About Photon
Photon is a Digital Engineering and Digital Modernization company founded in 1999. We partner with leading global enterprises, including Fortune 500 organizations, to build and modernize digital platforms and experiences. Our teams work across AI, cloud-native technologies, and next-generation digital solutions.
Job Title: Front End Engineer
Primary Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Secondary locations: Dallas, TX / Berkeley Heights, NJ / Chicago, IL / Alpharetta, GA
Exp: 5+ yrs
Role Overview:
We are hiring Front-End Engineers to build fast, accessible, and consistent user experiences.
You will work closely with designers and back-end teams to deliver polished interfaces backed by
a shared design system.
Key Responsibilities:
• Build and maintain responsive web interfaces using HTML, CSS, and React (Angular
experience is also valued).
• Integrate front-end applications with back-end services and REST APIs, handling CORS
and authentication flows correctly.
• Implement real-time features using Web Sockets.
• Optimize performance and meet Core Web Vitals targets (LCP, INP, CLS).
• Contribute to and consume the company design system, building reusable, welldocumented components.
• Use Node.js tooling for builds, bundling, and lightweight services.
• Ensure accessibility, cross-browser compatibility, and responsive behavior.
• Participate in code reviews and collaborate with QA on testability.
Required Qualifications:
• 5+ years of front-end development experience.
• Strong HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript skills.
• Production experience with React; working knowledge of Angular.
• Experience with API integration, CORS, and Web Sockets.
• Practical knowledge of web performance and Core Web Vitals.
• Experience working within a design system or component library.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with Node.js and modern build tooling.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Experience with front-end testing frameworks
