Front-end Engineer

Responsibilities

We are representing a confidential defense technology organization seeking a front-end specialist to join their product development team in Paris. You will own front-end delivery for operational planning platforms, building interfaces that handle complex geospatial problems including interactive maps, multiple data layers, large datasets, and time-sensitive workflows.

Your responsibilities include:

• Owning front-end development from interaction design through production, working closely with product and design teams
• Building production-ready experiences from operational requirements, turning ambiguous problems into clear, dependable interfaces
• Reviewing and elevating front-end quality across engineering work, including AI-assisted code contributions
• Making pragmatic trade-offs between speed and durability, particularly during high-stakes demos or deployments
• Creating reusable patterns that improve product coherence as the platform scales

What We're Looking For

Must-have qualifications:

• Strong production experience with React and TypeScript, with front-end engineering as a core competency
• Track record of owning complex interfaces from problem definition through release and iteration
• Strong product and design judgement—you identify weak hierarchy, inconsistent interactions, and confusing states independently
• Pragmatic approach with low ego; able to improve work from other engineers without over-engineering
• Comfort with ambiguity and changing priorities while maintaining high quality standards
• EU or UK citizenship (contractual requirement for defense-sector work)

Nice to have:

• Experience with mapping, cartographic, GIS, or geospatial applications
• Front-end performance optimization for large or real-time datasets
• Building offline-capable or resource-constrained web applications
• Creating or scaling design systems
• Prior work in defense, government, or dual-use technology sectors

How We Work With You

Candidates apply through Get A Job.ai, where our talent team conducts an initial screening. We then coordinate the interview process with our client, which includes a 30-minute talent screening, a 60-minute front-end technical interview, and a half-day onsite in Paris. If you advance, you'll present a project you're proud of and work through a realistic product problem.

Please do not contact the client directly. All communication flows through our recruiting team to ensure a structured, professional process.

Pay

Compensation details will be discussed during the screening process. Our client offers a competitive European compensation package including base salary and equity.

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