Software Engineer - Frontend [Product-focused]
About EarthSense Labs
EarthSense Labs is a geospatial AI deep-tech startup founded by IIT Delhi alumni and faculty, and incubated at FITT, IIT Delhi. We translate frontier R&D into asset-level geospatial intelligence, building robust, mission-critical systems for the physical world.
Our flagship platform, GeoTwin 4D, is a sovereign Digital Twin for critical infrastructure, powered by Physical AI models that operate in real time. From cities and dams to defense and strategic assets, we embed our tools and our specialists directly into organizations to identify risk before it becomes failure. EarthSense is supported by the IndiaAI Mission and NVIDIA inception program.
We're a mission-aligned team spanning AI, GPU/HPC computing, satellite remote sensing, LiDAR, and software. If you're passionate about working on problems that matter, come join EarthSense.
Product-Focused Frontend Engineering
Frontend engineering at EarthSense focuses on building robust, data-driven interfaces for geospatial and AI-powered systems. Our frontend engineers work with APIs, streaming data, and model outputs to ensure accurate state management, performant visualizations, and reliable user workflows.
The goal is to ship complete, end-to-end product features that deliver real value - not isolated screens. We look for frontend engineers who think in terms of outcomes, iterate quickly, and care deeply about how the entire system behaves in real-world use.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate UI/UX designs and product requirements into responsive, reusable, and maintainable frontend components.
- Develop and maintain modern applications using React/ Next.js
- Integrate frontend with backend APIs (REST / GraphQL / Websockets), including authentication flows, error states, and data loading strategies
- Implement and maintain design systems or component libraries shared across products.
- Ensure cross-browser and cross-device compatibility, with a focus on performance and accessibility.
- Optimize frontend performance through code splitting, lazy loading, caching, and render optimization.
- Work closely with backend, mobile, and design teams to iterate quickly and and deliver cohesive product experiences.
- Implement logging/monitoring hooks including analytics events and error tracking to support debugging.
Requirements
You’re not expected to have experience with everything listed, but you should be excited to build upon your skills, learn quickly, and deliver real-world scale.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree (B.Tech.) in Computer Science, Information Technology or equivalent experience.
Required Experience
- Languages: Proficient in JavaScript / TypeScript
- Frameworks: React (required), Next.js, or equivalent
- UI: Modern CSS (Flexbox, Grid); Tailwind CSS / MUI, or similar
- State Management: Redux Toolkit, Zustand, MobX or equivalent
- APIs: REST / GraphQL / Websockets / SSE integration
- Tooling: Webpack / Vite
- Deployment: Git; working knowledge of Docker, Linux, CI/CD
- Security: XSS/CSRF prevention, secure token handling, input validation, basic OWASP principles
- Frontend Practices: Responsive & mobile-first design, browser dev tools, debugging UI and performance issues.
Benefits
Why join EarthSense
- Work on real-world problems with real impact.
- Build systems that go beyond dashboards and demos.
- Shape products early and influence technical direction.
- Learn fast, ship often, and grow with the company
- Location: Research&Innovation Park, IIT Delhi