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General Dynamics Information Technology$122K – $165K per yearUnited States only
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Cloud Computing, Kubernetes, User Experience (UX), Web Accessibility Certifications:
5 + years of related experience US Citizenship Required:
SOFTWARE DEVELOPER SENIOR
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 and thought leader for frontend architecture and engineering excellence Design and implement modern frontend architectures, development pipelines, and deployment infrastructure Deliver new features and improvements to our customer-facing applications with a strong focus on user experience and accessibility compliance (Section 508, WCAG) Collaborate with product managers to ideate and balance optimal UI/UX experience with implementation effort, making pragmatic trade-offs that deliver value Build and maintain component libraries, design systems, and shared frontend infrastructure that enable team velocity and consistency Identify opportunities to modernize our frontend stack and take ownership of technical initiatives that improve developer experience and application quality Establish and champion frontend best practices including mobile-first development, testing strategies, performance optimization, accessibility standards, and code quality patterns Mentor and coach engineers at all levels on frontend technologies and establish career development pathways for frontend specialization
Influence technical decisions across teams and serve as a strategic advisor on frontend initiatives • Work across the full stack when needed to solve problems end-to-end – backend experience is valuable but frontend is your primary focus
Strong understanding of web accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA minimum, Section 508 compliance) with practical implementation experience including accessibility linting (axe-core, eslint-pluginjsx-a11y) and automated accessibility testing in CI/CD pipelines
Experience with automated frontend testing strategies including unit testing, component testing, and end-to-end UI testing with tools like Playwright, Cypress, or similar
Familiarity with frontend infrastructure, CDN strategies, asset optimization, and progressive enhancement patterns • Experience with design systems, component libraries, and maintaining consistency across multiple applications
Working knowledge of automated testing strategies including unit testing (Jest, Vitest), component testing (React Testing Library, Angular Testing Library), and end-to-end UI testing (Playwright) 1
Strong product thinking with ability to balance user needs, business requirements, and technical constraints Willingness to work closely with product managers to ideate on best UI/UX experiences, making pragmatic trade-offs between optimal user experience and implementation effort Working knowledge of modern UI/UX principles, design patterns, and user-centered design methodologies Experience collaborating with product managers and designers throughout the development lifecycle on customer-facing applications Ability to provide technical input during design discussions and advocate for feasible, accessible solutions Data-driven approach to measuring and improving user experience through analytics and user feedback
Demonstrated ability to lead large-scale technical initiatives from vision to production, influencing outcomes across multiple teams Quality driven, sets the standard for excellence in communication, code, and documentation Ability to communicate complex technical concepts and strategic vision clearly to engineers, designers, product managers, executives, and external stakeholders Proven track record of mentoring and developing engineers at all levels, building organizational frontend capability Recognized advocate for sound engineering practices who establishes patterns and influences engineering culture Comfort leading cross-functional initiatives, making architectural decisions with organizational impact, and navigating technical/business trade-offs at the principal level Required Must be a US Citizen and able to obtain and maintain Public Trust 6C Position is remote, with approximately 0-10% business travel #EDopportunities
The likely salary range for this position is $122,275 - $165,431. This is not, however, a guarantee of compensation or salary. Rather, salary will be set based on experience, geographic location and possibly contractual requirements and could fall outside of this range. Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40 Travel Required:
Our benefits package for all US-based employees includes a variety of medical plan options, some with Health Savings Accounts, dental plan options, a vision plan, and a 401(k) plan offering the ability to contribute both pre and post-tax dollars up to the IRS annual limits and receive a company match. To encourage work/life balance, GDIT offers employees full flex work weeks where possible and a variety of paid time off plans, including vacation, sick and personal time, holidays, paid parental, military, bereavement and jury duty leave. GDIT typically provides new employees with 15 days of paid leave per calendar year to be used for vacations, personal business, and illness and an additional 10 paid holidays per year. Paid leave and paid holidays are prorated based on the employee’s date of hire. The GDIT Paid Family Leave program provides a total of up to 160 hours of paid leave in a rolling 12 month period for eligible employees. To ensure our employees are able to protect their income, other offerings such as short and long-term disability benefits, life, accidental death and dismemberment, personal accident, critical illness and business travel and accident insurance are provided or available. We regularly review our Total Rewards package to ensure our offerings are competitive and reflect what our employees have told us they value most.
As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during virtual interviews. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud. By proceeding, you authorize the collection, processing, and use of your biometric data for identity verification and security purposes. About Our Work:
We are GDIT. A global technology and professional services company that delivers technology solutions and mission services to every major agency across the U.S. government, defense and intelligence community. Our 26,000 experts extract the power of technology to create immediate value and deliver solutions at the edge of innovation. We operate across 50+ countries worldwide, offering leading mission-ready capabilities in AI, cloud, cyber and software development.Join our Talent Community to stay up to date on our career opportunities and events at gdit.com/tc.
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