Software Engineer, Full Stack

Recruiting from Scratch is representing a rapidly growing defense technology company building autonomous aerial systems. They are seeking a Software Engineer, Full Stack to design and develop the core frontend for a real-time command-and-control platform, while contributing across both frontend and backend systems.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop the core frontend for a real-time command-and-control platform used to operate autonomous aerial systems
• Build full-stack features from architecture through production deployment
• Create intuitive interfaces for visualizing telemetry, mission planning, sensor data, fleet health, and operational status
• Develop scalable frontend systems capable of handling large volumes of real-time data
• Collaborate with backend engineers to build resilient distributed applications that continue operating under unreliable network conditions
• Build interactive visualization tools using modern web technologies and graphics frameworks
• Contribute across both frontend and backend systems as product needs evolve
• Partner closely with product and engineering leadership to define new user experiences with little existing precedent
• Continuously improve application performance, usability, reliability, and developer tooling
• Ship production software quickly through modern CI/CD workflows while maintaining high engineering quality

Requirements:

• 6+ years of professional full-stack software engineering experience
• Strong production experience building modern frontend applications using React or similar frameworks
• Demonstrated ownership of large, customer-facing product features from design through deployment
• Comfortable contributing across both frontend and backend engineering rather than specializing exclusively in infrastructure
• Experience building real-time applications, distributed systems, or data-intensive user interfaces
• Strong computer science fundamentals and experience solving complex technical problems
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, or a related technical discipline
• Eligible to obtain a U.S. security clearance (U.S. Citizen or otherwise clearance-eligible)
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced startup environment with significant ownership
• Experience with WebGL, OpenGL, graphics programming, or advanced data visualization
• Background in gaming, simulation, robotics, autonomous vehicles, aerospace, or geospatial software
• Experience building interfaces that visualize rapidly changing or unreliable system state
• Familiarity with distributed systems, networking, or real-time communication protocols
• Startup experience building highly technical products from the ground up
• Strong UI/UX instincts with an eye for designing intuitive operator workflows
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools to improve engineering productivity
• Passion for defense technology, autonomy, and large-scale robotics systems