Web Application Developer

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. On-site 4-5 days/week.

Youll 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.

What Youll Do:

- 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

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.

Requirements (Dealbreakers):

- 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

- U.S. Citizen eligible to obtain a security clearance

Baseline Expectations:

- 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.

Nice to Have:

- Experience or strong interest in defense or government technology

- Founder experience significant open-source contributions or strong extracurricular involvement (campus clubs hackathons side projects)

Job Reference: 4R48W5X5

Package Details: Salary & RSUs

Visa sponsorship: Not open to any visas (U.S. citizens Green Card holders only). Candidates must be eligible to obtain a US Security Clearance.

Benefits:

- Medical dental and vision insurance (employees and eligible dependents) plus voluntary life insurance

- Basic life AD&D and disability insurance

- Commuter benefits

- Relocation assistance

- Take-what-you-need PTO (not accrual-based) plus 2 weeks built into year-end and 10 paid holidays

- Supportive leave of absence program including time off for military service and medical events

- Paid leave for new parents and subsidized back-up care for all parents

- Fertility and family-building benefits (adoption surrogacy preservation)

- Stipend for expenses that come with a new child

- 401k plan