Senior Frontend Engineer - Remote

Overview

We’re looking for a senior Frontend Engineer to help us build meaningful tools for partners like NASA and The Nature Conservancy, making Earth observation data more accessible and enabling open science.

In Short

• Build and maintain React/TypeScript applications for visualizing and exploring Earth data
• Collaborate with designers, engineers, and domain experts to shape products from concept to implementation
• Work on interactive geospatial tools, map-based UIs, and data-rich interfaces
• Contribute to architecture decisions, reusable components, and clean, maintainable code
• Communicate clearly in pull requests, docs, and async conversations
• Represent Development Seed in forums and meetings with partners

Requirements

• Expertise in modern frontend development — 3+ years professional experience with strong proficiency in React and TypeScript, and a deep understanding of component architecture, performance, and maintainability
• Clean code mindset — you write readable, modular code with tests to back it up, and you’re comfortable working within (or helping define) code standards and CI pipelines
• Product-minded engineering — you think beyond the ticket, care about the user experience, and work closely with design, product, and other engineers to shape what gets built
• Collaborative by default — you thrive in open discussions, give and receive constructive feedback, and care about how your work fits into the bigger picture
• Clear async communication — your commit messages, PRs, and documentation help your teammates understand not just what you built, but why
• Initiative and ownership — you’re comfortable working with open-ended problems, clarifying tasks, making decisions, and actively shaping the project alongside your team
• Experience with geospatial data — you’re knowledgeable about handling and visualizing geospatial data using mapping libraries and standard data formats

Benefits

• We collaborate in the open — clear GitHub issues, thoughtful Slack conversations, and supportive code reviews
• We care about the work and each other — sharing ideas, giving feedback, and investing in team growth
• We build sustainably — focusing on quality, longevity, and impact, not just delivery speed
• We care about the real world — our work supports science, sustainability, and public good