Edison Scientific
Member of Technical Staff, AI Frontend Engineer
$175K–$240K
San Francisco +1 · On-site · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 4, 2026
- Location
- San Francisco
New York - Experience
- Typically, 4+ years of professional experience in front-end engineering.
About the job
Build the front end of a scientific discovery platform, creating intuitive interfaces that help scientists use AI in their research workflows.
What you'll do
- Architect, implement, and optimize performant front-end features and scalable UI patterns.
- Translate AI-driven scientific workflows into usable interfaces, visualizations, and real-time data experiences.
- Develop a modular design system and contribute to code reviews and front-end architecture.
What they ask for
- Typically 4+ years of professional front-end engineering experience shipping performant, complex, data-visualization-heavy web applications.
- Deep experience in JavaScript, Reactjs, and TypeScript.
- Strong understanding of browser rendering, performance profiling, and optimization.
- Experience with real-time data handling, interactive visualizations, design systems, and reusable component libraries.
Nice to have
- Experience with scientific data visualization, computational biology, or AI/ML tools.
- Familiarity with back-end integration patterns for high-throughput data pipelines.
Pay
$175K – $240K USD base salary
Tools
JavaScript, Reactjs, TypeScript, WebSockets, GraphQL subscriptions, D3.js, Deck.gl, Three.js
AI focus
Design interfaces for scientists to integrate AI into discovery workflows; translate AI-driven scientific workflows into clear user experiences. Experience with AI/ML tools is preferred.
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