React UI developer

The Judge Group - Washington, DC

Full-time - Mid Level

Onsite - Washington, DC

1,001-5,000 employees

Administrative and Support Services

About the position

The Judge Group is seeking a highly skilled React UI Developer to join our team, working 100% remotely. This position is integral to our Agile Scrum team, which is dedicated to supporting the mission and growth objectives of the Department of Defense (DOD). The ideal candidate will have a thorough understanding of agile software development practices and experience delivering deployable software in short sprints. You will collaborate closely with software developers, engineers, stakeholders, and end users to create efficient user interfaces and web applications. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and maintaining the front-end code base for multiple data science web applications using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript. You will integrate UI/UX designs into user interfaces, develop and execute unit tests for software components, and collaborate with a software development team using Git. Additionally, you will design, develop, and implement custom software capabilities for an Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Platform with limited oversight. Your contributions will include providing significant improvements to the platform, participating actively in release and sprint planning, and ensuring product quality and timeliness of work. The position requires a proactive approach to problem-solving, with the ability to analyze complex project-related issues and create innovative solutions. You will also provide input on best practices and procedures, develop new processes to enhance quality and productivity, and ensure that all work meets the objectives set forth by the team and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the front-end code base for multiple data science web applications using HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Integrate UI/UX designs into efficient user interfaces and web app front-ends.
• Develop and execute unit tests for software components.
• Collaborate with a software development team using Git.
• Design, develop, and implement custom software capabilities for an Artificial Intelligence Machine Learning Platform with limited oversight.
• Act as a member of a product team supporting teammates and collaborating with a positive attitude to ensure product and team success.
• Provide significant improvements to the platform being supported.
• Participate actively in release and sprint planning, artifact creation, sprint testing, regression testing, demonstrations, and retrospectives.
• Analyze complex project-related problems and create innovative solutions involving scheduling, technology, and methodology.
• Ensure product quality and timeliness of work, providing advice and guidance, resolving problems to meet objectives, and providing periodic performance reports.
• Provide input on best practices and procedures creation.
• Develop new and refine existing processes to enhance quality and productivity.

Requirements

• College degree (B.S.) in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Management Systems or a related discipline. Equivalent professional experience will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Deep technical expertise in software design and implementation with reusable components.
• Professional Experience: Senior = 10+ years / SME = 16+ years related technical experience, with software design, development, and implementation.
• Senior = 7 years / SME = 10 years, experience using HTML, CSS, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
• 7 years experience building applications with React.js.
• Experience developing applications in remote (cloud-based) environments.
• Experience using RESTful interfaces and working with back-end developers to define new interfaces.
• Must be a U.S. Citizen with DOD Secret clearance or higher.
• Experience with TypeScript and React.
• Experience working on unusually complicated problems and providing solutions that are highly creative, exhibit ingenuity, creativity, and resourcefulness.
• Ability to apply estimation techniques to software development efforts.
• Ability to identify and manage risk.
• Strong collaboration skills and desire to work within a team.
• Highly responsible, team-oriented individual with a very strong work ethic and a self-starter.
• Able to be methodical in documenting and testing your own code.
• Comfortable working independently and as a member of a team.
• Acts independently to expose and resolve problems.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Experience using the Jinja templating language in Django projects.
• Experience building components that efficiently manage large amounts of data.
• Experience developing applications for classified data.
• Experience integrating machine learning and analytical components.
• Experience building Progressive Web Applications.
• Experience building Data Science Dashboards using tools like Dash, Streamlit, and RShiny.
• Experience building custom visualizations using D3.js.
• Technical Certifications for UI/UX.
• Ability to apply advanced principles, theories, and concepts, and contribute to the development of innovative principles and ideas.
• Direct experience providing production support for UI/UX development.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• 401K Plan
• Dental Insurance