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Lead Frontend Engineer - Mission Control

Applied Compute

Applied Compute

Software Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
USD 210k-260k / year + Equity
Posted on Mar 6, 2026

Location

Sunnyvale

Employment Type

Full time

Department

Autonomy Tools

About the role

Mission Control is a tailored collection of UIs for our customers to interact with our autonomy in Defense. We and our users (warfighters, program managers, test engineers) need a strong user interface through which to test, understand, and operate our autonomy in simulation and in the field. This collection of UIs will provide multi-agent workflows around mission planning, monitoring, and debrief.

The Lead Frontend Engineer for Mission Control will own the design and implementation of a highly configurable, stable, and intuitive frontend for Axion. This will include:

  • Designing a data-oriented frontend architecture that can interact with various backend applications, including live vehicles, simulations, and logs

  • Defining and enforcing principled frontend engineering best practices, and enforcing strong software contracts and building associated test fixtures

  • Crafting a vision for the frontend UI/UX (including 2D/3D rendering and selection tools) for Defense applications including mission planning/debrief, command and control, and simulation

  • Senior/Staff-level expertise in React and TypeScript, with experience leading complex frontend projects and mentoring junior engineers

At Applied Intuition, you will:

  • Own the technical roadmap for frontend platforms for Axion, ensuring alignment with long-term engineering goals and scaling needs

  • Collaborate closely with product managers, UI/UX Designers, and backend architects to align frontend strategy with business goals and technical vision

  • Be a technical leader of a small team of frontend engineers all working on Mission Control

  • Work with other teams to integrate your frontend implementation with a state-of-the-art in-house simulator, data-transmission pipeline, autonomous systems, and other defense applications

  • Lead system design discussions and ensure seamless integration with backend services and APIs

We're looking for someone who has:

  • Experience with full-stack React and TypeScript

  • Aptitude for spatial reasoning and 2D/3D geographic map rendering

  • Experience with real-time command and control interfaces for robotic systems or similar fields like real-time strategy video games

  • A strong vision and good taste for intuitive user interfaces

  • A hunger to learn and grow into a position of ownership and impact on a new product team

  • U.S. citizenship (legally required) and eligibility to obtain a security clearance

Compensation at Applied Intuition for eligible roles includes base salary, equity, and benefits. Base salary is a single component of the total compensation package, which may also include equity in the form of options and/or restricted stock units, comprehensive health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance coverage, 401k retirement benefits with employer match, learning and wellness stipends, and paid time off. Note that benefits are subject to change and may vary based on jurisdiction of employment.

Applied Intuition pay ranges reflect the minimum and maximum intended target base salary for new hire salaries for the position. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, interview performance, and the level and scope of the position.

Please reference the job posting’s subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the location listed is: $210,000 - $260,000 USD annually.