About the job
Help define the next generation of hardware development by building a collaboration platform for circuit designs.
Our client is developing agile development tools for hardware designers, including a git-friendly translation layer and automated CI/CD test framework for native circuit designs (think GitHub for electronics). They are focused on accelerating time to market for hardware products by improving the hardware development and release process.
You will help improve the front-end and rendering engine for electronics design files to automate electronics design review, release, and documentation, enabling the next generation of smart vehicles, IOT devices, rockets, medical devices, robotics, and much more.
Our stack JavaScript + Vue 3 (client side)Gitea fork written in Go (server side)Rust (back end)Docker & Terraform for deploymentPlaywright for e2e testing About the role
This is a high-impact role that comes with significant autonomy and requires a self-driven, collaborative person. You will be focused on CAD file rendering and user interface, and should be able to:
Become the frontend expert of the team, owning user-facing features that include:Printed circuit board (PCB), circuit schematic, and electronics component renderingUser integration with design files, like searching, filtering, and highlighting3D rendering of dataTechnical data visualizationRecognize and discuss modern methods for front-end UI/UX implementationUnderstand performance tradeoffs of alternate algorithms and data structuresIdentify proper profiling and performance measurements to understand and address bottlenecksTest solutions across the stack from file input to svg rendered output Example projects Improve runtime of existing circuits rendering engine, explore: svg rendering optimization and canvas drawingClean and unify inconsistent elements of the platform's UIMock up and implement new methods for displaying design dataImplement canvas-based rendering for drawing dataRender 3D design data Relevant skills
You don't necessarily have to be proficient in all of these, but the more you know the better:
Performance-optimized front-end developmentExperience with Vue 3Experience with svg file format and/or three.jsExperience with front-end testing frameworks, such as Playwright, Jest, Mocha, Cypress, SeleniumCSS This is a remote-first role. However, there are flex offices in Boston, MA, and San Francisco, CA. You are generally expected to be available between 1pm and 5pm EST for any team meetings and/or discussions; otherwise, work hours are flexible.
Benefits
Supportive and smart colleagues, flexible work, opportunity to make a big impact, competitive salary & equity, health, dental, vision, generous PTO, home office stipend.
To apply
Apply here or email with "Frontend Engineer" in the title and a copy of your resume and/or relevant work.