Staff Software Engineer

Company Overview

Metrea delivers effects-as-a-service to national security partners across five domains and more than a dozen mission areas. These include airborne ISR electronic warfare secure communications aerial refuelling special air missions aerial firefighting and advanced simulation. We own the whole stack: designing building and operating turnkey capabilities that give our partners decisive asymmetric advantage against rapidly evolving threats.

Our operating model is built around three interlocking pillars. The Support Groups provide a global shared-service spanning people finance platform operations legal and engagement. This frees up our Core Groups who develop and own mission capabilities end-to-end to focus entirely on delivery. The Market Groups apply a regional lens ensuring that our agile and adaptable capabilities remain aligned to the wicked problems that matter most to our partners across the Americas EMEA and Asia-Pacific.

At the heart of our model is a simple but powerful idea: be a true partner with skin in the game. Our partners need effects not just equipment. By owning the full stack from the lab to the field we are able to drive a continuous cycle of innovation that keeps our partners ahead. Its a fast-moving intellectually demanding environment where talented people are given real responsibility work on problems that matter and contribute to an enterprise that is growing quickly and deliberately.

Headquartered in Washington DC with facilities across the United States the United Kingdom as well as Continental Europe and Asia-Pacific.

GroupOverview

TheDigital and Synthetic Capability Unit (D&S)is committed to providing mission-driven information solutions that seamlessly bridge the digital and physical realms. Leveragingcutting-edgetechnologies and advanced platforms we empower operational readiness and elevatesituational awareness across diversedomainsincluding air maritime and space.

Position Summary

In this role you will lead frontend development for ourlarge-scalesimulation platform. Youwill builduserfriendly responsivecontrolsthat can be adjusted duringruntimeenabling seamless switching between multiple layers of information. You will collaborate closely with product designers and across-functionalteam of engineers to ensure a smoothintuitiveand powerfuluser experience.You will join the community of D&S front-end developersthat providesmentoring and technical growth.You will report to theEngineeringManager.

What Youll Do

• Lead the development of the UI for a large-scale simulation application
• Build userfriendly controls that can be adjusted during runtime enabling seamless switching between multiple layers of information
• Ensure a smooth responsive and intuitive user experience
• Establish architectural patterns and own decisions around component structure state management code organisation and scalability
• Ensure code quality and maintainability promoting good engineering practices
• Collaborate within and beyond the team articulating technical issues to non-technical team members
• Regularly mentor other less experienced engineers and help with on-boarding new engineers to your team

What You Bring

• 8 years of demonstrable experience in an active software development role focused on web applications
• Deep practical expertise in React including component library development and integration
• Ability to translate Figma designs into high-quality pixel-accurate React components
• Strong frontend architecture skills: establishing patterns and owning decisions around component structure state management code organisation and scalability
• Experience of team delivery in an Agile software development environment ensuring code quality and maintainability
• Strong organisational skills: able to work independently; proactive approach to task delivery and documentation
• Great interpersonal and collaboration skills; able to articulate technical issues to non-technical team members
• Drive to learn constantly and further your knowledge

In addition to the above any of the following would be beneficial:

Benefits

• Friskvårdof 5K annually
• Parental leave
• 5% occupational pension (änstepension)
• 30 days of leave
• Bonus Scheme
• Personal development opportunities

WorkAuthorization/SecurityClearance

The employee will have the legal right to work in theSwedenand will be able to producerightto work documentation.

AAP/EEO Statement

MetreaSimulations is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability or other characteristics protected by law.

PositionTypeandExpectedHoursofWork

This is a full-time non-exempt position with typical working hours of Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to6:00p.m. Hours and work shifts may changein accordance withdepartment and business needs. Exempt Employees must have the ability to be on-call and available as business needs require. Non-Exempt employees maybe requiredto work over40hours per week with approval from the department manager.

WorkEnvironment

This joboperatesin an office setting

Travel

This role may require occasional travel to other Metrea offices.