Senior Front End Software Engineer

altamiracorps; Fairborn (OH); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Altamira Technologies seeks a Senior Frontend Software Engineer to bridge design and implementation across existing applications. You will refine component hierarchies, champion scalable patterns, and enforce a cohesive design system working with Product Owners and engineers.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience with modern frontend architectures, design tools, and TS/JS ecosystems, plus a TS/SCI clearance to operate on national security programs in the U.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or similar) from an accredited college or university.
• At least 4 years of experience doing UI/UX design work.
• At least 8 years of experience in Software Engineering.
• Active TS/SCI Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Bridge the gap between design and implementation, translating UI/UX concepts into clean, maintainable code within existing applications.
• Refine component hierarchies and champion scalable architectural patterns.
• Enforce a cohesive design system across frontend codebases.
• Partner with Product Owners, stakeholders and cross-functional engineers to clarify requirements.

Skills

Figma/Adobe XD/Penpot

Frontend architectures

Cesium/Angular

Typescript/JavaScript

Docker/git/PrimeNG

ElasticSearch/Node.js

GitLab CI/CD/Python

Kibana/Prometheus/Grafana

Traefik/ TS/JS frameworks

Design thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Penpot

Job description

Altamira Technologies has a long and successful history providing innovative solutions throughout the U.S. National Security community. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Altamira serves the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities by focusing on creating innovative solutions leveraging common standards in architecture, data and security. Altamira believes that our people and the culture of our company differentiate us from other companies.

Altamira is seeking a Senior Frontend Software Engineer to support our National Space Intelligence Center (NSIC) customer. You will bridge the gap between design and implementation, translating UI/UX concepts into clean, maintainable code within existing applications. In this role, you will proactively refine component hierarchies, champion scalable architectural patterns, and enforce a cohesive design system. You will partner directly with Product Owners, stakeholders, and cross-functional engineers to clarify functional and non-functional requirements. The ideal candidate brings a proven track record of modernizing frontend codebases, a sharp eye for visual polish, and the communication skills to manage tradeoffs between engineering constraints and exceptional user experiences.

Experience:

• Extensive experience with design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Penpot
• Extensive experience with frontend architectures (functional organization, rendering strategies, state management) and communication protocols (APIs, Websockets)
• Extensive experience with Cesium, Angular
• Experience with Typescript, JavaScript, Docker, git, PrimeNG
• Familiarity with ElasticSearch, Node.js, Docker Swarm, GitLab CI/CD, Python, Kibana, Prometheus, Grafana, Traefik, other TS/JS based frontend frameworks, design thinking

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science (or similar) from an accredited college or university
• At least 4 years of experience doing UI/UX design work
• At least 8 years of experience in Software Engineering
• Active TS/SCI Clearance