Frontend Engineer

About Dirac

Dirac is on a mission to reindustrialize The West. American manufacturing is broken—burdened by inefficiency, bureaucracy, and outdated processes. We are pioneering Model-Based Manufacturing, where context-aware production planning informs design in real-time—eliminating the disconnect between engineering and manufacturing. Our platform automates what can be automated and captures tribal knowledge where automation falls short, creating a seamless system for building at scale. We're building the tools modern manufacturers need to move faster and build better, the pillars of a more abundant future. We are a mission-driven company of world-class engineers and operators with a culture of high trust, high agency, and high autonomy.

How You Will Contribute:

• Own critical systems—design, build, and scale them.
• Work directly with manufacturers to ensure our tools solve real problems.
• Operate in high-agency mode—if it needs doing, you do it.

Technical Requirements:

Frontend Expertise:

• Experience in web development with a strong focus on frontend engineering.
• Expert-level proficiency in React, Javascript/Typescript, Redux, and TailwindCSS.
• Deep understanding of modern frontend architecture, component-based development, and best practices.
• Experience designing highly complex frontends from the ground-up with re-usable component design.
• Experience with Three.js or other 3D web-based visualization frameworks.
• Strong understanding of UI/UX principles, with an ability to implement clean and intuitive interfaces.
• Familiarity with frontend performance optimization techniques, accessibility, and responsive design.

Full Stack/Backend Experience (Nice to Have):

• Proficiency with backend technologies in languages such as Python or Node.js.
• Experience designing and working with APIs (e.g. REST and/or gRPC)
• Understanding of database design and querying with PostgreSQL, MySQL, and/or DynamoDB
• Familiarity with background task processing frameworks such as Celery.

Nice to Have:

• Background in manufacturing, aerospace, or industrial software.
• Familiarity with Figma or similar tools for UI/UX collaboration.
• Experience with Next.js or other SSR/SSG frameworks.
• Knowledge of WebAssembly (WASM) or Rust for frontend performance optimization.
• Experience building scalable, high-performance backend systems for web-based applications.
• Expert proficiency in Go, Python, and C++.
• Strong experience with gRPC with Protocol Buffers and RESTful API design.
• Deep understanding of relational databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL), NoSQL databases (DynamoDB, MongoDB), and caching strategies (Redis).
• Proficiency in building event-driven, distributed systems using Celery, Kafka, or AWS SQS.
• Experience designing and implementing role-based access control (RBAC) and authentication systems (OAuth, Cognito, JWT).

Salary & Compensation:

• Salary range: $120,000-$200,000 (based on YoE)
• Equity: stock option grant

Benefits:

• Health, Dental, Vision Insurance: Comprehensive coverage to ensure you and your family stay healthy.
• Generous Paid Time Off: Enjoy flexible, high-trust PTO and sick leave.
• Stock Options: Participate in our success with a generous stock option plan.
• Commuter Benefits (NYC): Save on transportation costs with our commuter benefits program.

Location & Travel:

This role is fully in-person at our NYC office.

Eligibility:

Employment is restricted to U.S. Persons as defined by ITAR (22 CFR §120.15)

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Dirac is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Dirac is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.