Front End Engineer

About the Role We are seeking a Frontend Engineer with 1–3 years of experience to join our team in delivering scalable, accessible, and high-performing web applications. In this role, you will play a key part in modernizing and maintaining critical, client-facing federal applications, such as patient-facing websites for the Department of Veterans Affairs. You will work alongside cross-functional teams to transition legacy systems to modern React architectures, ensuring high standards for performance, security, and Section 508 accessibility compliance.

Key Responsibilities

• Front-End Modernization: Lead and support the transition of legacy front-end codebases (e.g., Backbone.js) to modern, maintainable React architectures to improve system scalability, application performance, and developer efficiency.

• UI Component Development: Design, build, and maintain responsive, reusable, and customizable UI components for desktop and mobile environments using React, TypeScript/JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, and Bootstrap.

• State Management & Backend Integration: Utilize React hooks, state management, and RESTful microservices to integrate backend services into interactive client-server applications.

• Accessibility & 508 Compliance: Build and test web applications to ensure strict adherence to Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility standards using tools such as ANDI, WAVE, Color Contrast Analyzer, and Chrome Lighthouse.

• Testing & Quality Assurance: Implement test-driven development (TDD) workflows by writing unit, integration, and regression tests using tools like Jest, React Testing Library, Jasmine, and JUnit.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner remotely with Product Management, Design, and Backend Engineering teams using Agile tools and practices including Git, Jira, Slack, and pair programming.

Basic Qualifications

• Experience: 1–3 years of professional experience in front-end software development with a focus on React.js.

• Core Tech Stack: Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JSON, and Bootstrap or similar UI frameworks.

• React Expertise: Solid understanding of React fundamentals, including hooks, component lifecycle, and state management strategies.

• Testing & Workflows: Experience with unit testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library) and version control using Git.