Contract Front End Developer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Location: Huntsville, AL
Required Clearance: Secret
Required Education: HS/GED
Required Experience: Minimum 4 years of experience in front-end development, dashboard design, or data visualization platform development

Position Description

PingWind is seeking a Front-End Developer to build and deliver the user experience layer of a highly strategic, federally aligned supply chain resilience initiative. Reporting to engineering leadership, this individual will own dashboards, user experience, and visualization delivery within a live control-tower environment.
This is a mission-critical role focused on transforming complex data into intuitive, decision-ready interfaces for operators, analysts, and senior stakeholders. The ideal candidate will bring strong TypeScript development experience, working knowledge of Python and PySpark, and experience supporting government customers or programs.

Responsibilities

Typical Responsibilities/Tasks:
   Design and build intuitive dashboards that support real-time operational decision-making
   Own the user experience across control-tower workflows, ensuring clarity, usability, and performance
   Develop data visualizations to translate complex supply chain/risk data into actionable insights
   Build frontend applications and reusable components using TypeScript, HTML, and CSS
   Partner with product, design, backend, data, & platform engineers to integrate APIs/data services
   Collaborate with Forward Deployed Engineers and government stakeholders to rapidly prototype, evaluate, and refine features
   Establish frontend standards for component architecture, visualization, accessibility, testing, and performance
   Support Python and PySpark-based services by understanding their data contracts and translating their outputs into user-facing experiences.

Required Qualifications

   Secret clearance
   3-8 years of experience in frontend development, full-stack development, data application development, or related roles
   Demonstrated experience building dashboards, operational interfaces, or data visualization applications
   Experience working with TypeScript, Python, and PySpark
   Government facing experience is required

Required Skillset 

    Strong experience building modern frontend applications using TypeScript, JavaScript, HTML, and CSS
   Demonstrated experience building dashboards, operational interfaces, or interactive data visualizations
   Experience integrating frontend systems with APIs, backend services, and data platforms
   Strong understanding of UX/UI principles and the ability to translate complex data into intuitive interfaces
   Ability to translate complex operational requirements & loosely defined workflows into intuitive interfaces
   Experience working in fast-paced, product-driven, or mission-critical environments
   Prior experience supporting government customers, programs, or regulated environments

Highly Desired Skills

   Experience with Palantir Foundry
   Experience working with data visualization libraries such as D3.js, Chart.js, or similar tools
   Working knowledge of Python, PySpark, and data-processing pipelines
   Background in analytics platforms, SaaS products, or data-driven applications
   Experience supporting federal government or national security programs

About PingWind

PingWind is focused on delivering outstanding services to the federal government. We have extensive experience in the fields of cybersecurity, development, IT infrastructure, supply chain management and other professional services such as system design and continuous improvement. PingWind is an SBA certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) with offices in Northern Virginia and Huntsville AL.
www.PingWind.com

Our benefits include:

      Eleven Federal Holidays
      Paid Time Off accrued each pay period
      Parental Leave
      Three medical plan choices with generous employer contribution
      Dental and Vision Insurance
      Company paid Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
      Company paid Life and AD&D Insurance
      401k with competitive matching and vesting schedule 
      Continuing education assistance
      Short Term / Long Term Disability & Life Insurance
      Medical, Dependent Care and Commuter Flexible Spending Accounts
      Employee Assistance Program 
      Wellness benefits include Calm Health app and WellHub gym subsidy (formerly GymPass)
      529 College Savings Plan
      Legal Insurance 
      Pet Insurance

Salary Range

$115k-$160K

The pay range for this job is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) job responsibilities, education, certifications, experience, as well as internal equity mapping and alignment with market data, or other applicable laws.

Veterans are encouraged to apply

PingWind, Inc. does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms, and conditions of employment, or practices on the basis of race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, or any characteristic protected by law.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.