Senior Frontend Engineer - Remote, UX & Accessibility

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc.; Fairfax (VA); Remote; USD 122,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Front End Engineer to lead frontend strategy and deliver accessible, scalable web applications for government customers. You will shape architecture, tooling, and pipelines while mentoring teams across multiple projects.

The role emphasizes user-centered design, Section 508 and WCAG compliance, and collaboration with product managers to balance optimal UI/UX with implementation effort. Remote work with minimal travel is supported.

Qualifications

• Proven experience architecting and implementing modern frontend applications at scale using React and/or Angular.
• Strong proficiency in modern JavaScript/TypeScript and web platform APIs.
• Experience with frontend build tooling and deployment pipelines (Webpack, Vite, pnpm, npm).
• Strong understanding of WCAG 2.1 AA and Section 508 accessibility compliance with practical implementation experience.
• Experience with automated frontend testing strategies and CI/CD pipelines with accessibility checks.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the strategic direction for frontend engineering practices, tooling, and skillset across the organization.
• Lead the development of accessible, performant, and user-centered web applications that serve government customers.
• Serve as the technical authority for frontend architecture and engineering excellence.
• Design and implement modern frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure.
• Deliver new features with emphasis on user experience and accessibility compliance.
• Collaborate with product managers to balance UI/UX with implementation effort.

Skills

Cloud Computing

Kubernetes

User Experience (UX)

Web Accessibility

React

Angular

Webpack

Vite

pnpm

npm

Tools

React

Angular

Webpack

Vite

pnpm

npm

Job description

General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc. is seeking a Senior Front End Engineer to lead frontend strategy and deliver accessible, scalable web applications for government customers. You will shape architecture, tooling, and pipelines while mentoring teams across multiple projects.

The role emphasizes user-centered design, Section 508 and WCAG compliance, and collaboration with product managers to balance optimal UI/UX with implementation effort. Remote work with minimal travel is supported.