Senior Front-End Software Engineer
 Aleron | |
 United States, New York, Buffalo | |
 May 16, 2025 | |
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Description Our client is seeking an experienced front-end engineer to join our team located in
Buffalo, NY. As a front-end engineer, you will be designing, managing, and developing state-of-the-art research and development projects for homeland security, defense, and intelligence applications. As a member of a project team, qualified candidates will be expected to have a working knowledge of HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript and their development using modern frameworks such as Next.js or Vue. Your duties will include participating in high-level design discussions to develop wireframes and mock-ups and executing on those designs to create reusable code and building high-quality UI components with scalability, usability, and user experience in mind.
Location: Buffalo, NY
Duration: Fulltime/Direct hire
Pay Rate: $130k Responsibilities:. * Collaborates with cross-functional teams and clients to define, design, deploy and test static web pages, web applications, and custom web components that meet the needs of the company, its clients, and the end users. * Participates in internal technical team and external customer team meetings to supply UI technical expertise and help shape end-software products. * Utilizes mockups, wireframes, user flows, and process flows to communicate interaction and design ideas. * Assists in the tasking and management of junior engineers to breakdown complex UI components or pages and contributes to team success of the execution of those plans. * Researches, evaluates and implements new technology to optimize user interface efficiency, reliability, usability, and scalability. * Maintains records to document technical and functional developments and revisions, including base architecture and customization details and support in the writing of required technical volumes such as monthly, quarterly or final reports to the customer. * May survey users to gain insight and valuable feedback for user interface improvements. * Write high-quality, scalable, and reusable code that will act as a model example of how UI components and pages should be written, application wide. * Stay plugged into emerging technologies and industry trends Job Requirements Required Skills / Qualifications: * Associates or Bachelor's degree in computer science or a related field * 5+ years of relevant experience developing modern, responsive, and cross-browser-compatible websites using modern web development frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Vue. * 3+ years of knowledge and experience using a version control system (VCS) such as git, i.e. managing branches, making and pushing commits, and participating in code reviews. * 3+ years of familiarity with various front-facing APIs such as REST, RPC, and WebSockets. * 3+ years of knowledge of frontend tools such as webpack & babel * 3+ years of experience using a NodeJS package manager such as npm or Yarn. * Experience with cross-browser compatibility testing Special Requirements: * Must be able to obtain and remain eligible for a US Department of Defense security clearance during the course of employment. Preferred Qualifications: * 7-10 years of relevant experience developing modern, responsive, and cross-browser-compatible websites using modern web development frameworks such as React, Next.js, or Vue. * 3+ years of experience with comprehending or developing raw HTML5, Javascript, and CSS without the benefit of a framework. * 3+ years of experience with backend languages such as Java or Python * 3+ years of experience with Java Spring Boot or Python flask applications * 3+ years of experience with DevOps/DevSecOps including CI/CD, artifact management, automated security scanning, and code linting. * 3+ years of experience with containerization such as Docker / Podman or its orchestration through cloud-native technologies such Kubernetes Aleron companies (Acara Solutions, Aleron Shared Resources, Broadleaf Results, Lume Strategies, TalentRise, Viaduct) are Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employers. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, genetic information, sex, age, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected basis. The Aleron companies welcome and encourage applications from diverse candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request for applicants taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
Applicants for this position must be legally authorized to work in the United States. This position does not meet the employment requirements for individuals with F-1 OPT STEM work authorization status. Apply | |