Senior Front End Engineer

General Dynamics Information Technology•USA DC Home Office (DCHOME), DC

1d•$122,275 - $165,431•Remote

About The Position

GDIT is seeking a Senior Front End Engineer to set strategic direction for frontend engineering practices, tooling, and skills across the organization. The role leads the development of accessible, performant, user-centered web applications for government customers and serves as a technical authority on frontend architecture and engineering excellence. The engineer designs and implements frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure; delivers customer-facing features; and builds shared component libraries, design systems, and frontend infrastructure. The position drives modernization and technical initiatives that improve developer experience and application quality, and establishes frontend best practices for responsive development, testing, performance, accessibility, and code quality. It also mentors engineers, influences technical decisions across teams, and advises on frontend initiatives. The role may contribute across the full stack when needed, with frontend engineering as its primary focus. This is a remote position with approximately 0–10% business travel and 40 scheduled hours per week. Applicants must be U.S. citizens and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C. The stated likely salary range is $122,275–$165,431; actual compensation may vary based on experience, geographic location, and contractual requirements.

Requirements

At least 5 years of related experience.
Must be a U.S. citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C.
Experience architecting and implementing modern frontend applications at scale using React and/or Angular.
Experience establishing frontend engineering standards, practices, and tooling that improve productivity and code quality.
Experience with frontend build tooling, bundling strategies, and deployment pipelines, such as Webpack, Vite, pnpm, or npm.
Strong understanding and practical implementation experience with WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 accessibility standards, including accessibility linting and automated accessibility testing in CI/CD pipelines.
Experience with automated frontend testing, including unit, component, and end-to-end UI testing.
Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and deep understanding of web platform APIs.
Solid understanding of CSS architecture, mobile-first responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility.
Experience integrating accessibility validation into testing pipelines using axe-core or similar tools.
Experience with state management patterns and asynchronous data handling in frontend applications.
Practical knowledge of web performance optimization, Core Web Vitals, and frontend monitoring.
Understanding of API integration patterns, GraphQL or REST, and working with backend services.
Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with automated accessibility checks, linting, and testing.
Strong product thinking and ability to balance user needs, business requirements, and technical constraints.
Working knowledge of modern UI/UX principles, design patterns, and user-centered design methodologies.
Experience collaborating with product managers and designers throughout the development lifecycle on customer-facing applications.
Ability to provide technical input in design discussions and advocate for feasible, accessible solutions.
Ability to measure and improve user experience using analytics and user feedback.
Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives from vision to production and influence outcomes across multiple teams.
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and strategic vision clearly to technical and nontechnical stakeholders.
Proven ability to mentor and develop engineers at all levels.
Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, make architecture decisions with organizational impact, and navigate technical and business trade-offs.

Nice To Haves

Backend experience, as the role may involve work across the full stack.
Familiarity with frontend infrastructure, CDN strategies, asset optimization, and progressive enhancement patterns.
Experience with design systems, component libraries, and maintaining consistency across multiple applications.
Experience with testing tools such as Jest, Vitest, React Testing Library, Angular Testing Library, Playwright, or Cypress.
Familiarity with cloud deployment patterns for frontend applications, including CDN and static hosting.

Responsibilities

Define and drive the strategic direction for frontend engineering practices, tooling, and skillsets across the organization.
Lead development of accessible, performant, user-centered web applications for government customers.
Serve as a technical authority and thought leader for frontend architecture and engineering excellence.
Design and implement modern frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure.
Deliver features and improvements to customer-facing applications, emphasizing user experience and accessibility compliance, including Section 508 and WCAG.
Collaborate with product managers to shape UI/UX and make pragmatic trade-offs between user experience and implementation effort.
Build and maintain component libraries, design systems, and shared frontend infrastructure.
Modernize the frontend stack and lead initiatives that improve developer experience and application quality.
Establish and champion frontend practices for mobile-first development, testing, performance optimization, accessibility, and code quality.
Mentor and coach engineers at all levels and establish career development pathways for frontend specialization.
Influence technical decisions across teams and advise strategically on frontend initiatives.
Work across the full stack when needed to solve problems end-to-end.

Benefits

Medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts.
Dental plan options.
Vision plan.
401(k) plan with pre-tax and post-tax contribution options and company match.
Flexible work weeks where possible.
Paid time off, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.
Typically 15 days of paid leave per calendar year for vacation, personal business, and illness, prorated based on hire date.
An additional 10 paid holidays per year, prorated based on hire date.
Paid Family Leave of up to 160 hours in a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.
Short- and long-term disability benefits.
Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel and accident insurance.