Frontend Engineering Lead

Technical Leadership & Architecture:

• Lead, manage, mentor, and grow a team of frontend engineers, fostering a culture of technical excellence and high performance.
• Define the technical roadmap and architecture for user-facing applications, emphasizing scalability and performance for large-scale geospatial data.
• Serve as the primary technical expert on integrating and utilizing the CARTO platform within Aclima's product suite.
• Establish best practices for code quality, testing, deployment, and performance using modern technologies like React, TypeScript, and WebGL-based visualization frameworks.

Geospatial & Data Visualization Development:

• Design and implement highly performant, custom interactive map visualizations to display block-by-block air quality data, AI-modeled insights, and climate-changing emissions.
• Expertly utilize and customize CARTO's visualization libraries to render high-resolution data layers efficiently.
• Partner closely with Data Science and AI/ML teams to translate complex model outputs into meaningful visual stories and actionable user workflows.
• Ensure a seamless, highly-responsive user experience across all data exploration and reporting tools.

Platform Integration & Strategy:

• Drive the strategic use of CARTO's spatial data capabilities to power application frontend, optimizing data fetching and rendering of billions of sensor measurements.
• Collaborate with Product and Design to translate community, government, and enterprise needs into intuitive interfaces that facilitate data-driven decision-making.

This role creates positive change by transforming massive datasets of hyperlocal air quality measurements into clear, compelling, and intuitive geospatial visualizations that drive policy and community action for clean air and a healthier planet.

• 5+ years of professional experience in frontend engineering with at least 2+ years in a Lead, Principal, or Staff role, including direct mentorship or technical management.
• Expert proficiency with modern JavaScript frameworks, particularly React and TypeScript.
• Experience with Python or other scripting languages used in data science pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud platforms (AWS, Google Cloud, or Azure) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Deep, hands-on experience with the CARTO Platform, including its APIs, integration patterns, and ecosystem tools.
• Proven expertise in geospatial data visualization using high-performance libraries like deck.gl, MapLibre GL JS, or similar WebGL-based technologies.
• Demonstrable experience building visualizations and user interfaces for data science, business intelligence, or AI/ML applications, specifically focused on data exploration and analysis.
• Solid understanding of architectural patterns for large-scale data applications (state management, performance optimization, data throttling).

Competitive compensation, equity potential, and excellent benefits including medical/dental/vision/Life/AD&D/LTD, 401K, commuter and wellness credits, company events, and an extraordinary culture.

Aclima is a purpose-driven technology company pioneering a new way to diagnose the health of our air and track climate-changing pollution, block-by-block, and around the world. Their mission is to translate billions of scientific measurements into actionable environmental intelligence for governments, companies, and communities, catalyzing bold action for clean air and a healthier planet.