Senior Front-End Development Engineer

About the role

This role is part of Enterprise Technology (ET), where we’re developing the digital infrastructure needed to build the road to space, with an emphasis on digital capabilities required to advance Blue Origin’s mission. Enterprise Technology is the center of excellence for digital technology at Blue Origin, providing oversight and governance to align technology and business strategies.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement core platform capabilities that translate configurations into production-ready React and React Native components
• Develop DSL parsers, validators, and code generation engines that ensure design system compliance
• Create infrastructure for versioning, rollback, and safe evolution of generated UIs
• Architect systems that balance AI-powered flexibility with governance and quality controls
• Collaborate with design system teams to build self-evolving capabilities powered by AI
• Implement contract enforcement mechanisms that validate generated UIs against component library standards
• Create tooling that enables design system changes to propagate efficiently across applications
• Bridge the gap between design tools and executable code
• Define and maintain technical standards, contracts, and schemas that developers will build against
• Establish performance budgets, accessibility requirements, and quality gates for platform-generated code
• Lead architectural decisions for multi-runtime support with shared abstractions
• Drive technical design reviews ensuring long-term scalability and maintainability
• Partner closely with designers, AI/ML engineers, backend developers, and product teams
• Mentor engineers across the organization on platform usage and best practices
• Work with product managers to translate customer needs into platform capabilities
• Provide thought leadership on AI-assisted development and design system governance
• Stay at the forefront of AI-assisted development and declarative UI frameworks
• Prototype and evaluate new technologies that could enhance platform capabilities
• Drive continuous improvement based on usage telemetry and developer feedback

Requirements

• 7+ years of front-end development experience, with substantial time shipping production software to real users
• Expert-level mastery of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Deep experience with React (required) and React Native (strongly preferred), including component architecture, state management, and performance optimization
• Platform/tooling development experience: You've built tools, frameworks, or platforms that other engineers use
• Strong systems thinking: Ability to design abstractions, contracts, and APIs that balance flexibility with governance
• GraphQL expertise: Designing, consuming, and integrating GraphQL APIs
• Production mindset: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, monitoring, and operational excellence
• Responsive design mastery: Deep understanding of adaptive layouts and cross-device compatibility
• Accessibility champion: Working knowledge of WCAG guidelines and inclusive design practices
• Git proficiency: Advanced source control management and code review best practices
• Mentorship experience: Track record of guiding engineers through architecture decisions and technical growth

Qualifications

• Expert-level mastery of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript
• Deep experience with React (required) and React Native (strongly preferred), including component architecture, state management, and performance optimization
• Platform/tooling development experience: You've built tools, frameworks, or platforms that other engineers use
• Strong systems thinking: Ability to design abstractions, contracts, and APIs that balance flexibility with governance
• GraphQL expertise: Designing, consuming, and integrating GraphQL APIs
• Production mindset: Experience with CI/CD pipelines, testing strategies, monitoring, and operational excellence
• Responsive design mastery: Deep understanding of adaptive layouts and cross-device compatibility
• Accessibility champion: Working knowledge of WCAG guidelines and inclusive design practices
• Git proficiency: Advanced source control management and code review best practices
• Mentorship experience: Track record of guiding engineers through architecture decisions and technical growth

Skills

• AI code generation & LLM integration
• Domain-specific languages (DSL)
• Self-evolving design systems
• React & React Native
• GraphQL
• TypeScript

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, basic and supplemental life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Short and long-term disability
• 401(k) with a company match of up to 5%
• Education Support Program
• Stock Options for all regular employees (working at least 20 hours/week)
• Paid Time Off: Up to four (4) weeks per year based on weekly scheduled hours, and up to 14 company-paid holidays
• Other benefits may vary depending on site and role

Pay

$197,529.00 - $276,539.55

Schedule

Full-time

Equal Employment Opportunity

Blue Origin is proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and is committed to attracting, retaining, and developing a highly qualified and dedicated work force. Blue Origin hires and promotes people on the basis of their qualifications, performance, and abilities. We support the establishment and maintenance of a workplace that fosters trust, equality, and teamwork.