Senior Front-End Developer

Who we are and what we do    

NorthStar Earth & Space uses optical telescope data as the building blocks to create information services tailored to the needs and requirements of clients from both government and industry. Our extensive development portfolio includes orbit dynamics and machine learning algorithms for a variety of applications for space domain awareness and space traffic management. With headquarters in Montreal, Canada, European headquarters in Luxembourg and a wholly owned subsidiary in McLean, Virginia, the company is solving the ever-increasing threat of space collisions and empowering humanity to preserve our planet.  

  

NorthStar is looking for its first Front-End Developer to build the webapps that will serve as the UI for the applications for the NorthStar’s products. This will include visualization of orbital data and analysis results. 

  

Who you'll work with    

  

The Luxembourg software development team, Starlux, is responsible for building customer facing applications, leveraging the data generated or ingested by NorthStar’s satellites. Using mostly Java, the team is building a service-oriented architecture to fulfill the needs of the future customers. The team is composed of individuals specializing in orbit dynamics, artificial intelligence, and software development.

We are developing a new set of unique SSA analytical tools that will exploit our data to help space operators do their missions more safely and efficiently. Your team will work closely with the Space Intelligence and Information (SI2) team based in Montreal who is dedicated to developing innovative solutions for monitoring the space environment using multiple sources for observations and geospatial data. 

 

What you will do

 

You will take over development of our burgeoning NorthStar web platform, focusing on building a UI for our new conjunction analysis product as the first app in the NorthStar web platform. You will build and integrate 2D and 3D visualizations of our data and work with a designer to build an intuitive UI for satellite operators to be able to see the information they need at a glance.

We'll be counting on you to : 

• Be responsible for the architecture and design of the webapps
• Build and maintain the frontend of NorthStar products
• Coordinate with the backend developers who will build the REST API for the webapp (and the customers)
• Work with a designer to create a great UX for our webapps

 

What you bring to the table    

   

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in computer science or related fields
• At least 5 years experience in frontend development using technologies such as React, Typescript, AngularJs and/or 3D visualisation techniques
  
• Knowledge of JavaScript and Typescript, frameworks such as React or Angular and visualization libraries such as D3, Plotly, etc. 
  
• You're able to work in an agile multidisciplinary team, to think independently and handle multitask environments.  
  
• Your values match the values of Northstar culture – working respectfully towards the whole environment. 
  
• You have a bit of geekiness towards space and space related topics. 
  

How to apply?   

 

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NorthStar is committed to creating and fostering a safe and inclusive work environment where our employees feel valued and heard. We strongly encourage applications from candidates from different backgrounds who can bring greater diversity to the way we think, including racialized and Indigenous persons, persons with disabilities and persons of all ages, backgrounds, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.