Front End Software Engineer

Booz Allen Hamilton•Chantilly, VA

2d•Remote

About The Position

The right interface can make a tool easy to use, encourage early adoption, and save time and resources. We’re looking for you—a web developer who will use equal parts skill and vision to create an experience that delivers functionality and efficiency. Bring your passion for creating an amazing user experience to Booz Allen. We need an experience d front-end developer who will use their passion to guide a development team to learn new tools and techniques, identify and implement system improvements, and mentor teammates. This is an opportunity to resolve problems in mission-critical tools by collaborating with a development team to build web applications and tools with a user-centric design. On our team, you’ll coordinate with User Interface ( UI ) and User Experience ( UX ) designers and back-end developers to create a seamless user experience using React. Working in a Lean Agile environment, your team will ensure accessibility for all users by developing a front-end that functions across browsers, platforms, and devices while meeting accessibility and security requirements. With mentoring, positive code reviews, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills, we focus on growing as a team to make the best solutions for our customers. Work with us as we shape tools to help with mission-critical systems. Join us. The world can’t wait.

Requirements

5+ years of experience in software development with front-end programming languages and web development stacks such as Python, React, Node.js, Next.js, or CSS
Experience with TypeScript for scalable, maintainable front‑end development
Experience writing automated front‑end tests, including unit, component, o r E2E, using tools such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright
Experience implementing performance optimization techniques such as code-splitting, lazy loading, or Lighthouse-based improvements
Experience with user requirement gathering to inform UI designs
Experience creating solutions to complex problems within a collaborative, cross-functional team
Ability to apply best practices and WCAG and Section 508 compliance beyond basic requirements
Ability to work in Git‑based workflows, including PR reviews, branching strategies, and CI checks
TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph
Bachelor's degree in a Computer Science or Computer Engineering field and 5+ years of experience in software engineering, or 8+ years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree

Nice To Haves

Experience with code reviews, system design, and continuous improvement initiatives
Experience with AWS cloud technologies
Experience with infrastructure as code languages such as Terraform
Experience collaborating closely with designers on usability improvements
Experience delivering front‑end applications through cloud-native architectures such as hosting SPAs on S3 / CloudFront or serverless integration with Lambda or API Gateway
Experience with modern CSS approaches such as Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, Emotion, or Sass
Experience with CI / CD tools such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for automating front‑end build or test pipelines
Knowledge of API Integration
Knowledge of UX heuristics
Ability to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance

Responsibilities

Guide a development team to learn new tools and techniques
Identify and implement system improvements
Mentor teammates
Resolve problems in mission-critical tools by collaborating with a development team to build web applications and tools with a user-centric design
Coordinate with User Interface ( UI ) and User Experience ( UX ) designers and back-end developers to create a seamless user experience using React
Ensure accessibility for all users by developing a front-end that functions across browsers, platforms, and devices while meeting accessibility and security requirements
Participate in mentoring, positive code reviews, and opportunities to learn new tools and skills
Shape tools to help with mission-critical systems