Fullstack Engineer, Frontend Focused

Description

• Build accessible, performant, and scalable frontend and backend features in an open-source ecosystem using Ruby on Rails and other industry-standard languages and frameworks. • Develop user-facing features with React (TypeScript/JavaScript), following USWDS design patterns and VA API/FHIR standards where applicable. • Write and maintain 100% automated test coverage (unit, integration, functional, load, and accessibility) for all delivered features. • Integrate with VA APIs and backend services to ensure accurate, secure data rendering and discoverability via the Lighthouse API Hub. • Support the migration and retirement of legacy systems, ensuring continuity of content and functionality. • Contribute to full-stack development across healthcare features (e.g., secure messaging, medical records, medications) with a focus on interoperability and user-centered design. • Monitor and triage application performance issues daily using tools like Datadog, and respond to incidents according to VA-defined severity levels. • Prevent and resolve silent failures through robust error handling, user notification mechanisms, and backend transaction validation. • Participate in pair programming, peer reviews, and blameless post-mortems, incorporating learnings and promoting engineering excellence. • Continuously integrate and deploy code using VA Platform tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and reusable infrastructure components across VA.gov and VA Mobile. • Uphold Zero Trust security principles and ensure sensitive data is never exposed in source code; deliver all non-sensitive code to open-source repositories. • Support the Engineering Community of Practice and broader Agile Six engineering culture through knowledge‑sharing, mentoring, and participation in internal initiatives.

Requirements

• 5 + years of professional engineering experience, demonstrating in‑depth knowledge in at least one front end and one back end technology stack (e.g. Ruby and React). • 3 + years of recent experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript • Experience experimenting with and/or utilizing AI tools and services to create and deliver software, and a strong willingness to leverage AI where appropriate to improve outcomes. • Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar). • Experience with measurement and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog) and a strong understanding of application observability. • Familiarity with secure development best practices and Zero Trust principles; ability to safeguard sensitive data while working in an open‑source environment.

Benefits

• Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility • Competitive and equitable salary (equal pay for equal work) • Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees! • 401K matching • Medical, dental, and vision insurance • Employer paid short and long term disability insurance • Employer paid life insurance • Self-managed and generous paid time off • Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays • Paid parental leave • Self-managed professional development spending • Self-managed wellness days

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