Front-End Software Engineer
About the role
The right interface can make a tool easy to use, encourage early adoption, and save time and resources. We’re looking for an experienced front-end developer who will use equal parts skill and vision to create an experience that delivers functionality and efficiency. Bring your passion for creating an amazing user experience to Booz Allen. We need a developer who will guide a development team to learn new tools and techniques, identify and implement system improvements, and mentor teammates. This is an opportunity to resolve problems in mission-critical tools by collaborating with a development team to build web applications and tools with a user-centric design.
Responsibilities
- Coordinate with UI and UX designers and back-end developers to create a seamless user experience using React.
- Ensure accessibility for all users by developing a front-end that functions across browsers, platforms, and devices while meeting accessibility and security requirements.
- Collaborate with a development team to build web applications and tools with a user-centric design.
- Apply best practices and WCAG 508 compliance beyond basic requirements.
- Work in Git-based workflows, including PR reviews, branching strategies, and CI checks.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in software development with front-end programming languages and web development stacks such as Python, React, Node.js, Next.js, or CSS.
- Experience with TypeScript for scalable and maintainable front‑end development.
- Experience writing automated front‑end unit, component, or E2E tests using tools such as Jest, React Testing Library, Cypress, or Playwright.
- Experience implementing performance optimization techniques such as code-splitting, lazy loading, or Lighthouse-based improvements.
- Experience with user requirement gathering to inform UI designs.
- Ability to create solutions to complex problems within a collaborative, cross-functional team.
- TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering and 5+ years of experience in software engineering, or 8+ years of experience in software engineering in lieu of a degree.
Nice If You Have
- Experience with code reviews, system design, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience with AWS cloud technologies.
- Experience with infrastructure as code languages such as Terraform.
- Experience collaborating closely with designers on usability improvements.
- Experience delivering front‑end applications through cloud-native architectures such as hosting SPAs on S3 or CloudFront and serverless integration with Lambda API Gateway.
- Experience with modern CSS approaches, including Tailwind CSS, Styled Components, Emotion, or Sass.
- Experience with CI/CD tools such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI for automating front‑end build and test pipelines.
- Knowledge of API Integration.
- Knowledge of UX heuristics.
- Ability to work with automated testing tools to perform testing and maintenance.
Clearance
Applicants selected will be subject to a security investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements for access to classified information; TS/SCI clearance with polygraph is required.
Benefits
Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs.
Pay
Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).