About the Role We are seeking a Frontend Engineer with 1–3 years of experience to join our team in delivering scalable, accessible, and high-performing web applications. In this role, you will play a key part in modernizing and maintaining critical, client-facing federal applications, such as patient-facing websites for the Department of Veterans Affairs. You will work alongside cross-functional teams to transition legacy systems to modern React architectures, ensuring high standards for performance, security, and Section 508 accessibility compliance.
Key Responsibilities
Front-End Modernization: Lead and support the transition of legacy front-end codebases (e.g., Backbone.js) to modern, maintainable React architectures to improve system scalability, application performance, and developer efficiency.
UI Component Development: Design, build, and maintain responsive, reusable, and customizable UI components for desktop and mobile environments using React, TypeScript/JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, and Bootstrap.
State Management & Backend Integration: Utilize React hooks, state management, and RESTful microservices to integrate backend services into interactive client-server applications.
Accessibility & 508 Compliance: Build and test web applications to ensure strict adherence to Section 508 and WCAG 2.0 Level AA accessibility standards using tools such as ANDI, WAVE, Color Contrast Analyzer, and Chrome Lighthouse.
Testing & Quality Assurance: Implement test-driven development (TDD) workflows by writing unit, integration, and regression tests using tools like Jest, React Testing Library, Jasmine, and JUnit.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner remotely with Product Management, Design, and Backend Engineering teams using Agile tools and practices including Git, Jira, Slack, and pair programming.
Basic Qualifications
Experience: 1–3 years of professional experience in front-end software development with a focus on React.js.
Core Tech Stack: Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JSON, and Bootstrap or similar UI frameworks.
React Expertise: Solid understanding of React fundamentals, including hooks, component lifecycle, and state management strategies.
Testing & Workflows: Experience with unit testing frameworks (Jest, React Testing Library) and version control using Git.
Skills Required
- 1-3 years of professional front-end software development experience focused on React.js
- Proficiency in JavaScript ES6+, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3/SCSS, JSON, and Bootstrap or similar UI frameworks
- Understanding of React fundamentals, including hooks, component lifecycle, and state management
- Experience with unit testing frameworks such as Jest and React Testing Library
- Experience using Git for version control
What We Do
The largest federal agencies, Fortune 1000 companies, and emerging tech startups trust Mobomo to build elegant solutions to solve their complex digital problems. As a full-service DevOps agency Mobomo has helped revolutionize the digital federal and commercial landscape through our innovative designs of high performing websites and applications that are engineered to fit the unique needs of each of our customers. Through a collaborative, consultative process, we use cutting-edge DevOps techniques to deliver mobile, web, and cloud solutions that are integrated with our proven Agile software development methodology. Our unique approach to conceiving, building, and delivering mission-critical products that people love to use. It’s fast, it’s focused, and most importantly, it’s effective.
