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 a web developer who will use equal parts skill and vision to create an experience that delivers functionality and efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Use your passion to guide a development team to learn new tools and techniques, identify and implement system improvements, and mentor teammates.
• Collaborate with a development team to build web applications and tools with a user-centric design.
• Ensure accessibility for all users by developing a front-end that functions across browsers, platforms, and devices while meeting accessibility and security requirements.
• Coordinate with User Interface (UI) and User Experience (UX) designers and back-end developers to create a seamless user experience using React.
• Implement performance optimization techniques such as code-splitting, lazy loading, or Lighthouse-based improvements.
• Create solutions to complex problems within a collaborative, cross-functional team.

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 apply best practices and WCAG 508 compliance beyond basic requirements.
• Ability to work in Git-based workflows including PR reviews, branching strategies, and CI checks.
• TS/SCI clearance with a polygraph.

Qualifications

• 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.

Skills

• 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.

Benefits

• Health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits.
• Paid leave.
• Professional development.
• Tuition assistance.
• Work-life programs.
• Dependent care.
• Recognition awards program.

Pay

$77,600.00 to $176,000.00 (annualized USD).

Schedule

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. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits.