Front-End Software Engineer
Booz Allen Hamilton6 hours ago
Base Salary
$78k - $176k/yr
Responsibilities
- Develop accessible, responsive front-end web applications using React and related technologies.
- Coordinate UI/UX designers and back-end developers to deliver seamless user experiences.
- Guide development teams in learning new tools and techniques, implementing system improvements, and resolving complex problems.
- Mentor teammates and participate in positive code reviews, system design, and continuous improvement.
- Implement front-end unit, component, and end-to-end tests and maintain automated build and test pipelines.
- Optimize application performance through code-splitting, lazy loading, and Lighthouse-based improvements.
- Gather user requirements to inform UI designs and collaborate on usability improvements.
- Apply WCAG 508 accessibility practices and meet applicable security requirements.
Requirements
- 5+ years of software engineering experience with front-end programming languages and web development stacks, or 8+ years of software engineering experience in lieu of a degree.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, unless substituted by 8+ years of software engineering experience.
- Experience with Python, React, Node.js, Next.js, CSS, or comparable front-end technologies.
- Experience with TypeScript for scalable and maintainable front-end development.
- Experience writing automated front-end unit, component, or end-to-end tests using Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
- Experience with front-end performance optimization techniques, user requirement gathering, and collaborative problem solving.
- Ability to apply WCAG 508 compliance practices beyond basic requirements.
- Experience with Git-based workflows, pull request reviews, branching strategies, and CI checks.
- TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph is required.
- Preferred experience includes AWS, Terraform, S3, CloudFront, Lambda, API Gateway, Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, Emotion, Sass, GitHub Actions, GitLab CI, API integration, UX heuristics, cloud-native architectures, and automated testing maintenance.
Benefits
- Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits are available to eligible employees.
- Paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care are offered.
- Recognition awards acknowledge exceptional performance and demonstration of company values.
- Full-time and part-time employees regularly working at least 20 hours per week may participate in Booz Allen benefit programs; other employees may receive select offerings.
- This is an onsite position in Chantilly, Virginia; work is primarily performed at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
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About Booz Allen Hamilton
Booz Allen Hamilton builds and integrates software, analytics, AI, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions while providing engineering and consulting services, primarily for U.S. defense, intelligence, and civil government clients, with select commercial partnerships. Its business is largely government contracting and professional services delivering mission systems and cyber defense. Founded in 1914 and headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Booz Allen is a public company traded on the NYSE (ticker: BAH).