Front End Software Engineer (Js, API)

About The Role

The Senior Software Developer role at GDIT is a key position within our Software Engineering team, focusing on designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality, accessible, and scalable frontend applications. This role requires a strategic thinker with a proven track record in frontend architecture, who can lead initiatives that improve both user experience and engineering practices across the organization. The Senior Software Developer will serve as a technical authority, guiding best practices, mentoring engineers, and collaborating closely with product managers, designers, and cross-functional teams to deliver impactful solutions for government customers.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of related experience in frontend development and software engineering
• Demonstrated experience leading the development of accessible, production-ready web applications
• Proficiency in React and/or Angular frameworks
• Experience establishing frontend engineering standards, practices, and tooling
• Strong knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA, Section 508)
• Hands-on experience with frontend build tools such as Webpack, Vite, npm, or similar
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks including Playwright, Cypress, Jest, or Vitest
• Understanding of web performance optimization and Core Web Vitals
• Experience with API integration patterns, including REST and GraphQL
• Knowledge of cloud deployment strategies, CDN, and static hosting
• Excellent communication and leadership skills, with the ability to mentor and influence teams
• U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic direction for frontend engineering practices, tools, and skill development across the organization
• Lead the development of accessible, high-performance, user-centered web applications tailored for government clients
• Serve as a technical authority and thought leader for frontend architecture, best practices, and engineering excellence
• Design and implement modern frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure
• Create and enhance features for customer-facing applications, ensuring compliance with accessibility standards (Section 508, WCAG)
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to balance UI/UX quality with implementation effort, making pragmatic trade-offs
• Build and maintain component libraries, design systems, and shared frontend infrastructure to promote consistency and efficiency
• Identify opportunities to modernize frontend stacks, taking ownership of initiatives that improve developer experience and application quality
• Influence cross-team technical decisions and serve as a strategic advisor on frontend initiatives
• Work across the full stack when necessary to resolve end-to-end problems, leveraging backend knowledge as applicable