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About the Role
We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Rust Engineer who thrives on building high-performance, deeply interactive applications that push the limits of what’s possible in the browser.

At Foxglove, we’re building a robotics observability and visualization platform that needs to handle massive real-time and recorded datasets with speed and precision. This role focuses on creating frontend experiences powered by Rust and WebAssembly to deliver low-latency rendering, smooth interactivity, and efficient data handling for robotics workloads. You’ll work on challenges like visualizing multi-modal sensor streams, optimizing GPU-backed workflows, and designing UI interactions that stay responsive under heavy computational load.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and implement frontend applications using Rust, WebAssembly, and TypeScript to operate on large or real-time robotics datasets.
• Design and optimize visualization workflows that remain responsive and intuitive under high data and compute demands.
• Integrate with backend streaming services to support real-time data rendering and interaction.
• Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver polished, engineer-friendly interfaces for complex robotics workflows.
• Optimize performance across the stack, from rendering pipelines and GPU utilization to network data handling in the browser.
• Contribute to core frontend architecture, build tooling, and application reliability.
• Experiment with creative solutions for large-scale interactivity, streaming data, and non-traditional browser workloads.
• Engage directly with robotics engineers to understand real-world use cases and incorporate feedback into product improvements.

Location
We’re a small global company with team members primarily in the U.S. and Australia. We maintain Pacific Time hours and hire within ±4 hours of U.S. time zones to ensure effective collaboration.
For this position, we're looking for someone located in San Francisco.

Requirements

• 8+ years of professional frontend or full-stack engineering experience building complex product applications.
• 2+ years of professional Rust experience, ideally in WebAssembly or performance-critical frontend contexts.
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks like React.
• Deep knowledge of frontend performance optimization, browser internals, and debugging tools.
• Experience handling large datasets in the frontend, including buffering, streaming, and visualization.
• Familiarity with WebGL, GPU-backed rendering, and multithreading in the browser (e.g., web workers).
• Experience building engineer-facing tools with high technical complexity.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, small-team environment.

Bonus points

• Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or related technical industries.
• Experience building Electron-based desktop applications.
• C++ experience.

What we offer

• Competitive equity grant in a Series A company
• Competitive Medical coverage, Dental/Vision plans (US & Canada)
• 401k matching (US full-time employees only)
• 4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
• All expenses paid company off-sites 2x/year