UI React Engineer (Polygraph Required)

Join a high-impact team reimagining the U.S. government's terrorist screening process through user-centered design techniques and close collaboration with mission users. We are a fast-moving and fun team, building our system from the ground up with solid cloud-native architecture, including a powerful CI/CD pipeline for fast, repeatable development and deployments. We use modern UI design principles to create an intuitive and useable interface, allowing users to process tasking in half the time. If you thrive on high-stakes impact, elegant engineering, and are interested in making a significant impact for our national security, this mission is calling.

What you will do in this role:

• Work closely with teammates and stakeholders in a Lean Agile environment to build mission-critical production applications focused on data discovery and analysis
• Participate in code reviews, system design discussions, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Leverage modern build tools, testing frameworks, and CI/CD pipelines to ensure quality and delivery speed
• Design and build modern, performant, responsive user interfaces using React and related technologies
• Collaborate with designers, backend engineers, and product stakeholders to deliver intuitive and accessible user experiences that integrate with RESTful APIs
• Translate complex data and workflows into clear, usable interfaces focused on mission impact using Figma or other design collaboration tools

You may thrive in this role if you have the following skills:

• Active TS/SCI with Polygraph
• Experience with source control (e.g. Git) and CI/CD pipeline tools such as AWS CodeBuild (preferred), Jenkins, GitLab CI, or GitHub Actions
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, maintainable, and OOP based software in a containerized cloud environment (AWS preferred) leveraging foundational services for computing, identity management, and networking.
• Proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
• Proficiency in building frontend applications with React and related libraries (e.g., React Router, Redux, Zustand, etc.)
• Effective written and verbal communication skills necessary to perform job duties and collaborate with team members

You may excel in this role if you have the following skills:

• Familiarity with monitoring and observability stacks such as Prometheus/Grafana (preferred), CloudWatch, or ELK/EFK
• Contributions to open-source libraries or community projects or personal projects
• Experience with UI unit and E2E testing tools and frameworks such as (e.g., Jest, Vitest, Playwright, Cypress)
• Familiarity with design systems and component libraries (e.g., Storybook, Tailwind CSS, Material UI)
• Understanding of accessibility and usability best practices and tooling (e.g., JAWS, Lighthouse, Axe Devtools)
• Experience with NextJS, Astro, or other React Metaframeworks