UI Engineer

TEKsystems•Bethesda, OH

1d•$62 - $68•Remote

About The Position

We are seeking a skilled UI Engineer with over 5 years of hands-on experience in developing production front-end and UI applications. The ideal candidate will be proficient with modern JavaScript and/or TypeScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue. This role involves designing reusable components, managing state, integrating APIs, and performing automated UI testing. A strong understanding of accessibility standards, semantic markup, keyboard navigation, focus management, and responsive design is crucial. Experience in developing data visualizations, dashboards, filtering, drill-down, search, and reporting interfaces is highly desirable. The position requires integrating front-end applications with REST APIs and backend services, along with a solid grasp of web performance, browser compatibility, and responsive application development. Excellent technical communication, documentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills are essential. U.S. citizenship is required, with the ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret eligibility. An active Top Secret clearance is highly preferred.

Requirements

5+ years of experience developing production front-end and UI applications.
Proficiency with modern JavaScript and/or TypeScript frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue.
Experience with reusable component design, state management, API integration, and automated UI testing.
Strong knowledge of accessibility standards, semantic markup, keyboard navigation, focus management, and responsive design.
Experience developing data visualizations, dashboards, filtering, drill-down, search, and reporting interfaces.
Experience integrating front-end applications with REST APIs and backend services.
Strong understanding of web performance, browser compatibility, and responsive application development.
Strong technical communication, documentation, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain Top Secret eligibility.
Active Top Secret clearance highly preferred.

Nice To Haves

Experience developing applications for Federal financial, grants, budget, payment, award oversight, or financial reporting systems.
Experience delivering applications in secure Federal, on-premises, cloud, or hybrid environments.
Experience with Linux-based development or deployment environments.
Familiarity with PostgreSQL and/or Microsoft SQL Server.
Familiarity with Java and/or .NET backend applications and APIs.
Experience with Jenkins, self-hosted Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines.
Familiarity with Kubernetes and/or Rancher.
Experience integrating AI/ML or LLM-powered capabilities into web applications.
Familiarity with open-source AI models and AI-enabled user interfaces.
Experience with WCAG and Section 508 compliance in production applications.

Responsibilities

Develop accessible, responsive, production-ready web interfaces for dashboards, search, filtering, drill-down, reporting, and data review.
Build reusable UI components using modern JavaScript/TypeScript frameworks.
Integrate front-end applications with REST APIs, backend services, and data platforms.
Develop interactive data visualizations, dashboards, charts, tables, filters, search, and drill-down workflows.
Implement responsive design, semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, focus management, and accessible user interactions.
Develop and maintain automated UI tests to ensure application quality and reliability.
Optimize applications for performance, usability, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility.
Troubleshoot and resolve UI, API integration, performance, and accessibility issues.
Develop technical documentation covering UI architecture, reusable components, integrations, testing, and operational procedures.
Collaborate with UX, software engineering, data engineering, data science, and AI/ML teams throughout development and testing.
Apply security, privacy, accessibility, data governance, and records-management requirements to application development.