Web Application Developer

Position Overview: Our client, a software development firm, is looking for a Web Application Developer to help build applications that support mission-critical government and defense operations. This is a frontend-focused role for someone who wants to solve complex problems and build tools that enable data-driven decision-making for public sector clients. You'll work on products that integrate and visualize large datasets, powering workflows like common operating pictures, alert-triaging inboxes, and resource allocation planning tools. These are systems relied on daily for real operations, so the bar for quality, usability, and reliability is high.

Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis without the need for current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Architect and build interfaces that make sophisticated, data-intensive workflows approachable including for non-technical users
• Work directly with users to understand their needs and identify product gaps
• Collaborate with teammates on UX for intricate, high-stakes workflows
• Scope technical solutions and find incremental paths to shipping new features
• Own APIs and schemas powering your frontend work, partnering closely with backend engineers
• Get hands-on with a range of technical challenges: mapping/visualization, real-time collaboration, performance optimization, and complex state management

Required Qualifications

• Tech Stack: TypeScript and React, with a component library for shared UI patterns, plus a mix of open-source and internal tooling. Standard CI/CD tooling for build, test, and deploy.
• Has built complex frontend applications - data-intensive UIs, real-time collaborative tools, mapping/visualization, or systems where multiple apps interact
• Has owned or shipped projects/features independently through the full product lifecycle (design → ship → maintain)
• BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
• Eligible to obtain a security clearance
• 2-5 years of frontend or full-stack software engineering experience with strong CS fundamentals
• Experience at a Big Tech company or a high-bar startup
• Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
• Based in or willing to relocate to Washington, D.C.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience or strong interest in defense or government technology
• Founder experience, significant open-source contributions, or strong extracurricular involvement (campus clubs, hackathons, side projects)