Lead Frontend Engineer
Skills
APIJavascript FrameworksBackground ChecksCSSCross-Browser CompatibilityDigital ServicesOptimization
What the job involves
The main requirements, responsibilities and hiring steps.
Requirements
- Strong experience with modern JavaScript frameworks, React preferred, and component-based UI development
- Proficiency with HTML5, CSS3, and TypeScript
- Experience with cross-browser compatibility and performance optimization
- Familiarity with state management tools such as Redux or similar frameworks
- Experience consuming and integrating APIs in high-security or large-scale systems
- Proven ability to diagnose and resolve production issues
- Familiarity with VA Design System, USWDS, or government design standards is a plus
- Excellent communication skills to bridge technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Ability to prioritize, manage dependencies, and deliver in complex environments
- Experience working in Agile development environments
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
- May require U.S. citizenship
- Ability to obtain and maintain a federal background investigation and/or security clearance
- Bachelor’s degree
Nice to have
- Accessibility minded
- Government design experience
- Agile team player
- Strong collaborator
- Problem solver
Day to day
- Design and build user-facing applications that improve access to services for Veterans and their families.
- Collaborate closely with backend, design, and product teams to deliver reliable, user-centered digital services.
- Apply modern JavaScript frameworks and federal accessibility standards to create responsive, high-performance interfaces.