Job description
Job details
- Location: London, UK
- Work mode: Onsite
- Employment type: Full-time (Not an internship)
- Salary: GBP 57,937 per year
Role overview
Metrea is hiring a Staff Software Engineer - Frontend in London, UK. This is a full-time, onsite position focused on building mission-critical frontend systems for national security applications. The role offers a salary of £57,937 and involves working on advanced capabilities across airborne ISR, electronic warfare, secure communications, and simulation platforms. You will architect and deliver high-performance user interfaces that support effects-as-a-service for defense and security partners.
Job details
This position is based in London, UK, and is an onsite role. The employment type is full-time. The salary is £57,937 per year. You will work on frontend architecture for complex, mission-critical systems serving national security clients across multiple domains including aerial operations, electronic warfare, and secure communications.
Responsibilities
- Architect and build scalable frontend systems for national security applications
- Lead frontend engineering efforts across airborne ISR and electronic warfare platforms
- Design high-performance user interfaces for mission-critical defense systems
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams on secure communications and simulation tools
- Establish frontend engineering standards and best practices for the team
Requirements
- 10+ years of frontend software engineering experience
- Expert-level proficiency in JavaScript, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks
- Strong background in building complex, high-performance web applications
- Experience with mission-critical or security-sensitive systems preferred
- Excellent architectural design and technical leadership skills
- Eligibility for security clearance or clearable status
Benefits
- Work on cutting-edge national security technology
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to deliver decisive capabilities for defense partners
- Collaborative, mission-driven engineering culture