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Senior Rust Engineer, Frontend
Foxglove
Software Engineering
San Francisco, CA, USA
USD 165k-230k / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 15, 2025
Location
San Francisco, CA
Employment Type
Full time
Location Type
On-site
Department
Engineering
Compensation
- $165K – $230K
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 role
We’re looking for a Senior Frontend Rust Engineer who thrives on building high-performance, deeply interactive applications that push the limits of what’s possible in the browser.
At Foxglove, we’re building a robotics observability and visualization platform that needs to handle massive real-time and recorded datasets with speed and precision. This role focuses on creating frontend experiences powered by Rust and WebAssembly to deliver low-latency rendering, smooth interactivity, and efficient data handling for robotics workloads. You’ll work on challenges like visualizing multi-modal sensor streams, optimizing GPU-backed workflows, and designing UI interactions that stay responsive under heavy computational load.
Key Responsibilities
Architect and implement frontend applications using Rust, WebAssembly, and TypeScript to operate on large or real-time robotics datasets.
Design and optimize visualization workflows that remain responsive and intuitive under high data and compute demands.
Integrate with backend streaming services to support real-time data rendering and interaction.
Collaborate with product and design teams to deliver polished, engineer-friendly interfaces for complex robotics workflows.
Optimize performance across the stack, from rendering pipelines and GPU utilization to network data handling in the browser.
Contribute to core frontend architecture, build tooling, and application reliability.
Experiment with creative solutions for large-scale interactivity, streaming data, and non-traditional browser workloads.
Engage directly with robotics engineers to understand real-world use cases and incorporate feedback into product improvements.
Location
We’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.
For this position, we're looking for someone located in San Francisco.
What we're looking for
8+ years of professional frontend or full-stack engineering experience building complex product applications.
2+ years of professional Rust experience, ideally in WebAssembly or performance-critical frontend contexts.
Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks like React.
Deep knowledge of frontend performance optimization, browser internals, and debugging tools.
Experience handling large datasets in the frontend, including buffering, streaming, and visualization.
Familiarity with WebGL, GPU-backed rendering, and multithreading in the browser (e.g., web workers).
Experience building engineer-facing tools with high technical complexity.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, small-team environment.
Bonus points
Experience in robotics, autonomous vehicles, or related technical industries.
Experience building Electron-based desktop applications.
C++ experience.
What we offer
Competitive equity grant in a Series A company
Competitive Medical coverage, Dental/Vision plans (US & Canada)
401k matching (US full-time employees only)
4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break
All expenses paid company off-sites 2x/year
Compensation Range: $165K - $230K