Frontend Engineer

Quindar

Quindar builds modern, cloud-native satellite mission operations software with a simple mission: to operate satellites like servers. Our platform replaces fragmented, legacy ground systems with an integrated, automation-driven approach that brings modern software velocity to space operations.

We're a small, fast-moving team with deep aerospace and software roots, energized by big challenges and motivated by the impact we have on real missions in this next chapter of the Space Age. If you want to work with sharp, ambitious people who push boundaries, move quickly, and are excited to take space operations to the next level, Quindar is the place to do it.

What You’ll Be Doing

Don’t make me think. We are looking for a candidate who can simplify a complex user workflow. We need a candidate that can solve customer pain points from the frontend and is not afraid to talk to users. Our challenge to you is to design and implement our frontend so the user needs virtually no product training and minimal clicks. The super cool part? You are creating the interface for users to design, test, and operate hundreds of satellites. Whether they want to take pictures, beam broadband/cellular, or dock with another satellite – this is the interface they will use. That giant screen in NASA mission operations photos? That could be yours.

You'll own meaningful parts of the mission management UI end-to-end. This is a high-trust role: we need someone who is self-directed, can make good product and technical decisions with limited oversight, and is comfortable shipping in compliance-driven settings. You'll collaborate closely with users and cross-functional partners, while also setting a high bar for code quality and UX.

You'll be part of a small team of dedicated frontend engineers working closely alongside backend, full stack, and platform engineers to build mission management software. You'll support a variety of government and commercial satellite missions, all while rapidly iterating with our end users to meet their mission needs!

Key Responsibilities

Build and maintain a highly intuitive and usable frontend interface for satellite mission operations

Collaborate with designers, product managers, and backend/platform engineers to develop and refine features

Build reusable React components using Typescript and modern frameworks (e.g., Next.js, Refine)

Integrate frontend components with APIs (GraphQL, REST)

Contribute to design in Figma; collect and respond to stakeholder feedback

Ensure best practices in frontend security, resilience, and maintainability

Participate in code reviews, CI/CD processes, and test suite development

Engage with users to gather feedback and measure product usage to inform continuous improvements

Qualifications

Technical Skills

Strong professional experience with React 18 +TypeScript building modular, reusable components and hooks

Production experience with Next.js (routing/layouts, SSR/SSG/ISR as applicable) and modern frontend build tooling (Vite)

Hands-on familiarity with Ant Design/Design Systems and building custom components/patterns on top of a design system

State management experience with Redux Toolkit (and/or RTK Query or equivalent) in data-rich applications

Strong UI/UX sensibilities, with the ability to translate complex workflows into simple, elegant interfaces

Experience working in Figma, contributing to design prototypes and collaborating closely with designers

Hands-on API integration experience, including GraphQL and REST, with an understanding of efficient data fetching and caching patterns

Familiarity with identity and access management solutions (e.g., Auth0, Okta) and fundamental cloud security concepts

Version control proficiency using Git/GitHub in a team-based workflow

Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, ideally GitHub Actions, with experience automating builds, tests, and deployments

Working knowledge of frontend testing frameworks (Playwright or Cypress) and a commitment to maintaining high test coverage

Soft Skills

Product-minded engineering approach—you think in terms of user outcomes, not just features

Strong ownership mentality, taking initiative to improve systems, interfaces, and user experiences

Excellent communication and collaboration skills, especially in cross-functional settings

Commitment to quality, including maintainability, performance, accessibility, and resilience

Self-sufficient and ownership-driven: you can take a problem from vague to shipped with minimal supervision

Strong judgment / decision-making involving reliability, security, UX, and delivery speed

Background

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent hands-on experience

3+ years of professional frontend development experience (exceptional self-taught or nontraditional candidates welcome with demonstrated skill)

Active US Security Clearance (Secret Required, TS/SCI Preferred)

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.

Why you'll love working at Quindar

We work in a cutting edge industry and you will get the opportunity to be part of a small team with a large direct impact on the success of our customers’ space missions!

We take work life balance very seriously. We require employees to take 15 days off but provide unlimited PTO and follow most US federal government holidays.

Mental health is just as important as physical so we provide quarterly health & wellness benefits.

Comprehensive health insurance for you and your family with 100% coverage for employees.

We encourage employees to save for retirement and provide 4% 401(k) matching.

Each quarter we have a 4-day company offsite. Previous locations include San Francisco, Nashville, Denver, Santa Fe, New Orleans, San Diego, Bozeman, and New York City.

Our culture and company is evolving. You will be key in creating the next major or minor version.