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Web Application Developer

Location: Washington, DC

Compensation: $135,000–$200,000

Experience: 2–5 years  |  Level: Associate  |  Openings: 3

Our Ref: GEN-0023  |  Client Ref: 4R48W5X5

Company Confidential

About the Company

A software development firm building applications that support mission-critical government and defense operations for public sector clients.

The Role

The company is looking for a Web Application Developer to help build applications that support mission-critical government and defense operations. This is a frontend-focused role for someone who wants to solve complex problems and build tools that enable data-driven decision-making for public sector clients.

You will work on products that integrate and visualize large datasets, powering workflows such as common operating pictures, alert-triaging inboxes, and resource allocation planning tools. These systems are relied on daily for real operations, so the bar for quality, usability, and reliability is high.

Key Responsibilities

  • Architect and build interfaces that make sophisticated, data-intensive workflows approachable, including for non-technical users
  • Work directly with users to understand their needs and identify product gaps
  • Collaborate with teammates on UX for intricate, high-stakes workflows
  • Scope technical solutions and find incremental paths to shipping new features
  • Own the APIs and schemas that power your frontend work, partnering closely with backend engineers
  • Take on a range of technical challenges: mapping and visualization, real-time collaboration, performance optimization, and complex state management

Tech Stack

TypeScript and React, with a component library for shared UI patterns, plus a mix of open-source and internal tooling. Standard CI/CD tooling for build, test, and deploy.

Requirements (Dealbreakers)

  • Has built complex frontend applications: data-intensive UIs, real-time collaborative tools, mapping and visualization, or systems where multiple apps interact
  • Has owned or shipped projects and features independently through the full product lifecycle (design, ship, maintain)
  • BS in Computer Science or Computer Engineering
  • U.S. citizen, eligible to obtain a security clearance

Baseline Expectations

  • 2-5 years of frontend or full-stack software engineering experience with strong CS fundamentals
  • Experience at a Big Tech company or a high-bar startup
  • Strong proficiency in React, TypeScript, and JavaScript
  • Based in or willing to relocate to Washington, D.C.

Nice to Have

  • Experience or strong interest in defense or government technology
  • Founder experience, significant open-source contributions, or strong extracurricular involvement (campus clubs, hackathons, side projects)

Interested? Apply for this role (Ref GEN-0023)