Front End Developer

General Dynamics Information Technology•Annapolis Junction, MD

4d•$161,500 - $218,500•Onsite

About The Position

GDIT is seeking an experienced Frontend Developer to join our team of building scalable, maintainable and high-performance UI applications using a microservices architecture. As a Frontend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing application frontend framework and technologies, with a focus on building modular, loosely coupled components that integrate with our backend microservices. You will work closely with our development team to build reusable UI components, optimize UI performance and ensure accessibility.

Requirements

Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
8+ years of related experience
Strong understanding of UI design principles, human-computer interaction and user experience (UX) best practices
Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript, with a focus on building responsive and interactive UI components
Experience with Utilizing CI/CD pipelines
Experience with UI testing frameworks
Familiarity with UI design systems and style guides, such as Material UI or Bootstrap
Experience with building and maintaining complex, data-driven UI components
Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices for guiding accessible UI components
Familiarity with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD
Experience working on large scale complex UID codebase
Experience with other frontend Frameworks such as React or Vue.js
Familiarity with backend technologies such as Java, Python or Node.js
Must be able to obtain TS/SCI with Polygraph
US citizenship required

Nice To Haves

Agile Software Development
User Interface (UI) Design
User Interface Development
Strong understanding of UI performance optimization techniques, such as code splitting, lazy loading, and caching
Agile development methodologies

Responsibilities

Designing, implementing, and managing application frontend framework and technologies
Building modular, loosely coupled components that integrate with our backend microservices
Building reusable UI components
Optimizing UI performance
Ensuring accessibility
Experience with version control systems like Git (GitHub, GitLab, Etc)
Building and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating them with UI components
Hands on experience with frontend frameworks such as Angular, and proficiency in building reusable UI components
Familiarity with UI development tools such as Angular, HTML, Material, and CSS preprocessors like Sass
Designing and implementing UI components that interact with backend services
Strong understanding of UI design principles, human-computer interaction and user experience (UX) best practices
Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript, with a focus on building responsive and interactive UI components
Experience with Utilizing CI/CD pipelines
Experience with UI testing frameworks
Familiarity with UI design systems and style guides, such as Material UI or Bootstrap
Experience with building and maintaining complex, data-driven UI components
Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices for guiding accessible UI components
Familiarity with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD
Experience working on large scale complex UID codebase
Experience with other frontend Frameworks such as React or Vue.js
Familiarity with backend technologies such as Java, Python or Node.js

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages
401K with company match
Competitive pay
Paid time off
Variety of medical plan options
Health Savings Accounts
Dental plan options
Vision plan
401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match
Full flex work weeks where possible
Variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave
Short and long-term disability benefits
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance