Front End Engineer (Js, TypeScript) — United States

About The Company

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) is a global technology and professional services company dedicated to delivering innovative technology solutions and mission services to every major agency within the U.S. government, defense, and intelligence community. With a workforce of over 26,000 experts operating in more than 50 countries worldwide, GDIT harnesses the power of technology to create immediate value and provide cutting-edge solutions in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, cybersecurity, and software development. The company is committed to supporting critical missions with agility and precision, fostering an environment that promotes innovation, collaboration, and professional growth.

About The Role

We are seeking a Senior Software Developer with extensive experience in frontend engineering to lead and shape the strategic direction of frontend practices, tooling, and skillsets across the organization. This role involves developing accessible, high-performance, and user-focused web applications that serve government customers. The ideal candidate will act as a technical authority and thought leader for frontend architecture, driving engineering excellence and innovation.

Key responsibilities include designing and implementing modern frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure, delivering new features with a strong emphasis on user experience and accessibility compliance (Section 508, WCAG), and collaborating with product managers to balance UI/UX design with implementation efforts. The role also involves building and maintaining component libraries and design systems, modernizing frontend technology stacks, mentoring engineers, and influencing technical decisions across teams. While the primary focus is frontend development, experience with full-stack problem-solving is valuable.

This position requires a US citizen eligible to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C clearance. The role is remote with minimal business travel (0-10%).

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related frontend engineering experience

• Proven expertise in architecting and delivering production-ready, accessible frontend applications using React and/or Angular

• Experience establishing frontend engineering standards, tooling, and best practices

• Proficiency with frontend build tools, bundling strategies, and deployment pipelines (e.g., Webpack, Vite, pnpm, npm)

• Strong understanding and practical implementation of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA minimum, Section 508 compliance)

• Experience with accessibility linting tools (axe-core, eslint-plugin-jsx-a11y) and automated accessibility testing in CI/CD pipelines

• Familiarity with automated testing strategies including unit, component, and end-to-end UI testing (Playwright, Cypress, Jest, Vitest)

• Knowledge of frontend infrastructure, CDN strategies, asset optimization, and progressive enhancement

• Experience maintaining design systems and component libraries for multiple applications

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and web platform APIs

• Solid understanding of CSS architecture, responsive design, and cross-browser compatibility

• Experience with state management and asynchronous data handling

• Knowledge of web performance optimization and frontend monitoring

• Understanding of API integration patterns such as GraphQL or REST

• Familiarity with cloud deployment patterns for frontend applications

• Experience establishing and maintaining CI/CD pipelines with automated accessibility checks and linting

• Strong product mindset and experience collaborating closely with product managers and designers

• Excellent leadership, communication, and mentoring skills

• Must be a US Citizen able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C clearance

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic direction for frontend engineering practices and tooling organization-wide

• Lead development of accessible, performant, and user-centered web applications for 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 focused on user experience and accessibility compliance

• Collaborate with product managers to balance UI/UX experience with implementation effort and make pragmatic trade-offs

• Build and maintain component libraries, design systems, and shared frontend infrastructure to enhance team productivity and consistency

• Identify opportunities to modernize frontend technology stacks and lead technical initiatives to improve developer experience and application quality

• Establish and promote frontend best practices including mobile-first development, testing strategies, performance optimization, accessibility standards, and code quality

• Mentor and coach engineers at all levels, establishing 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 necessary to solve end-to-end problems

• Lead large-scale technical initiatives from vision to production, influencing outcomes across multiple teams

• Communicate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse stakeholders including engineers, designers, product managers, and executives

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical plan options including Health Savings Accounts

• Dental and vision plan options

• 401(k) plan with company match and ability to contribute pre- and post-tax dollars up to IRS limits

• Flexible work arrangements including full flex work weeks where possible

• Generous paid time off including vacation, sick, personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave

• 15 days of paid leave per calendar year plus 10 paid holidays (prorated based on hire date)

• Paid Family Leave program offering up to 160 hours of paid leave within a rolling 12-month period

• Short and long-term disability benefits

• Life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness, and business travel accident insurance options

• Regular reviews of Total Rewards package to ensure competitiveness and alignment with employee values

Equal Opportunity

GDIT is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse environment and are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. We encourage individuals with disabilities and protected veterans to apply.