Remote Frontend-to-Full-Stack Dev | AWS Serverless

GovCIO

Hartford (CT)

Remote

USD 90,000 - 110,000

Full time

4 days ago

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Employee Assistance Program

Corporate Discounts

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Certification Assistance

Referral Bonus

Internal Mobility

Pet Insurance

Flexible Work Environment

Job summary

GovCIO is seeking a Frontend Developer to build and modernize federal applications on a serverless AWS GovCloud stack. The role starts focused on frontend work and grows into a full‑stack developer over time.

The position is remote within the Continental United States (CONUS). You will collaborate with designers, backend developers, and DevOps to deliver accessible, secure web apps using JavaScript, React, and Redux, with growth toward Python and AWS services.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, engineering, mathematics, or a related STEM field, with 5 to 10 years of professional frontend or full‑stack development experience.
5 years of JavaScript development.
2 years of React, including Redux or similar state management.
2 years of CSS and SASS.
Experience integrating frontends with REST APIs on a serverless backend (AWS API Gateway, Lambda).
Python for backend development.
Familiarity with machine learning and AI, especially large language models and vision models.
Automated testing experience, including Cypress and Jest or similar.
Git and GitHub pull request reviews.
Agile/Scrum experience.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Willing to earn an AWS Associate certification within the first 9 months.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain React and Redux applications in JavaScript.
Integrate frontends with REST APIs on AWS API Gateway and Lambda.
Build backend services in Python on AWS serverless technologies as you grow into full‑stack work.
Integrate AI features built on large language models and vision models into applications, including prompt and context engineering.
Build applications that handle non‑deterministic AI output, where the same input can produce different valid results.
Build pages from designer wireframes using CSS and SASS.
Meet Section 508 and WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility standards.
Apply frontend security practices, including OWASP guidelines, authentication, JWT handling, and PHI/PII protection.
Maintain the frontend build chain and keep dependencies current.
Write unit and component tests. Build and maintain Cypress end‑to‑end tests in the CI/CD pipeline.
Submit and review GitHub pull requests.
Take part in sprint planning, backlog refinement, and estimation. Write user stories and tasks in Jira.
Post daily status updates in Jira.
Support UAT, Authority to Operate (ATO), and security compliance activities.