As a Frontend Engineer, you'll develop user-facing features and enhance web applications using modern frameworks, collaborating with teams for a seamless user experience.
About Nominal
Nominal is a venture-backed company with offices in Los Angeles, Austin, and New York City. We’re focused on building software and data solutions for organizations that test and validate complex systems—think drones, rocket engines, satellites, and nuclear reactors. Supported by leading investors like General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Lux Capital, and more, we’re gaining strong traction in the commercial and government aerospace and defense industrial base, including working directly with the Department of Defense.
Our team includes engineers and operators from SpaceX, Palantir, Anduril, Lockheed Martin, and NASA, all working toward a common goal: making it faster and easier for hardware engineers to push the boundaries of advanced technology safely and efficiently. Our platform helps engineering teams accelerate test data review and analysis, scaling testing campaigns to save time and cut costs.
As a Frontend Engineer, you’ll play a crucial role in developing and enhancing user-facing features of our platform. You will build scalable and intuitive web applications, focusing on high-performance visualizations and dynamic interaction design.
🚀 About the role
- Develop and Enhance Features: Build and improve frontend functionality using modern JavaScript frameworks like React, Next.js, and TypeScript. Focus on creating polished, usable interfaces with an emphasis on user experience.
- Collaborate Across Teams: Partner closely with backend engineers to integrate APIs (e.g., tRPC) and ensure seamless user experiences. Work with product and design teams to validate designs and iterate on features.
- Build Scalable Systems: Contribute to scalable architecture, particularly when working with APIs and managing large data volumes to optimize the user experience.
- Prioritize Performance and UX: Create high-performance, visually appealing frontend solutions that handle complex data sets efficiently. Ensure the product is fast, smooth, and intuitive to use, even under heavy load.
🙌 We’d love to hear from you if you have
- 3+ years of experience in frontend software engineering, with a focus on building web applications and data-driven tools.
- Strong knowledge of modern frontend technologies such as React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
- A passion for crafting beautiful, user-centric interfaces and a keen eye for design details.
- Experience working on products for technical users, such as dashboards, time-series visualization tools, or complex data-editing environments.
- A collaborative mindset and a desire to contribute to the product roadmap by offering insights and feedback.
⚡ Skills that supercharge us
- Frontend Development: Expertise in modern JavaScript and frameworks like React, Next.js, and TypeScript.
- Styling & UI Libraries: Familiarity with Tailwind CSS or similar utility-first CSS frameworks, and Radix UI for building reusable UI components.
- API Integration: Experience with APIs (RESTful, GraphQL, or tRPC) and integrating them into frontend applications seamlessly.
- Performance Optimization: Knowledge of performance-focused tools and techniques for rendering large datasets and building responsive, smooth interfaces.
- WebGL/Graphics: Experience with or interest in WebGL and working on data visualization projects is a plus!
✨ Benefits/Perks
- 🏥 100% coverage of medical, dental, and vision insurance
- 🏖️ Unlimited PTO and sick leave
- 🍽️ Free lunch, snacks, and coffee
- 🚀 Professional Development Stipend
- ✈️ Annual company retreat
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or national origin.
ITAR Requirements
To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here.
Top Skills
Apis (Restful
GraphQL
JavaScript
Next.Js
Radix Ui
React
Tailwind Css
Trpc)
Typescript
Webgl
Nominal New York, New York, USA Office
New York, NY, United States
Similar Jobs
Financial Services
As a Lead Software Engineer, you will lead the development of web applications, mentor junior developers, optimize performance, and ensure technical feasibility of designs.
Top Skills:
Context ApiCSSGitHTMLJavaScriptReactReduxRestful ApisViteWebpack
Fintech • Information Technology • Payments
Lead the development of a cloud-native UI platform, mentor teams, uphold best practices, and advocate for advanced technologies while managing complex frontend architectures.
Top Skills:
AWSAzureCi/CdFlinkGCPGitopsHibernateJavaJavaScriptKafkaKubernetesReactSpringTypescript
Healthtech
Create life-saving technologies as a front-end engineer at Veradigm, developing scalable web applications and delivering robust production code.
Top Skills:
AngularCSSEmberHTMLJavaScriptReactRestful Web Services
What you need to know about the NYC Tech Scene
As the undisputed financial capital of the world, New York City is an epicenter of startup funding activity. The city has a thriving fintech scene and is a major player in verticals ranging from AI to biotech, cybersecurity and digital media. It also has universities like NYU, Columbia and Cornell Tech attracting students and researchers from across the globe, providing the ecosystem with a constant influx of world-class talent. And its East Coast location and three international airports make it a perfect spot for European companies establishing a foothold in the United States.
Key Facts About NYC Tech
- Number of Tech Workers: 549,200; 6% of overall workforce (2024 CompTIA survey)
- Major Tech Employers: Capgemini, Bloomberg, IBM, Spotify
- Key Industries: Artificial intelligence, Fintech
- Funding Landscape: $25.5 billion in venture capital funding in 2024 (Pitchbook)
- Notable Investors: Greycroft, Thrive Capital, Union Square Ventures, FirstMark Capital, Tiger Global Management, Tribeca Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Two Sigma Ventures
- Research Centers and Universities: Columbia University, New York University, Fordham University, CUNY, AI Now Institute, Flatiron Institute, C.N. Yang Institute for Theoretical Physics, NASA Space Radiation Laboratory
