Software Engineer, UI/UX

The Software Engineer, UI/UX role at BurnBot, Inc. focuses on operator-facing software for mission planning, live supervision, mapping, alerts, and fleet tooling. You will build production front-end experiences and validate them with operators during live burn conditions.

Operator-Facing Software

• Develop the operator interface, including live telemetry, video, machine state, and controls that remain legible under real field pressure.

Mission Planning and Mapping

• Build mission planning and mapping workflows, including drawing treatment boundaries, setting plans, and reviewing what was actually treated.

Alarms and Alerts

• Design alarms and alerts to clarify what interrupts an operator, how prominently it is communicated, and what actions the interface requests in response.

UX Ownership and Design Work

• Lead the UX work directly, including research with crews, sketching, and delivering the built experience.

Design System

• Create and maintain a design system to keep tools consistent as the fleet and the team expand.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years building production front-end software with strong TypeScript and React (or equivalent).
• Experience working with real-time and streaming data in the browser, such as telemetry, video, or live machine state.
• Mapping and geospatial UI experience using tools such as Mapbox, Leaflet, deck.gl, or similar.
• Strong design sense, with the ability to translate vague needs into usable interfaces.
• Testing discipline, given the operational context where the software runs next to fire.
• Willingness to spend time with operators in the field and observe interface behavior under real conditions.

Technologies

• TypeScript
• React
• Mapbox
• Leaflet
• deck.gl
• ROS web bridges
• WebRTC

Compensation and Location

• Location: South San Francisco, CA (onsite)
• Salary: USD 115,000 - 170,000 per year

Benefits

• Equity: Incentive Stock Options
• Health: Health, dental, and vision
• Time off: Flexible paid time off

Nice to Have

• Robotics, teleoperation, or industrial HMI interface experience.
• Experience with ROS web bridges, WebRTC, or low-latency video.
• Safety-critical or high-consequence UI experience.
• Design background before, or alongside, engineering.
• Wildland fire, forestry, or land management background.

How the Team Works

• Based onsite in South San Francisco, with design, build, and testing conducted in one building and proximity to machines prioritized.
• Calendar flexibility: work hours can be adjusted based on focus, with the option to go remote on heads-down days.
• Field time: a few days per month across California, Oregon, and Washington to observe the interface running on live burns.