Robotics will have a massive positive impact on the world economy and global human productivity over the coming decade. At Foxglove, we're excited for this future, and we're building powerful open source and commercial tools to accelerate it.
We're an experienced team of independent thinkers, with a passion for creating high quality products. We're looking for self-motivated and fast-learning individuals to join our mission.
About the roleWe’re looking for a Frontend Senior Software Engineer who gets excited about solving complex product problems and pushing web technologies to the limit.
At Foxglove, we’re building high-performance, deeply interactive tools for robotics and complex data visualization - far beyond typical frontend framework workflows. If you get excited about streaming massive datasets, pushing browser limits, and crafting workflows that surprise people with what’s actually possible in the frontend, this role might be for you.
LocationWe’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.
This role is onsite in our San Francisco office, but we are open to remote for highly experienced candidates with prior experience at a leading robotics or autonomous vehicle company.
Key ResponsibilitiesArchitect and build high-performance, dynamic frontend applications that operate on large or real-time datasets
Design and optimize complex UI workflows that feel snappy, even under heavy computational load
Collaborate with product and design teams to create polished, intuitive user experiences for engineers and technical users
Tackle performance bottlenecks across the stack: from JavaScript execution to data transfer and rendering pipelines
Contribute to core build systems, framework architecture, and overall app reliability
Explore creative solutions for non-traditional browser-based workflows (think: streaming data, GPU-backed rendering, large-scale interactivity)
End-to-end ownership over features, working directly with our customers and community to understand requirements
Expand your knowledge of the robotics and self-driving industries
Work alongside an experienced team on a cutting edge product
4+ years experience in frontend or full stack engineering roles focused on complex product applications
1+ years experience working in Autonomous Vehicles (AV), or related Robotics companies
Strong proficiency in Rust, JavaScript/TypeScript, along with modern frameworks like React
Deep knowledge of frontend performance optimization, browser internals, and debugging tools
Experience handling large datasets in the frontend—buffering, streaming, or visualizing complex information
Familiarity with build tools (e.g., Vite, Webpack, esbuild) and optimizing development pipelines
Experience working close to the metal: WebGL, WASM, or web workers is a plus
Passion for building technical tools with engineers as the primary users
Excellent written & verbal communication skills
Deliver high‑quality work efficiently, often in a third of the time most think is possible
Ability to self motivate and thrive in a fast-paced, small team environment
Bonus points:
Experience building Electron-based desktop applications
Experience in 2D or 3D visualization
C++ experience
$300 monthly budget towards commuter benefits or building your personal workspace (remote only)
Competitive equity grant in a Series B company
Medical, Dental, Vision, and Term Life insurance coverage at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents
401(k) matching up to 4%
4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
All expenses paid company off-sites 1-2× per year
Impact: Own growth at a fast-growing, high-leverage moment for the company.
Mission: Accelerate the development of the next generation of robotics and embodied AI.
Team: Work with world-class engineers, designers, and researchers passionate about open-source and developer tools.
Ownership: Drive initiatives end-to-end, with high autonomy and visibility.
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What We Do
At Foxglove, we’re building powerful tools to accelerate robotics development. We believe that robotics will have a massive impact on our daily lives and the world economy over the coming decade, and that better quality software tooling will significantly accelerate this trend. Our team’s years of experience working in the robotics and self-driving industries means we are uniquely positioned to bring the advanced tools built in-house at larger companies to the increasing number of startups in this space, across a wide range of verticals.
Our first product, Foxglove Studio, is an open source visualization and diagnosis platform, specifically designed for working with robotics and sensor data. It allows you to easily inspect sensor inputs such as images, point clouds, and time series data, via a highly customizable 2D & 3D environment.
