About the role

We’re looking for a Frontend Senior Software Engineer who gets excited about solving complex product problems and pushing web technologies to the limit.

At Foxglove, we’re building high-performance, deeply interactive tools for robotics and complex data visualization - far beyond typical frontend framework workflows. If you get excited about streaming massive datasets, pushing browser limits, and crafting workflows that surprise people with what’s actually possible in the frontend, this role might be for you.

Location

We’re a small global company with team members primarily in the U.S. and Australia. We maintain Pacific Time hours and hire within ±4 hours of U.S. time zones to ensure effective collaboration.

This role is onsite in our San Francisco office, but we are open to remote for highly experienced candidates with prior experience at a leading robotics or autonomous vehicle company.

Key Responsibilities

Architect and build high-performance, dynamic frontend applications that operate on large or real-time datasets

Design and optimize complex UI workflows that feel snappy, even under heavy computational load

Collaborate with product and design teams to create polished, intuitive user experiences for engineers and technical users

Tackle performance bottlenecks across the stack : from JavaScript execution to data transfer and rendering pipelines

Contribute to core build systems, framework architecture, and overall app reliability

Explore creative solutions for non-traditional browser-based workflows (think : streaming data, GPU-backed rendering, large-scale interactivity)

End-to-end ownership over features, working directly with our customers and community to understand requirements

Expand your knowledge of the robotics and self-driving industries

Work alongside an experienced team on a cutting edge product

What we’re looking for

4+ years experience in frontend or full stack engineering roles focused on complex product applications

1+ years experience working in Autonomous Vehicles (AV), or related Robotics companies

Strong proficiency in Rust, JavaScript / TypeScript, along with modern frameworks like React

Deep knowledge of frontend performance optimization, browser internals, and debugging tools

Experience handling large datasets in the frontend—buffering, streaming, or visualizing complex information

Familiarity with build tools (e.g., Vite, Webpack, esbuild) and optimizing development pipelines

Experience working close to the metal : WebGL, WASM, or web workers is a plus

Passion for building technical tools with engineers as the primary users

Excellent written & verbal communication skills

Deliver high‑quality work efficiently, often in a third of the time most think is possible

Ability to self motivate and thrive in a fast-paced, small team environment

Bonus points :

Experience building Electron-based desktop applications

Experience in 2D or 3D visualization

C++ experience

What We Offer

$300 monthly budget towards commuter benefits or building your personal workspace (remote only)

Competitive equity grant in a Series B company

Medical, Dental, Vision, and Term Life insurance coverage at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents

401(k) matching up to 4%

4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break

All expenses paid company off-sites 2× per year

Why Join Us

Impact : Own growth at a fast-growing, high-leverage moment for the company.

Mission : Accelerate the development of the next generation of robotics and embodied AI.

Team : Work with world-class engineers, designers, and researchers passionate about open-source and developer tools.

Ownership : Drive initiatives end-to-end, with high autonomy and visibility.

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