Senior Front-End Software Engineer

As a Senior Front-End Software Engineer at Aquia Inc., your main responsibilities include building accessible, high-quality React-based user interfaces for the VA disability benefits application, collaborating with designers and researchers to enhance user experience, and ensuring compliance with accessibility standards like WCAG and Section 508. You'll also participate in agile processes and utilize front-end testing frameworks.

To qualify for the Senior Front-End Software Engineer role at Aquia Inc., applicants should have over 3 years of experience in web development, particularly with React and JavaScript. A solid understanding of accessibility standards, RESTful APIs, and familiarity with collaborative design tools like GitHub and Figma are also required.

At Aquia Inc., the Senior Front-End Software Engineer will directly support Veterans by building user-friendly and accessible interfaces on the VA.gov site, facilitating a more efficient application process for disability benefits. Through your work, you'll contribute to modernizing how Veterans interact with essential services.

The work environment at Aquia Inc. is collaborative and fast-paced, especially within our agile teams. The Senior Front-End Software Engineer will benefit from a remote setup that encourages teamwork and innovation while contributing to vital projects that impact the Veterans community.

Aquia Inc. provides an attractive benefits package for the Senior Front-End Software Engineer position, including premium health care plans, an employee stock plan, a 401k match, generous PTO, and a personal training and development budget, all designed to support employee well-being and professional growth.

Highlight specific projects where you've implemented React features, discuss how you optimized performance and user experience, and mention any challenges you faced and how you resolved them.

Discuss your approach to accessibility, including familiarity with WCAG standards, any tools you use for testing, and how you integrate feedback from users with disabilities into your development process.

Mention factors such as usability across devices, fluid grid layouts, flexible images, and ensuring that touch targets are adequately sized. Provide examples of how you've successfully implemented responsive design.

Explain your approach to identifying performance bottlenecks using tools like Chrome DevTools, strategies for optimizing loading times, and how you balance performance improvements with ongoing feature development.

Describe a project where effective collaboration led to a successful outcome, highlighting your role in the integration of research findings into your development process.

Discuss your experience with testing frameworks like Jest or Mocha, your approach to writing tests for components, and how you integrate testing into your overall development workflow.

Explain your openness to feedback, providing examples where constructive criticism helped you improve your projects and resulted in a better end product.

Share how you engage with the developer community, follow industry blogs, or participate in workshops. Mention any specific resources or networks that have been beneficial to your professional development.

Describe your proficiency with Git, how you manage branches, resolve merge conflicts, and collaborate with team members through pull requests and code reviews.

Share your enthusiasm for Aquia’s mission, any personal connections to the Veterans community, and how your skills align with the company’s goals, emphasizing your desire to contribute to meaningful digital solutions.