Senior Principal Front End Engineer

General Dynamics

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Work type: On-site
Location: Chantilly, VA
Salary: $142,792–$164,211 / yr
Posted: 50 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live today
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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Below market

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About General Dynamics

General Dynamics is a global aerospace and defense company offering a broad portfolio of products and services in business aviation, ship construction, land combat vehicles, and information technology. It serves customers in the U.S. government, allied governments, and a diverse array of commercial markets.

General Dynamics currently has 1377 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Principal Front End Engineer

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The Front End Engineer SR Principal- TS/SCI with Polygraph joins a talented team of engineers at GDIT to develop, sustain, upgrade, and enhance software and full system solutions for mission-critical government projects. This role involves building and optimizing web applications for performance and usability, specifically designing complex search interfaces and integrating with third-party APIs. The successful candidate will utilize a technical stack including Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS, while leveraging GitOps, Linux, and code versioning tools like Git. Desired skills include experience with SASS, LESS, NodeJS, MongoDB, and constructing Elasticsearch queries. The position focuses on solving technical problems within the defense and intelligence community, requiring a candidate with extensive software development experience and a current Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.

Skills

Angular JavaScript HTML CSS NodeJS MongoDB Elasticsearch Git Linux GitOps SASS LESS

What you'll do

Develop, sustain, upgrade, and enhance software and full system solutions.
Build and maintain front-end applications using Angular, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Design complex search interfaces for mission-critical government projects.
Optimize web applications for maximum performance and usability.
Integrate front-end components with third-party APIs.
Manage code versioning using Git and Linux operating systems.
Construct Elasticsearch queries and work with NodeJS and MongoDB.

What we're looking for

US citizenship is required.
Must currently possess or be able to obtain a Top Secret SCI with Polygraph clearance.
Bachelor's degree in computer science, electrical or computer engineering, or a related technical discipline.
8 to 10 years of related software development experience.
Extensive experience with Angular and expert knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.
Experience with API integration, GitOps, Linux, and optimizing web applications for performance and usability.
Experience designing complex search interfaces.
Security clearance level: TS/SCI w/Poly.

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