Senior Front-End Engineer: Build City Digital Services

City of Boston; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

City of Boston is seeking a front-end engineer to design, implement, and deliver scalable web applications for city services. You will collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to build inclusive, fast, and secure digital experiences.

The role emphasizes modernizing legacy platforms, CI/CD practices, and end-to-end ownership from planning through post-release support. Boston residency is required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in agile multidisciplinary teams on web applications.
• 5+ years hands-on experience with React and modern JavaScript.
• Experience developing API endpoints.
• Experience with AWS and SQL databases.
• Knowledge of OWASP secure development methodologies.
• Experience with web accessibility and responsive design.
• Familiarity with CI/CD, testing, and documentation.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and deploy scalable front-end solutions for city services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to gather requirements and architect systems.
• Implement features in an agile environment and ship iterative improvements.
• Create tools to automate development, testing, and production workflows.
• Lead code reviews, write documentation, and enforce coding standards.
• Support production systems and troubleshoot issues when they arise.

Skills

React

JavaScript

HTML/CSS

API development

Accessibility

OWASP security

Agile methodologies

Documentation

Problem solving

Communication

Tools

AWS

SQL

Docker

GitHub

TravisCI

Acquia Hosting

AWS Lambda

Behat

Drupal 9

Job description

City of Boston is seeking a front-end engineer to design, implement, and deliver scalable web applications for city services. You will collaborate with designers, product managers, and engineers to build inclusive, fast, and secure digital experiences.

The role emphasizes modernizing legacy platforms, CI/CD practices, and end-to-end ownership from planning through post-release support. Boston residency is required.