Senior Front End Developer

This position requires active U.S. national security clearance and the ability to obtain one. To learn more about the security clearance process please access this link. Additionally, travel may be required to customer and subcontractor sites as well as other office locations.

Hypergiant, an Accelint company, empowers forward-thinking organizations with AI-driven solutions to stay ahead. Our geographic presence spans the U.S. and allied partners, with facilities in key Defense Technology hubs from Southern California to Washington, D.C. We provide large enterprises – across industries like the Defense Department, energy, healthcare and aviation – with bespoke technology solutions, cutting-edge advice, and deployment expertise needed to harness the value out of Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. At our core, we are military experts, researchers and technologists who want to accelerate intelligence to deliver strategic insights that turn future challenges into today’s opportunities.

We are looking for a Senior Front End Developer to work alongside our balanced agile delivery teams on highly complex DoD projects, specifically the development of command and control (C2) software. Hypergiant with its partners is building an innovative cloud-based command and control system that seamlessly integrates existing capabilities and provides automation that improves efficiency and effectiveness of mission planning and execution. A perfect candidate is able to write high-quality code, integrate with partner capability providers, and ensure code and product quality. This position will work alongside our development team and other capability providers on highly complex DoD projects.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain React-based web applications 
• Contribute to the development and maintenance of reusable component libraries and shared codebase 
• Write high-quality code, applying best practices, coding standards, and design patterns 
• Participate in the entire software development lifecycle, including requirement gathering, design, development, testing, and deployment, using an agile, iterative process 
• Participate in code reviews and ensure code quality through effective testing strategies 
• Collaborate with developers, designers, testers, project managers, product managers, and project sponsors 
• Communicate tasking estimation and progress regularly to a development lead and product owner through appropriate tools 
• Team with other developers, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth 

Required Qualifications:

• At least 8+ years of professional front end / UI development experience (5+ with a STEM B.S.) including 5+ years of professional experience with React (other Javascript frameworks are a plus) 
• Able to develop organized, accessible, and performant apps using JavaScript, typescript, advanced CSS, and HTML 
• Solid understanding of application architecture, and concepts like asynchronous programming, closures, types, and ES6 
• Familiarity with WebGL based libraries (e.g., ThreeJS, Deck.gl, Mapbox GL JS) 
• Experience with CSS in JS solutions such as Styled Components or Emotion 
• Proficient with version control systems (e.g., Git) and effective collaborative development workflows  
• Experience managing robust build & test tools and implementing workflow automations (e.g., Jest, Rollup, Webpack, Babel) 
• Design-minded attention to detail in user interface and user experience implementation  
• Must be a US Citizen and eligible to obtain and maintain a US Security Clearance. 

Desired Qualifications:

• Experience in managing, mentoring & coaching development teams in an Agile environment (e.g., leading scrum and agile project management tools & ceremonies) 
• Experience auditing third party dependencies in React ecosystem 
• A portfolio of past projects with code samples or GitHub links 
• Geospatial information system (GIS) experience 
• Penchant for learning new technologies, balanced with strong pragmatic thinking 
• Experience with state management libraries like Redux or React Context API 
• Ability to travel as needed 
• Active Security Clearance

Clearance Information: Some positions will require access to U.S. National Security information. Positions that require this access will be required to receive and maintain a U.S. government personnel security clearance (PCL). In order to qualify for this position, the candidate must be a US Citizen and either currently possess this National Security eligibility or be able to complete the investigation application process with a favorable determination and maintain that eligibility throughout their employment.

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