Frontend Engineering Lead

About Aclima

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. We combine leading-edge sensor technology with climate science and Artificial Intelligence to generate high-resolution maps of emissions. Our 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.

As one of Time Magazine’s 100 most influential companies, Aclima has received numerous awards and accolades. Other awards include Fast Company’s 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World, #1 in Data Science, Inc. Magazine’s Best in Business, a Fast Company 2022 World Changing Idea, a WEF Technology Pioneer, and one of the top 100 companies in Gov Tech for 2023. Aclima is headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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We are seeking a visionary and experienced Frontend Engineering Lead to spearhead the user experience and visualization of Aclima's core products, including our in-house analytics platform. This role is pivotal to our mission: taking massive datasets of hyperlocal air quality measurements and transforming them into clear, compelling, and intuitive geospatial visualizations that drive policy and community action.

You will join a talented team of Frontend, Full-Stack and Backend Engineers, with opportunities to set the technical strategy for our entire frontend stack, and be a hands‑on architect and developer. Crucially, you will leverage the CARTO platform—its APIs, visualization libraries (like deck.gl), and spatial data infrastructure—to build the next generation of our interactive mapping and analytics applications.

• 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 our user‑facing applications, emphasizing scalability and performance for large‑scale geospatial data.
• Serve as the primary technical expert on the integration and utilization of the CARTO platform (APIs, Builder, Analytics Toolbox) within Aclima's product suite.
• Establish best practices for code quality, testing, deployment, and performance using modern technologies like React, Type Script, and WebGL‑based visualization frameworks.

• 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 (especially deck.gl and Map Libre GL JS) to render high‑resolution data layers (e.g., heatmaps, aggregated zones) efficiently.
• Partner closely with Data Science and AI/ML teams to translate complex model outputs (e.g., pollutant source identification, forecasts) into meaningful visual stories and actionable user workflows.
• Ensure a seamless, highly‑responsive user experience across all our data exploration and reporting tools.

• Drive the strategic use of CARTO's spatial data capabilities to power our 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.

• 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 Type Script.
• 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.
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