What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Frontend Developer position at ASCENDING?
Location: Fully Remote within the US
Our client is looking for a qualified Senior Frontend Developer to code functional programs and applications developed for a federal client. Our client expects the successful candidate to invest a good portion of their time close to the technology in coding and developing software.
Responsibilities:
The Frontend Developer shall be responsible for participating in the full life-cycle development process including requirements analysis, system design, development, continuous integration and deployment, configuration management, testing, implementation and support.
The Frontend Developer shall develop and maintain comprehensive architecture and integration documentation, participate in code reviews to ensure processes support existing architecture, follow defined guidelines and coding standards and meet user requirements. All work performed including coding, testing, documentation and status reporting shall be done in a manner consistent with client standards and processes.
The Senior Frontend Developer shall collaborate with end users and provide exceptional customer service by becoming a trusted business advisor. The Senior Frontend Developer shall also perform the following responsibilities as outlined below:
a. Participate in development activities according to the client's Agile best practices, including continuous integration, automated unit testing, and automated builds and deployments.
b. Participate in one or more daily stand-up meetings.
c. Participate in planning and design meetings.
d. Participate in Agile ceremonies.
e. Create and maintain documentation related to work performed on the project including, but not limited to, JIRA tasks, story and acceptance criteria definition, architecture diagrams, design artifacts and project wiki entries.
Requirements:
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
Our client is looking for a qualified Senior Frontend Developer to code functional programs and applications developed for a federal client. Our client expects the successful candidate to invest a good portion of their time close to the technology in coding and developing software.
Responsibilities:
The Frontend Developer shall be responsible for participating in the full life-cycle development process including requirements analysis, system design, development, continuous integration and deployment, configuration management, testing, implementation and support.
The Frontend Developer shall develop and maintain comprehensive architecture and integration documentation, participate in code reviews to ensure processes support existing architecture, follow defined guidelines and coding standards and meet user requirements. All work performed including coding, testing, documentation and status reporting shall be done in a manner consistent with client standards and processes.
The Senior Frontend Developer shall collaborate with end users and provide exceptional customer service by becoming a trusted business advisor. The Senior Frontend Developer shall also perform the following responsibilities as outlined below:
a. Participate in development activities according to the client's Agile best practices, including continuous integration, automated unit testing, and automated builds and deployments.
b. Participate in one or more daily stand-up meetings.
c. Participate in planning and design meetings.
d. Participate in Agile ceremonies.
e. Create and maintain documentation related to work performed on the project including, but not limited to, JIRA tasks, story and acceptance criteria definition, architecture diagrams, design artifacts and project wiki entries.
Requirements:
- Overall 12 years of experience with 9 to 12 years of progressive application systems development experience utilizing a full systems development life cycle, with experience in the following strongly preferred:
- Unit testing and mocking frameworks such as Vitest or Jest.
- 7 to 9 years' experience with web development technologies (HTML, JavaScript, & CSS) and techniques (AJAX, cross-browser compatibility, standards-compliant XHTML).
- Must be comfortable developing HTML, JavaScript, and CSS by hand (not drag & drop).
- PostgreSQL and SQL experience is a plus.
- Proficiency with React is required. Experience with modern design patterns related to state management using tools like react-query or RTK Query is a plus.
- Understanding of the S.O.L.I.D. principles of software development
- Knowledge of AWS CloudFront
- Familiarity with Agile development methodologies such as Scrum and Extreme Programming.
- Experience with Test-first development using TDD or BDD
- Experience developing accessible web applications that meet Section 508 compliance standards
- Understanding of Dependency Injection/Inversion of Control
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
