Senior Developer

Navy Federal Credit Union•Vienna, VA

2d•$131,800 - $181,200•Onsite

About The Position

To plan, develop, test, and maintain software applications, reusable components, and digital platform solutions that support consistent, accessible, scalable, and user-friendly enterprise experiences. This role leverages front-end technologies, Java, Adobe Experience Manager, Design System standards, testing practices, and development frameworks to deliver high-quality solutions for marketing website, intranet, and shared platform teams. Work under minimal supervision and use a strong understanding of business needs, technical objectives, and operational priorities to support projects that impact digital delivery, user experience, accessibility, and platform adoption.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree preferred in computer science, software engineering, or a related field, or equivalent work experience.
5-7 years of experience in software development, including modern web applications, reusable components, or shared UI libraries.
Complete knowledge and understanding of business area, digital delivery objectives, user experience needs, and platform specialization.
Advanced front-end development skills using semantic HTML, CSS/Sass, JavaScript, and modern component models such as React, Angular, Vue, or Web Components.
Significant experience developing reusable Design System components, design tokens, responsive patterns, documentation, and supported releases.
Significant Java and Adobe Experience Manager development experience, including AEM Sites or AEM as a Cloud Service, HTL, Sling Models, OSGi, JCR, client libraries, Maven, and REST integrations.
Advanced knowledge of the software development lifecycle, agile delivery practices, version control systems, code reviews, package management, semantic versioning, and CI/CD workflows, with experience contributing to sprint-based delivery in a cross-functional agile team.
Experience building automated tests and validating accessibility, usability, reliability, and quality for delivered code.
Working knowledge of WCAG 2.2 AA, Section 508, ARIA, keyboard interaction, and accessible component development.
Experience supporting Design System adoption through implementation guidance, troubleshooting, migration planning, documentation, and developer enablement.
Working knowledge of Angular integration and native mobile Design System concepts for iOS and Android.
Familiarity with testing and validation tools such as Jest, Testing Library, Playwright, Cypress, Selenium, JUnit, BrowserStack, Percy, axe, Lighthouse, or comparable technologies.
Advanced skill analyzing complex technical problems, organizing work processes, and designing technical solutions.
Advanced organizational, planning, time management, verbal communication, and written communication skills.
Experience working with product managers, designers, developers, accessibility specialists, quality engineers, stakeholders, management, and vendors.
Familiarity with secure coding, web performance, caching, observability, troubleshooting, production support, headless or hybrid CMS patterns, Adobe Edge Delivery Services, Adobe Experience Cloud integrations, or AI-assisted development practices.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in computer science, engineering, or the equivalent combination of education, training, or experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, test, and deploy advanced high-quality software solutions that meet business, technical, accessibility, and user experience requirements.
Develop and maintain reusable Design System components, design tokens, shared styles, libraries, documentation, and developer tooling.
Build responsive front-end solutions using semantic HTML, CSS/Sass, JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, and modern component-based frameworks.
Translate Figma designs, interaction patterns, component states, and design tokens into accessible, production-ready implementations.
Provide Java and Adobe Experience Manager development support for components, templates, integrations, content capabilities, and related platform features.
Integrate shared Design System assets into AEM-based marketing website and intranet experiences.
Analyze complex technical challenges, troubleshoot issues, and implement effective, maintainable solutions.
Develop and execute unit, integration, functional, accessibility, visual-regression, and cross-browser testing practices to support software reliability.
Support Angular, iOS, and Android teams in adopting Design System foundations, tokens, patterns, and implementation guidance.
Participate in peer code reviews, technical design discussions, release validation, production support, and documentation activities.
Work effectively within an agile delivery team, participating in sprint planning, backlog refinement, daily standups, demos, retrospectives, and cross-functional delivery activities.
Optimize applications and shared assets for performance, scalability, accessibility, security, and maintainability.
Work closely with product managers, designers, accessibility specialists, quality engineers, platform teams, application developers, stakeholders, and vendors.
Ensure final deliverables align with approved designs, acceptance criteria, and quality standards.
Mentor junior and mid-level team members and support knowledge sharing across the team.
Remain current with emerging technologies, industry best practices, and relevant development trends.
Perform other related duties as assigned.