UI/UX Front-End Development Engineer Job at ZipRecruiter in Gaithersburg

Overview

Are you ready to join the Leidos all-star team? Through training, teamwork, and exposure to challenging technical work, Leidos can help accelerate your career path. Leidos is seeking a skilled UI/UX Front-End Engineer to develop high-quality web applications using a state-of-the-art technology stack in support of an emerging NMEC program. The DOMEX Technology Platform (DTP) program is a next platform utilizing AI to provide data enrichment, triage, and analytics capabilities to Defense and Intelligence Community partners. While most tasks are conducted on-site at our client location in Bethesda, MD, a flexible work schedule and occasional remote work are offered. The percentage of remote work will vary based on client requirements/deliverables.

We are excited to explore talented candidates who can contribute in a dynamic and challenging environment and understand the software development life cycle within an Agile framework.

Responsibilities

You will work closely with end users, analysts, software and data engineers, and data scientists on the following key tasks:

• Develop and maintain web applications using ReactJS and Python.
• Coding, testing, and debugging new and/or existing web applications.
• Implementing and refining user interfaces.
• Conducting thorough unit testing via automated tooling.
• Collaborating with other team members (internal and external) to ensure optimal performance and usability.
• Peer reviewing code written by fellow team members.
• Utilizing virtualization technologies like Docker and Podman.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, Business, or a scientific or technical discipline, plus 4 - 8 years relevant experience. Additional years of experience in lieu of degree are acceptable.
• A Top Secret security clearance with eligibility to obtain a TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance.
• Experience with modern front-end libraries such as ReactJS and/or Angular, with a minimum of 2 years professional experience.
• Strong proficiency in HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Solid understanding of HTTP web requests for fetching JSON data.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to write well-documented code.

Preferred

• A genuine passion for creating great user experiences.
• Experience with writing frontend unit tests.
• Experience with writing backend web API services especially Python.
• Experience coding in other such as Python.
• Familiarity with NoSQL datastores such as Elasticsearch.
• Familiarity with performance optimization techniques.
• Up to date with emerging front-end technologies.

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Come break things (in a good way). Then build them smarter.

We’re the tech company everyone calls when things get weird. We don’t wear capes (they’re a safety hazard), but we do solve high-stakes problems with code, caffeine, and a healthy disregard for “how it’s always been done.”

Pay Range: Pay Range $85,150.00 - $153,925.00

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