Frontend Engineer at HavocAI
$125,000–$150,000
Jul 7, 2026
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Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A frontend engineering role at a defense-focused autonomy startup, centered on building React-based web applications that handle real-time data, complex operational workflows, and map or visualization-heavy interfaces. The work spans UI component development, API integration, state management, and performance optimization, in close collaboration with backend, product, and design teams. Suited to engineers with 3–5+ years of frontend experience who are comfortable working in fast-moving, mission-critical environments and can obtain a U.S. security clearance.
Mid level · 3+ years · Remote · Secret clearance · Full-time
“or” means any one of them counts — you don't need all of them.
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How this req sits in the market our data
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762).
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (8)
The JD requires U.S. citizenship and the 'ability to obtain and maintain a security clearance' — this is a hard gate on clearance eligibility. The level is unspecified in the body, but the defense/military context and the phrasing 'obtain and maintain' most commonly implies Secret; an active or prior clearance is listed only as a preferred bonus.
JavaScript and TypeScript are listed together ('modern JavaScript or TypeScript') as interchangeable options for the same requirement; both are captured with each other as alternatives.
REST and GraphQL are listed as interchangeable API options ('REST, GraphQL, or similar APIs'); REST is the primary name with GraphQL as an alternative. GraphQL is also emitted separately as preferred to reflect the 'or similar' framing.
Geospatial tools (Mapbox, Leaflet, Deck.gl), WebGL, and testing frameworks (Jest, Cypress) all appear under the explicit 'Preferred Skills' heading.
The title 'Frontend Engineer' carries no seniority modifier; the title states no level. The 3–5+ years requirement and scope (contributing to architecture, cross-functional collaboration, no people management) support a Mid band.
No compensation figures are provided in the posting.
Requires a Secret clearance — the cleared population is a small fraction of this occupation, so the real candidate pool is materially smaller than the estimate below, which does not model clearance.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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