Senior Front-End Software Engineer

RFA Engineering•Eden Prairie, MN

About The Position

RFA Engineering is seeking a Senior Front End Software Engineer to join their software engineering team. This role involves working with experienced engineers using modern development tools and processes to create high-quality, user-focused software solutions. The position supports advanced, business-critical applications and will contribute to the design and development of impactful user interfaces for complex workflows. As a Senior Front-End Software Engineer, you will be instrumental in designing, building, and delivering intuitive, performant, and scalable user interfaces. You will collaborate with product, design, QA, and back-end engineering teams to transform product vision into production-ready software, emphasizing clean, maintainable code, strong UX principles, accessibility, and performance best practices.

Requirements

8+ years of hands-on software development experience, with a strong emphasis on building and maintaining scalable, user-centric web applications.
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Proven experience delivering production-ready front-end solutions using React, JavaScript, TypeScript, and Node.js.
Strong foundation in front-end architecture, including building reusable component libraries, optimizing performance, and implementing accessible, responsive interfaces.
Demonstrated ability to deliver features end-to-end, from early prototyping through production deployment, with a strong UX and product mindset.
Solid experience with performance tuning, refactoring, unit testing, and front-end automation.
Comfort analyzing system-level feedback, user behavior, and performance metrics to guide iterative development.
Strong commitment to writing clean, maintainable, and well-documented code and contributing positively to code reviews and team collaboration.
Hands-on experience using Git in multi-developer, collaborative environments.
Familiarity with modern CI/CD pipelines and front-end or full-stack deployment workflows.
Experience working in AWS environments, including services such as EC2, S3, VPC, Elasticsearch, and Kinesis.
Proven ability to solve complex technical and business problems across evolving software architectures.
Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively in fast-paced, deadline-driven environments.

Responsibilities

Consistently write bug-free, well-tested, and maintainable front-end code using React, TypeScript, JavaScript, and Node.js, taking full ownership of the quality and reliability of assigned features.
Design, develop, and maintain robust, scalable front-end features within a fast-paced, collaborative development environment.
Build prototypes and translate product and customer requirements into elegant, user-friendly solutions with a strong focus on UX, accessibility, and responsive design.
Optimize application performance through refactoring, tuning, and usability improvements, leveraging data and metrics to guide technical decisions.
Support the rollout of new features and enhancements by integrating insights from user behavior, system monitoring, and product feedback.
Collaborate closely with QA to ensure cohesive, high-quality, and usable solutions are delivered across the full product lifecycle.
Evaluate, test, and recommend new tools, frameworks, and technologies to improve scalability, performance, and maintainability.
Actively participate in agile development processes, including sprint planning, daily standups, retrospectives, and continuous delivery activities.
Produce clear, effective documentation to support maintainability, onboarding, and internal knowledge sharing.
Implement and maintain unit tests and participate in peer code reviews to ensure consistent quality and adherence to best practices.
Collaborate across engineering, product, and design teams to deliver end-to-end functionality aligned with business and customer needs.
Manage Git-based workflows, including branching strategies and merge conflict resolution.
Participate in CI/CD pipelines and deployment processes to ensure smooth, reliable releases across development, test, and production environments.
Support and maintain existing software functionality, contributing to shared internal resources and documentation.
Stay current with modern front-end frameworks, libraries, and development practices and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.