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Front-End Software Engineer — Weather Platforms

Spire Global logoSpire Global$130,500/yrBoulder, Colorado, United StatesPosted 5mo ago

This role falls under U.S. export rules, so the posting asks for U.S. person status. That means a U.S. citizen, a green card holder, a refugee or an asylee.

About the role

Spire’s Weather & Climate Division

Spire Global collects weather and Earth-observation data through its satellite constellation. Our Weather division combines proprietary observations with AI and numerical weather forecasts to build operational platforms for aviation, utilities, and other industries. These platforms help customers track assets, understand weather exposure, and act on forecasts and alerts.

The Role

We’re looking for a strong front-end engineer who uses frontier AI models and development tools to ship reliable customer products fast. You’ll build applications that connect weather conditions to customer assets, locations, and routes - supporting monitoring, alert configuration, and operational decisions.

You’re proactive, resourceful, and eager to adopt new tools. You understand front-end engineering deeply enough to evaluate AI-generated code, troubleshoot problems, and own delivery from prototype through production. Your experience goes beyond map viewers to applications with substantial workflows, complex state, and real operational use.

Responsibilities

  • Build weather platforms that combine asset tracking, interactive maps, time-series views, and operational dashboards.
  • Develop workflows for managing assets and routes, assessing weather exposure, configuring alert thresholds, and reviewing and acting on alerts.
  • Make complex, changing data clear and actionable, including forecast uncertainty, data freshness, and alert severity.
  • Use tools such as Claude Code and Codex to accelerate development, debugging, and testing while maintaining code quality.
  • Ship and operate production frontends, including deployment pipelines, error monitoring, performance improvements, and fixes.
  • Build reusable components and test critical workflows, accessibility, browser compatibility, and failure states.
  • Collaborate with product, design, scientists, and API engineers; turn ambiguous requirements into small, shippable increments.

Preferred Skills/Qualifications

  • 5+ years building production software, with a strong front-end track record.
  • Strong TypeScript/JavaScript, React, HTML, and CSS skills, plus sound knowledge of browser behavior, state management, API integration, and performance.
  • Experience building workflow-rich applications with capabilities such as asset management, monitoring, configurable alerts, or operational decision support.
  • Demonstrated fluency with frontier AI models and agentic coding tools. Show us what you shipped, how AI helped, and how you validated it.
  • Experience taking frontends into production and supporting them through CI/CD, monitoring, and troubleshooting.
  • Strong UX judgment for data-rich interfaces, including keeping maps, tables, charts, and detail views consistent as data updates.
  • Experience with automated front-end testing and hands-on QA.
  • A bias toward action: move quickly, seek feedback early, and follow through until the product works reliably.

Desired Skills/Qualifications

  • Weather, geospatial, aviation, or utility industry experience.
  • Interactive mapping and visualization experience with tools such as MapLibre, Mapbox, or deck.gl.
  • Experience with live asset tracking, geofencing, route visualization, or alert management.
  • Familiarity with forecast data, uncertainty, geographic coordinates, and large spatial or time-series datasets.
  • QA or test automation experience with Playwright or Cypress.
  • A portfolio of useful, deployed products built with AI-assisted workflows.

Spire operates a hybrid work model, and this position will require you to work a minimum of three days per week in the office.

Access to US export-controlled software and/or technology may be required for this role. If needed, Spire will arrange the necessary licenses - this is not something candidates need to have before applying. #LI-MK1

The anticipated base salary range for this position is listed below. Final base salary for this role will be based on the location, skills, experience and qualifications. In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for commissions and annual equity awards. This role is also eligible for our employee benefits program, including vacation, sick, and personal time off; optional medical, dental, vision, life, and disability coverage; a 401(K) plan; health and wellness reimbursement program; and participation in Spire’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Base Salary Range

$130,500 - $171,000 USD

Global Perks

🛰️ Name Your Satellite Program (NYSP) 🚀 Launch Attendance 🌴 Generous Time Off Policy 🎓 Education Assistance Program 🥰 Employee Assistance Program (EAP) 📈 Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) 👣 Family Leave 💪 Fitness Reimbursement 🧡 Employee Referral Program 🍉 Healthy snacks & beverages in every office

About Spire

We improve life on Earth with data from space.

Spire Global is a space-to-cloud analytics company that owns and operates the largest multi-purpose constellation of satellites. Its proprietary data and algorithms provide the most advanced maritime, aviation, and weather tracking in the world. In addition to its constellation, Spire’s data infrastructure includes a global ground station network and 24/7 operations that provide real-time global coverage of every point on Earth.

Spire is Global and our success draws upon the diverse viewpoints, skills and experiences of our employees. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status.

To help maintain a safe and secure workplace for Spire employees, all candidates who receive a conditional offer will be required to complete a background check . This may include criminal history and employment verification.

Please take a moment to review Spire's Global Data Privacy Notice for Employees, Contractors, Candidates and Visitors , as well as Spire's Privacy Policy.

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The application

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  3. 3.
    Spire operates in a hybrid capacity and this role requires you to be onsite in the office advertised 3x per week. Are you able to meet this requirement?Yes or no
  4. 4.
    If you are not currently located near a Spire office, are you open to relocation for this position in the immediate future?Pick one: I live within a commutable distance of a Spire office. · I will relocate. · I am looking for remote work.
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    I declare that I have no criminal convictions other than any treated as spent under the provisions of the relevant Rehabilitation of Offenders legislation and those disclosed on the form.Yes or no
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    I declare that any misrepresentation of the facts is a ground for refusal of employment or disciplinary proceedings (and, in appropriate cases, criminal charges).Yes or no
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    I confirm my approval for approaches to be made to former employers, educational establishments, government agencies and personal referees for verification of the information.Yes or no
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    I authorise - if deployed on an activity that so requires - the CAA or its agents to carry out a Counter Terrorism Check and understand that deployment on any such activities is conditional on the satisfactory result of such a check.Yes or no

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