Front End Developer

Your Impact

Own your opportunity to serve as a critical component of our nation’s safety and security. Make an impact by using your expertise to protect our country from threats.

Job Description

FRONT END ENGINEER PRINCIPAL

GDIT is seeking an experienced Frontend Developer to join our team of building scalable, maintainable and high-performance UI applications using a microservices architecture. As a Frontend Developer, you will be responsible for designing, implementing, and managing application frontend framework and technologies, with a focus on building modular, loosely coupled components that integrate with our backend microservices. You will work closely with our development team to build reusable UI components, optimize UI performance and ensure accessibility.

MEANINGFUL WORK AND PERSONAL IMPACT

Experience with version control systems like Git (GitHub, GitLab, Etc)

Building and consuming RESTful APIs and integrating them with UI components

Strong understanding of UI performance optimization techniques, such as code splitting, lazy loading, and caching

Hands on experience with frontend frameworks such as Angular, and proficiency in building reusable UI components

Familiarity with UI development tools such as Angular, HTML, Material, and CSS preprocessors like Sass

Agile development methodologies

Designing and implementing UI components that interact with backend services

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED

Bring your engineering expertise along with a drive for innovation to GDIT. The Front End Engineer Principal must have:

Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science

Experience: 8+ years of related experience

Technical skills:

Strong understanding of UI design principles, human-computer interaction and user experience (UX) best practices

Experience with JavaScript and TypeScript, with a focus on building responsive and interactive UI components

Experience with Utilizing CI/CD pipelines

Experience with UI testing frameworks

Familiarity with UI design systems and style guides, such as Material UI or Bootstrap

Experience with building and maintaining complex, data-driven UI components

Knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices for guiding accessible UI components

Familiarity with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD

Experience working on large scale complex UID codebase

Experience with other frontend Frameworks such as React or Vue.js

Familiarity with backend technologies such as Java, Python or Node.js

Security clearance level: Must be able to obtain TS/SCI with Polygraph

US citizenship required

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE

At GDIT, the mission is our purpose, and our people are at the center of everything we do.

Growth: AI-powered career tool that identifies career steps and learning opportunities

Support: An internal mobility team focused on helping you achieve your career goals

Rewards: Comprehensive benefits and wellness packages, 401K with company match, and competitive pay and paid time off

Community: Award-winning culture of innovation and a military-friendly workplace

OWN YOUR OPPORTUNITY

Explore a career in software development at GDIT and you’ll find endless opportunities to grow alongside colleagues who share your dedication to advancing innovation.

Work Requirements

Years of Experience

8 + years of related experience

may vary based on technical training, certification(s), or degree

Certification

Travel Required

Less than 10%

Citizenship

U.S. Citizenship Required

Salary and Benefit Information

The likely salary range for this position is $161,500 - $218,500. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range.

View information about benefits and our total rewards program.

Our Identity Verification Process

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes.

About Our Work

We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.

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