We are seeking a Senior Full
Stack Developer (Frontend Emphasis, React.js) to build and sustain a mission
critical command and control system for the Mobility Air Force. Your work will
focus on developing modern single page applications using React.js and
TypeScript, improving the user experience, and ensuring seamless integration
with secure backend APIs. You will contribute across the stack, but your
specialization will be front end architecture, UI performance, and maintainable
component development.
You will collaborate closely
with backend developers, guide UI design decisions, and mentor junior engineers
within an Agile development environment.
What you will do
- Design, implement, test, and deploy single page
applications built with React.js and TypeScript.
- Participate in front end architecture decisions,
including state management, component structure, routing, and build
configuration.
- Develop reusable UI components, forms, and interactive
views aligned with mission workflows.
- Integrate React applications with Java and .NET backend
services and RESTful APIs.
- Build automated tests for the UI, including unit,
integration, and end to end tests.
- Ensure accessibility, responsiveness, and adherence to
modern UI best practices.
- Optimize performance through code splitting, lazy
loading, and efficient rendering strategies.
- Implement secure front end patterns, including
dependency hygiene, API input validation, and token handling.
- Review and refactor front end code to ensure
maintainability and consistent patterns.
- Mentor team members on React, TypeScript, testing
strategies, and SPA architecture.
What we like to see
- Strong proficiency with React.js, TypeScript, SPA
architecture, and modern JavaScript tooling.
- Experience with front end state management solutions
such as Redux, Zustand, Recoil, or Context APIs.
- Familiarity with build tools such as Webpack, Vite,
Babel, or similar.
- Experience consuming RESTful APIs and collaborating
with backend developers to shape API contracts.
- Understanding of accessibility and compliance standards
common in government systems.
- Experience deploying front end applications to AWS
services such as S3, CloudFront, API Gateway, and Cognito.
- Strong troubleshooting skills in UI performance,
rendering, and cross browser compatibility.
- Self directed with the ability to own features from
concept to production.
You should be familiar with
- HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and TypeScript.
- React.js, React Router, and component-based
architecture.
- SPA security patterns for authenticated applications.
- Modern front end testing frameworks such as Jest, React
Testing Library, and Cypress.
- RESTful API integration patterns.
- Basic backend development in Java or .NET for full
stack feature work.
- Containerization concepts using Docker.
- CI/CD practices for building, testing, and deploying
front end assets.
- Agile methodology.
Requirements
- Minimum Experience: 5+ years of professional software
development, including substantial front-end experience with React.js.
- Experience owning front end architecture or major UI
components in production SPA applications.
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or
related field, or equivalent experience.
- Ability to obtain or maintain a government security
clearance.
- Prior DoD or federal experience is strongly preferred.
This position is eligible for
remote work in the St. Louis area. However, the position
requires a government security clearance, so candidates must be U.S. citizens and eligible for work without a visa sponsorship
Benefits
- Competitive Salary
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Federal Holidays
- 401K with matching
- 100% Paid Medical, Dental, Vision, Long & Short Term Disability, and Basic Life
- Flexible Spending Account
- Health Reimbursement Arrangement
- Work From Home Options
- Education Assistance