Assistant Frontend Developer Jobs in Virginia (NOW HIRING)

Senior Front End Engineer

Anywhere

Type: Contract

Category: Development

Industry: Technology

Workplace Type: Remote

Reference ID: JN -042026-106485

Date Posted: 05/20/2026

Shortcut: http://careers.eliassen.com/6EPD7t

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Description:

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Our client seeks a Senior Front End Engineer to lead architecture and delivery of modern web platforms and digital products. The role combines hands-on engineering with technical leadership, code quality stewardship, and cross-functional collaboration. The engineer will drive standards for performance, accessibility, security, and testing while mentoring peers and guiding scalable, reliable solutions. The work will focus on React, Next.js, and TypeScript in a high-traffic, consumer-facing context.

Due to client requirements, applicants must be willing and able to work on a w2 basis. For our w2 consultants, we offer a great benefits package that includes Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits, 401k with company matching, and life insurance.

Rate: $74.00 to $69.00/hr. w2

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Responsibilities:

• Lead development of complex, user-centered features using React, Next.js, and TypeScript.

• Establish and evolve engineering standards, best practices, and patterns for performance, accessibility, security, and maintainability.

• Champion iterative improvements in tooling, workflows, and development processes.

• Conduct thorough code reviews to improve code quality and mentor engineers.

• Develop and implement a comprehensive test strategy including automated tooling, unit tests, and UI/end-to-end testing.

• Proactively identify technical debt and reliability risks and define remediation plans.

• Improve team capacity to leverage AI-powered engineering tools such as GitHub Copilot for development, testing, documentation, and refactoring.

• Provide after-hours and weekend support for production systems when needed.

Experience Requirements:

• 6+ years designing, developing, and delivering production web applications with React, Next.js, JavaScript, and TypeScript.

• Leadership experience with DevOps and deployment practices including CI/CD pipelines, Docker, GitHub workflows, and edge/proxy platforms such as Akamai or Varnish.

• Proven experience leading front end technical design and systems development for high-traffic, consumer-facing environments.

• Strong understanding of HTML, CSS, responsive design, accessibility (a11y), and SEO best practices.

• Proficiency with AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence, mentor, and collaborate across technical and non-technical teams.

• Ability to leverage data, telemetry, and analytics to guide engineering decisions.

Education Requirements:

• BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or equivalent practical experience.

Recruitment Transparency Notice

Eliassen Group values transparency in our recruitment practices. Please be advised that Eliassen Group utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) tools as part of its initial application screening and hiring process. You may receive email and SMS notifications from the Eliassen Virtual Recruiting Team ( noreply@eliassen.com , 781-808-2924) inviting you to complete a brief voice screening as part of your application process. These tools assist our hiring teams in different ways, including but not limited to, assistance in reviewing application materials to help identify candidates whose qualifications most closely match the requirements of the position. All AI-assisted evaluations and responses are reviewed by human recruiters before any hiring decisions are made. The use of AI in our process is intended to support fairness, efficiency, and consistency, and Eliassen Group takes measures to prevent bias or discrimination in connection with its hiring practices. By proceeding, you acknowledge, agree, and consent to Eliassen Group's use of these tools, including AI tools, as part of the application and hiring process.

Skills, experience, and other compensable factors will be considered when determining pay rate. The pay range provided in this posting reflects a W2 hourly rate; other employment options may be available that may result in pay outside of the provided range.

W2 employees of Eliassen Group who are regularly scheduled to work 30 or more hours per week are eligible for the following benefits: medical (choice of 3 plans), dental, vision, pre-tax accounts, other voluntary benefits including life and disability insurance, 401(k) with match, and sick time if required by law in the worked-in state/locality.

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About Eliassen Group:

Eliassen Group is a strategic consulting firm that helps organizations reach further and achieve more through our technology, business advisory, and life sciences solutions. For nearly 40 years, we have combined exceptional people, deep domain expertise, and intelligent capabilities to expand our clients' capacity and accelerate meaningful outcomes. We are driven by a purpose to positively impact the lives of our employees, clients, consultants, and the communities we serve.

Eliassen is committed to building a diverse and inclusive team from a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We are an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer and all employment decisions are based on merit, performance, and business needs. Eliassen does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender identity or expression, sexual preference or orientation, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions), marital status, creed, religion, physical or mental disability, genetic information, military or veteran status, age, ancestry, national origin, citizenship status, prohibited criminal record inquiries of applicants and employees, or any other category protected by federal, state, or local laws.

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