Senior Software Engineer – Front End

Description

• Design, build, and evolve complex, accessible, performant, and maintainable user-facing frontend applications • Own frontend components and applications from technical design and implementation through testing, deployment, monitoring, and production support • Build reusable UI components and shared frontend patterns • Contribute to design systems, including shared components, design tokens, documentation, and consistent interaction patterns • Champion and validate accessibility through semantic HTML, keyboard navigation, assistive technology compatibility, standards alignment, multimodal testing, and collaboration with designers and users • Improve frontend workflows, including build tooling, dependency management, CI/CD integration, and release practices • Integrate frontend applications with APIs and backend services • Apply secure frontend development practices • Define and evolve frontend architecture, routing, state management, data fetching, and client-side error handling • Improve frontend code quality, testing practices, and development standards • Diagnose production issues using browser developer tools, automated checks, logging, and monitoring • Mentor engineers, review code and technical designs, and contribute to technical direction • Break down ambiguous or complex goals into feasible steps and communicate risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs • Collaborate with designers, product managers, backend engineers, and subject matter experts • Build cross-team relationships, gain stakeholder buy-in, recognize risks, and support delivery • Initiate projects across disciplines and coach people across practice areas • Identify government requirements and policy impacts, including accessibility, PRA, FOIA, acquisition regulations, and security compliance • Represent A1M and project teams to government clients • Participate in a five-round interview process

Requirements

• 8 years of relevant professional experience, including substantial experience designing, building, and maintaining production frontend applications • Advanced proficiency in modern JavaScript and TypeScript, HTML, and CSS, including responsive layouts, browser behavior, and maintainable styling practices • Deep experience with at least one modern frontend framework, such as React, Angular, or Vue • Expertise in frontend architecture, component design, application state management, routing, and integration with APIs and backend services • Strong understanding of web accessibility, semantic markup, keyboard interaction, assistive technology compatibility, and applicable accessibility standards • Experience with unit, component, integration, and end-to-end frontend testing • Expertise in frontend performance, browser compatibility, and application reliability • Experience applying secure frontend development practices, including safe handling of user input, protection against common web vulnerabilities, and appropriate handling of authentication and sensitive data • Expertise in an adjacent specialization such as back end development or User Experience Design • Ability to operate as a self-starter in ambiguous environments • Proven ability to communicate technical results clearly and effectively to diverse stakeholders • Experience working in government consulting engagements • Experience modernizing legacy frontend applications or incrementally migrating to modern frontend architectures • Familiarity with the U.S. Web Design System or other established design systems • Must work from the United States and have been a U.S. resident for 3 of the past 5 years • Cannot reside in New York state • Must already have legal authorization to work in the United States and not require ongoing visa sponsorship • Must be a permanent U.S. resident • Must complete a Public Trust background investigation, including SF85 or SF85P as applicable and fingerprinting • Must be flexible with hours when residing outside Eastern Standard Time • Active participation in client virtual meetings, including being on camera, is essential

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage • Life insurance, short-term disability, and optional voluntary benefits • 401(k) retirement benefits with employer matching • Four weeks of paid time off, seven company holidays, two personal days, and your birthday off • Paid volunteer time • Wellness reimbursements • Budgets to support training, development, travel, and office supply needs • Donations to a nonprofit of your choice upon hire and a few times throughout each year • Flexible hours for non-work-related life responsibilities during the day

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