Frontend Engineer, Rust

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.

We’re looking for a Staff 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 Web Assembly 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.

Foxglove is a remote‑friendly company, with employees spread across many locations. We maintain Pacific Time hours and hire within ±4 hours of U.S. time zones to ensure effective collaboration.

This role is onsite in our San Francisco office, but we are open to remote for highly experienced candidates with prior experience at a leading robotics or autonomous vehicle company.

• Architect and implement frontend applications using Rust, Web Assembly, and Type Script 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.

• 8+ years of professional frontend or full‑stack engineering experience building complex product applications.

• 2+ years of professional Rust experience, ideally in Web Assembly or performance‑critical frontend contexts.

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/Type Script 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.

• $300 monthly budget towards commuter benefits or building your personal workspace (remote only)

• Competitive equity grant in a Series B company

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Term Life insurance coverage at 100% for employees and 75% for dependents

• 401(k) matching up to 4%

• 4 weeks vacation, plus holidays and winter break

• All expenses paid company off‑sites 2× per year

• Impact:
  Own growth at a fast‑growing, high‑leverage moment for the company.

• Mission:
  Accelerate the development of the next generation of robotics and embodied AI.

• Team:
  Work with world‑class engineers, designers, and researchers passionate about open‑source and developer tools.

• Ownership:
  Drive initiatives end‑to‑end, with high autonomy and visibility.