Front End Developer

Front End Developer - Contract - Vienna, VA - $60.00 - $75.00/hr.

The final salary or hourly wage, as applicable, paid to each candidate/applicant for this position is ultimately dependent on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the candidate's/applicant's qualifications, skills, and level of experience as well as the geographical location of the position.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorship not available.

Our client is seeking a Front End Developer in Vienna, VA

Role Description

We are looking for mid to high-level Front-end engineer with extensive experience in Angular version 17 and up, who will be part of a Digital Delivery team responsible for the client side of our service. Primary focus of this role will be to implement a complete responsive UI web application. The Front-end engineer will support innovative member and team member experiences that leverage the latest technologies in open source and the cloud technologies.
Main duties will include in ideating, experimenting, and developing modules, components, and coupling them into a functional application.

Develop new client facing features for interactive web applications that rely heavily on REST APIs using modern web technologies.
Work closely with Product Owner, UX and fellow engineers to understand and build web application from scratch
Ensure responsive implementation
Collaborate with fellow engineers, designers, analysts to define, design, and ship new features
Develop high quality, shippable code in short increments
Identify and correct bottlenecks and fix bugs
Help maintain code quality, organization, and automation
Implement UI component design focused on re-usability/scalability/extensibility/supportability
Focus on managing styles/stylesheets for client facing web applications
Establish and maintain component library/design system to be used across the enterprise
Work with application developers to integrate design system
Work with UX group to validate designs

Skills & Requirements

Must have hands-on experience in Angular 17 and up
Experience in writing test cases using Karma, Jest and other testing frameworks
Experience working with Azure DevOps and/or AWS
Experience with GitHub, Azure DevOps Repos, or other version control tools
Strong, hands-on development with Single Page Applications
5+ years of experience developing dynamic, highly interactive user interfaces for the web
Ability to manage and interface with APIs and RESTful web services
DevOps experience such as creating configuration, build, and test scripts for Continuous Integration environments
Well versed in software architecture patterns
Must be an expert in CSS3, boot strap and any other similar technologies
Advanced knowledge in CSS, HTML, and JavaScript
Experience with Test Driven Development (TDD) and Agile (XP)
Follow best practices with client-side Angular code
Be able to create self-contained, reusable, and testable modules and components
Ability to perform unit testing
Be proficient in TypeScript development
Knowledge and experience with WCAG 2.0 accessibility standards and guidelines
Experience with accessibility audit and quality assurance tool and processes
Experience working in an Agile environment
Understanding of S.O.L.I.D. Principles
Angular 17+: Deep hands-on experience with the latest Angular version.
JavaScript/TypeScript: Strong proficiency in both languages.
HTML & CSS/SCSS: Expertise in semantic HTML and clean, maintainable CSS/SCSS.
Reusable UI Components: Ability to build modular, scalable components.
Design Systems: Experience with component libraries and design systems.
Accessibility (WCAG 2.0): Knowledge of accessibility standards and tools.
REST APIs: Experience integrating with RESTful services.
Experience working with large enterprise codebase, sharing stylesheets
Experience working with component library/design systems
Experience writing easy to read, clean, consistent CSS
Experience writing reusable UI components
Experience writing semantic, accessible HTML
Experience with integrating 3rd party components into design system
CSS/SCSS
Angular17+
JavaScript/TypeScript
HTML
Bootstrap
ng-Bootstrap
Azure DevOps
Storybook (or similar UI component library tool)

Benefits/Other Compensation

This position is a contract/temporary role where Hays offers you the opportunity to enroll in full medical benefits, dental benefits, vision benefits, 401K and Life Insurance ($20,000 benefit).

Why Hays?

You will be working with a professional recruiter who has intimate knowledge of the industry and market trends. Your Hays recruiter will lead you through a thorough screening process in order to understand your skills, experience, needs, and drivers. You will also get support on resume writing, interview tips, and career planning, so when there's a position you really want, you're fully prepared to get it.

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In that regard, we train our staff on ensuring inclusivity throughout the entire recruitment process and counsel our clients on these principles. If you have any questions about Hays or any of our processes, please contact us.

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Drug testing may be required; please contact a recruiter for more information.

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