Front-End Application Developer

Role overview

The Front-End Application Developer will join an agile, mission-driven team supporting large-scale government environmental data and sustainability systems. You’ll build and maintain modern, accessible, high-quality user interfaces that help stakeholders track, report, and manage critical environmental information. The role is fully remote and emphasizes ownership, collaboration, and continuous improvement, with occasional full-stack contributions when needed.

Responsibilities

• Participate in the full Agile lifecycle: planning, design, development, testing, and deployment of front-end-focused applications.
• Build and maintain responsive, scalable, and accessible UIs using modern web frameworks.
• Partner with business analysts, designers, scrum masters, and stakeholders to translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Contribute to backend services using Node.js when required to support full-stack integration.
• Ensure code quality, maintainability, and adherence to software engineering best practices.
• Help maintain technical documentation (design specs, user guides, release notes).
• Promote Agile best practices and a culture of continuous improvement.
• Stay current with emerging technologies and recommend improvements to tools and processes.

Requirements

• 5+ years experience as a developer with a strong emphasis on front-end.
• Strong proficiency in TypeScript and modern front-end frameworks: React or Angular.
• Experience with Node.js and willingness to contribute across the stack.
• Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-based application architectures.
• Familiarity with PostgreSQL and relational database concepts (preferred).
• Understanding of Agile methodologies (Scrum or Kanban).
• Strong communication and collaboration skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong UX/UI awareness and ability to apply design principles.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, remote-first environment.

Nice-to-haves

• Exposure to event-driven architecture patterns.

Compensation & benefits

• $115,000–$132,000 annual salary (based on experience).
• Fully remote with work-life balance expectations.
• Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage; paid time off and federal holidays; flexible scheduling.
• 401(k) with employer match up to 4%.
• Employer-paid certifications, wellness/fitness programs, and other recognition/reward programs.
• Life and short-term disability insurance fully covered by the employer; flexible spending accounts.