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Front End Developer

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McLean, VAJob$85–170K/yrPosted 1 day agoSeen in employer's feed today

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Compensation
$85–170K/yr
Location
McLean, VA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Relevant Professional Certification, requiredPublic Trust clearance, required

Job overview

The Front-End Developer collaborates with designers, product owners, and back-end developers to deliver intuitive, high-performance, accessible web applications. The role focuses on modern front-end development in Agile and DevSecOps environments, shaping user experiences and implementing scalable, secure, and maintainable architecture. Candidates need relevant experience and a qualifying education-and-experience path, a relevant professional certification, and the ability to obtain Public Trust.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

React, requiredTypeScript, requiredAngular, requiredVue, requiredCSS Architecture, requiredJavaScript, requiredState Management, requiredAccessible Web Interfaces, requiredResponsive Design, requiredCI/CD Workflows, requiredJenkins, requiredGitHub Actions, requiredDocker, requiredUnit Testing, requiredIntegration Testing, requiredJava, requiredSpring Boot, requiredSpring Security, requiredJPA/Hibernate, requiredSQL, requiredPostgreSQL, requiredOracle, requiredSQL Server, requiredRESTful Services, requiredTechnical Demonstrations, nice to haveAgile Application Development, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveInterpersonal Skills, nice to haveCollaboration, nice to haveNode.js, nice to haveOpenTelemetry, nice to haveCloudWatch, nice to havePrometheus/Grafana, nice to haveAzure DevOps, nice to haveAWS, nice to haveAzure, nice to have

Qualifications

Public Trust Eligibility, requiredMaster's+1, Bachelor's+3 or No Degree+8 Yrs, requiredRelevant Professional Certification, required3 Years Front-End Experience, required3 Years CI/CD Experience, requiredWCAG, required3+ Years Agile Application Development, nice to have

Full job description

Overview

As a Front-End Developer, you will collaborate with designers, product owners, and back-end developers to deliver intuitive, high-performance, and accessible web applications. We are looking for candidates with 3-5 years of experience building modern front-end solutions within Agile and DevSecOps environments. You will play a key role in shaping user experiences and implementing scalable, secure, and maintainable front-end architecture.

Contributions

  • Design, develop, and optimize front-end components and web interfaces using React/TypeScript (or similar modern frameworks).

  • Collaborate with UX/UI designers to translate wireframes and design mockups into responsive, accessible, and mobile-friendly web applications.

  • Integrate front-end components with APIs and microservices to ensure seamless end-to-end functionality.

  • Participate in Agile ceremonies, code reviews, and continuous integration processes.

  • Implement automated testing frameworks for unit and component testing (e.g., Jest, Cypress).

  • Troubleshoot performance, accessibility, and cross-browser compatibility issues.

  • Support build/release management and continuous deployment practices using CI/CD pipelines.

  • Provide documentation for front-end components, shared libraries, and usage guidelines.

  • Mentor junior developers and contribute to improving front-end development standards and best practices.

  • Present UI solutions and interactive demos to stakeholders.

  • Implement solutions and provide continuous improvement recommendations

  • Presenting technical solutions and demos to a variety of stakeholders

Qualifications

  • Must be able to obtain Public Trust

  • Master's degree and 1 year of relevant experience; OR

  • Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience; OR

  • No degree and 8 years of relevant experience

  • Possesses at least one professional certification relevant to the technical service provided

  • 3 years of experience with modern front-end development using React, TypeScript, or similar frameworks (e.g., Angular, Vue). Strong understanding of CSS architecture, modern JavaScript (ES6+), and state management tools (Redux, Zustand, etc.).

  • Experience developing accessible and performant web interfaces following WCAG and responsive design principles.

  • 3 years of experience with CI/CD workflows using Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or similar tools.

  • Experience with containerized development using Docker.

  • Proficiency with unit and integration testing frameworks.

  • Backend: Java, Spring Boot, Spring Security, JPA/Hibernate

  • Frontend: Angular and/or React

  • Database: SQL (PostgreSQL, Oracle, SQL Server, or similar RDBMS)

  • API Design: RESTful services

Preferred:

  • Experience supporting technical demonstrations or tech challenges

  • 3+ years of application development in an Agile environment

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, interpersonal and collaborative skills

  • Node.js, JavaScript/TypeScript

  • Observability: OpenTelemetry, CloudWatch, or Prometheus/Grafana

  • CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, or Azure DevOps

  • Cloud: AWS or Azure

About steampunk

Steampunk relies on several factors to determine salary, including but not limited to geographic location, contractual requirements, education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience. The projected compensation range for this position is $85,000 to $170,000. The estimate displayed represents a typical annual salary range for this position. Annual salary is just one aspect of Steampunk’s total compensation package for employees. Learn more about additional Steampunk benefits here.

Identity Statement

As part of the application process, you are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Steampunk is a Change Agent in the Federal contracting industry, bringing new thinking to clients in the Homeland, Federal Civilian, Health and DoD sectors. Through our Human-Centered delivery methodology , we are fundamentally changing the expectations our Federal clients have for true shared accountability in solving their toughest mission challenges. If you want to learn more about our story, visit http://www.steampunk.com .

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Steampunk participates in the E-Verify program.

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Job Location US-VA-McLean

Posted Date (11/9/2026 4:12 PM)

Job ID 8388

Clearance Requirement Public Trust

How this job compares

Set against the 503 open Web Developer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–170K/yr
  • Virginia median$108–182K/yr37 salary ranges
  • US median$100–142K/yr344 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $128K, is 13% below the Virginia median midpoint ($146K) — in the middle half of Web Developer salary ranges in Virginia.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 44 open Web Developer jobs in Virginia and 503 across the US. 7% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Virginia
Experience
This posting asks for at least 1 year of experience — less than three in four Web Developer postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 425 postings).
Education
184 of the 503 open Web Developer jobs (37%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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