Principal Front End Engineer

Type of Requisition: Pipeline Clearance Level Must Currently Possess: None Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: None Public Trust/Other Required: None Job Family: Software Engineering Job Qualifications: Skills: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Web Applications, Web Platforms Certifications: None Experience: 10 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required: Yes Job Description: SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SENIOR What You’ll Do Define and drive the strategic direction for frontend engineering practices, tooling, and skillset across the organization Lead the development of accessible, performant, and user-centered web applications that serve government customers Serve as the technical authority and thought leader for frontend architecture and engineering excellence Design and implement modern frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure Deliver new features and improvements to our customer-facing applications with a strong focus on user experience and accessibility compliance (Section 508, WCAG) Collaborate with product managers to ideate and balance optimal UI/UX experience with implementation effort, making pragmatic trade-offs that deliver value Build and maintain component libraries, design systems, and shared frontend infrastructure that enable team velocity and consistency Identify opportunities to modernize our frontend stack and take ownership of technical initiatives that improve developer experience and application quality Establish and champion frontend best practices including mobile-first development, testing strategies, performance optimization, accessibility standards, and code quality patterns Mentor and coach engineers at all levels on frontend technologies and establish career development pathways for frontend specialization Influence technical decisions across teams and serve as a strategic advisor on frontend initiatives • Work across the full stack when needed to solve problems end-to-end – backend experience is valuabl