Senior Front End Developer
About this role
Overview
As a Senior Front-End Developer, you will collaborate with designers, product owners, and back-end developers to deliver intuitive, high-performance, and accessible web applications. We are looking for candidates with 5–7 years of experience building modern front-end solutions within Agile and DevSecOps environments. You will play a key role in shaping user experiences and implementing scalable, secure, and maintainable front-end architecture.
Contributions
Responsibilities include:
- Design, develop, and optimize front-end components and web interfaces using React/TypeScript (or similar modern frameworks).
- Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes and design mockups into responsive, accessible, and mobile-friendly web applications.
- Integrate front-end components with APIs and microservices to ensure seamless end-to-end functionality.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and continuous integration processes.
- Implement automated testing frameworks for unit and component testing (e.g., Jest, Cypress).
- Troubleshoot performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility issues.
- Support build/release management and continuous deployment practices using CI/CD pipelines.
- Provide documentation for front-end components, shared libraries, and usage guidelines.
- Mentor junior developers and contribute to improving front-end development standards and best practices.
- Present UI solutions and interactive demos to stakeholders.
- Implement solutions and provide continuous improvement recommendations
- Presenting technical solutions and demos to a variety of stakeholders
Qualifications
Required:
- Must be able to obtain Public Trust
- Master's degree in related program and 7 year of relevant experience; OR
- Bachelor's degree in related program and 10 years of relevant experience; OR
- No degree and 16 years of relevant experience
- Possesses at least one professional certification relevant to the technical service provided
- 5 years of experience with modern front-end development using React, TypeScript, or similar frameworks (e.g., Angular, Vue).
- Strong understanding of CSS architecture, modern JavaScript (ES6+), and state management tools (Redux, Zustand, etc.).
- Experience developing accessible and performant web interfaces following WCAG and responsive design principles.
- 3 years of experience with CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.
- Experience with containerized development using Docker.
- Proficiency with unit and integration testing frameworks.
Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, JPA/Hibernate
Frontend: Angular and/or React
Database: SQL (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or similar RDBMS)
API Design: RESTful services
Preferred:
- Experience supporting technical demonstrations or tech challenges
- 5+ years of application development in an Agile environment
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills
Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript
Observability: OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, or Prometheus/Grafana
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps
Cloud: AWS or Azure
About steampunk
Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $100,000 to $185,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.
Identity Statement
As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.
Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology, we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. As an employee owned company, we focus on investing in our employees to enable them to do the greatest work of their careers – and rewarding them for outstanding contributions to our growth. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com.
Company at a glance
When Steampunk Digital Consulting was established, we committed ourselves to the concept of providing our clients with Unfair Ideas, and we’ve been re-establishing ourselves every day since to deliver the Unfair Ideas that give our clients an unfair advantage. Because we believe that’s what this business requires: a fresh perspective, a new approach, and an interdependent group of people dedicated to taking on whatever new challenge or opportunity the day brings. That’s why we bring a holistic approach to marketing, gathering together the best of all disciplines under one roof. We understand that today’s modern companies need a creative partner that works the way they do: fast, open, and collaboratively. Which, done correctly, is itself a little unfair.
We truly believe in the transformative power of illustration and design and their ability to simplify communications, elevate experiences, engage and inspire people everywhere. Good design and good relationships come from collaboration.
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