Principal Software Front End Engineer
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None Public Trust/Other Required:
Other
Job Family:
Software Engineering Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Problem Solving, Software Solutions, Solutions Development Certifications:
None Experience:
5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
Yes
Job Description:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SENIOR
What You’ll Do
- Define and drive the strategic direction for frontend engineering practices, tooling, and skillset across the organization
- Lead the development of accessible, performant, and user-centered web applications that serve government customers
- Serve as the technical authority and thought leader for frontend architecture and engineering excellence
- Design and implement modern frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure
- Deliver new features and improvements to our customer-facing applications with a strong focus on user experience and accessibility compliance (Section 508, WCAG)
- Collaborate with product managers to ideate and balance optimal UI/UX experience with implementation effort, making pragmatic trade-offs that deliver value
- Build and maintain component libraries, design systems, and shared frontend infrastructure that enable team velocity and consistency
- Identify opportunities to modernize our frontend stack and take ownership of technical initiatives that improve developer experience and application quality
- Establish and champion frontend best practices including mobile-first development, testing strategies, performance optimization, accessibility standards, and code quality patterns
- Mentor and coach engineers at all levels on frontend technologies and establish career development pathways for frontend specialization
- Influence technical decisions across teams and serve as a strategic advisor on frontend initiatives • Work across the full stack when needed to solve problems end-to-end – backend experience is valuable but frontend is your primary focus
What We’re Looking For Evidence of Frontend Engineering Accomplishment
- Demonstrated track record of leading and delivering multiple production-ready, accessible,
- Proven experience architecting and implementing modern frontend applications at scale using React and/or Angular
- Track record of establishing frontend engineering standards, practices, and tooling that improve team productivity and code quality
- Working experience with frontend build tooling, bundling strategies, and deployment pipelines (Webpack, Vite, pnpm, npm, or similar)
- Strong understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA minimum, Section 508 compliance) with practical implementation experience including accessibility linting (axe-core, eslint-pluginjsx-a11y) and automated accessibility testing in CI/CD pipelines
- Experience with automated frontend testing strategies including unit testing, component testing, and end-to-end UI testing with tools like Playwright, Cypress, or similar
- Familiarity with frontend infrastructure, CDN strategies, asset optimization, and progressive enhancement patterns • Experience with design systems, component libraries, and maintaining consistency across multiple applications
Technical Excellence
- Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and deep understanding of web platform APIs
- Solid understanding of CSS architecture, mobile-first responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility
- Working knowledge of automated testing strategies including unit testing (Jest, Vitest), component testing (React Testing Library, Angular Testing Library), and end-to-end UI testing (Playwright) 1
- Experience integrating accessibility validation into testing pipelines using axe-core or similar tools
- Experience with state management patterns and asynchronous data handling in frontend applications
- Practical knowledge of web performance optimization, Core We