Senior Software Engineer, Front End

Senior Software Engineer, Front End

Denver, CO or Long Beach, CA

True Anomaly seeks those with the talent and ambition to build the technology that secures space.

True Anomaly delivers decisive capabilities for space superiority. We build autonomous spacecraft, advanced payloads, mission software, and space-based interceptors — enabling the U.S. and its Allies to secure the space environment and counter threats from the ultimate high ground.

Be the offset. We create asymmetric advantages with creativity and ingenuity.

What would it take? We challenge assumptions to deliver ambitious results.

It's the people. Our team is our competitive advantage and we are better together.

Software is the central nervous system for True Anomaly's engineering and product thesis. Software bridges the gap between military objectives, theoretical astrodynamics and the human and autonomous control of spacecraft and ground systems in time and space. True Anomaly is seeking a dedicated Senior Front End Software Engineer to contribute to the continuing evolution of our complex spacecraft modeling and simulation software.

This is a high-autonomy, high-accountability role. You'll own entire feature domains from conception to production, drive architectural decisions that affect the entire frontend surface, and set the standard for code quality that junior and mid-level engineers will follow. You won't wait to be assigned work, you'll identify what needs to be done, propose solutions, and drive them to completion. When you see tech debt, you'll flag it, scope it, and champion the work to address it. When patterns aren't serving us, you'll propose better ones and lead their adoption.

You do not need to have experience building space ground systems or experience in aerospace. You'll have ownership of challenging, greenfield problems and a chance to fundamentally impact the outcome of future conflict (and the future of the company), all while enjoying world-class benefits including platinum healthcare, flexible work hours/location, highly competitive compensation and a generous stock options package.

Own and deliver complex 2D and 3D web-based frontend features end-to-end, from technical design through production deployment and iteration

Drive architectural direction for frontend systems, establishing patterns and conventions that scale across the team and codebase

Proactively identify and address technical debt, performance bottlenecks, and opportunities for refactoring

Set the quality bar through rigorous code review, championing testing practices, and writing code that serves as a reference implementation for the team

Mentor and elevate junior and mid-level engineers through pairing, design discussions, and constructive code review that teaches, not just approves

Collaborate as a technical partner with product, design, backend engineers, QA, space operators, and astrodynamics algorithm engineers—contributing to system-wide architectural decisions

Ship efficiently and iteratively, breaking complex work into well-scoped increments while maintaining a bias toward completion over perfection

Document decisions and patterns, ensuring the team's collective knowledge grows and onboarding becomes easier over time

7+ years of software development experience

Expert-level command of HTML/CSS and modern TypeScript/JavaScript, including nuanced understanding of performance implications and browser internals

Deep expertise in modern React, including advanced patterns (compound components, render props, custom hooks architecture), state management strategies, and performance optimization techniques

Strong testing philosophy and hands-on experience with Vitest, React Testing Library, and end-to-end testing frameworks, you understand what to test, not just how

Proven experience designing and evolving component libraries, design systems, and CSS architecture at scale

Fluency with gRPC, RESTful and WebSocket based services, including debugging integration issues and contributing to API design discussions

Comfort operating across the stack when needed, you can read backend code, understand infrastructure constraints, and collaborate effectively with backend engineers

Track record of working in Git-based workflows with high standards for commit hygiene, PR quality, and collaborative review processes

U.S. Citizen and eligible for DoD Secret or TS/SCI clearance

Base Salary: $160,000 - $275,000

Equity + Benefits including Health, Dental, Vision, HRA/HSA options, PTO and paid holidays, 401K, Parental Leave

This position will be open until it is successfully filled.