Front End Software Engineer

CGI•Cary, NC

23h•Onsite

About The Position

CGI is seeking to hire a Front-End Software Engineer with deep Angular expertise and strong cross stack experience in Java (Spring Boot) and NodeJS. In this role, you'll modernize a legacy application, design a scalable Angular application structure, and collaborate across the stack to deliver high quality, performant features on an aggressive timeline. This role is ideal for someone who understands Angular as a full framework and can design clean, maintainable front-end systems that integrate seamlessly with Java and NodeJS services. This is a Full Time; On-Site Employment Opportunity based in Cary, NC.

Requirements

6+ years of Angular (Angular 10+ preferred), with strong understanding of framework internals.
3+ years of NodeJS for building supporting services, middleware, or integration tooling.
Deep experience with RxJS (operators, subjects, multicasting, error handling).
Deep experience with NgRx or Component Store.
Deep experience with Angular CLI, workspace configuration, schematics.
Deep experience with Routing strategies, guards, resolvers, lazy loading.
Deep experience with Change detection optimization.
Experience with Dev Assist tools (code generation, diagramming, automation helpers).
Strong ownership mindset — drives features from design through delivery.
Comfortable working across multiple concurrent business capabilities.

Nice To Haves

2+ years of Java (Spring Boot) for backend collaboration or full stack delivery.
Experience with test automation (Jest, Jasmine/Karma, Cypress, Playwright).
Experience with AWS (CloudFront, S3, Lambda, API Gateway).

Responsibilities

Design modern Angular applications using standalone components, feature modules, shared libraries, and strict typing for long term maintainability.
Build reusable, accessible, and responsive UI components using Angular Material, CDK, or custom design systems.
Implement robust state management using RxJS, NgRx, or Component Store to ensure predictable UI behavior.
Develop and optimize Angular data services, interceptors, and API integration layers using HttpClient and RxJS pipelines.
Apply advanced Angular performance techniques: OnPush change detection, zone less patterns, lazy loading, and route level code splitting.
Collaborate with backend engineers to design clean API contracts and integrate with Java (Spring Boot) microservices and NodeJS service layers.
Modernize legacy front end codebases by refactoring outdated modules, removing anti patterns, and aligning with current Angular best practices.
Build CI/CD ready front end pipelines with automated linting, testing, and build validation.
Identify opportunities for AI assisted development, including code generation, test creation, and documentation acceleration.
Contribute to design discussions around component hierarchy, routing strategy, shared utilities, and cross application patterns.