Tech Lead Front-End: Scalable UI & Real-Time Collaboration

Two Six Technologies; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Lead Front End Engineer to build, deploy, and implement innovative UI features for multi-domain platforms serving critical national security functions. You will work from our Arlington, VA or Austin, TX offices to craft reusable components, align with design and product teams, and guide developers through complex edge cases.

The role requires 7+ years in software engineering, strong experience with Vue/Ember/React/Angular, and hands-on leadership in agile teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field with 7+ years practical software engineering experience.
• 5+ years experience with component-based frameworks (Vue/Ember/React/Angular).
• 4+ years developing responsive web applications.
• 2+ years as tech lead for an agile dev team.
• Experience developing with AI coding tools.
• Experience with build tools such as Webpack or Vite.
• Experience collaborating with UI/UX designers and product managers.
• Experience using Git and Jira in a development workflow.

Responsibilities

• Define and implement UI framework pieces of reusable components to support rapid development of new features.
• Work closely with design and other leads to implement detailed designs.
• Be comfortable developing full sections of functionality given broad requirements, including identifying and handling edge cases and error states.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to developers, including one‑on‑one time to educate and ensure success.

Skills

Vue

Ember

React

Angular

Responsive web apps

Tech lead

AI coding tools

Webpack

Vite

UI/UX collaboration

Git

Jira

TypeScript

Python

Java

AWS

DevOps

Real-time collaboration

SQL

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field

Tools

Webpack

Vite

Git

Jira

Job description

Two Six Technologies is seeking a Lead Front End Engineer to build, deploy, and implement innovative UI features for multi-domain platforms serving critical national security functions. You will work from our Arlington, VA or Austin, TX offices to craft reusable components, align with design and product teams, and guide developers through complex edge cases.

The role requires 7+ years in software engineering, strong experience with Vue/Ember/React/Angular, and hands-on leadership in agile teams.