Contract Remote Frontend Developer Jobs (NOW HIRING)

TIAG is now hiring a Senior Front End Software Developer to join our team in support of an exciting Department of War human performance platform product support initiative. The position will require a government security clearance to be processed, so US or Naturalized Citizenship is a requirement for consideration. 

100% Remote (US-based), with a strong preference for candidates in the Pacific Time Zone to align with team hours.
Job Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain various aspects of the web application and internal infrastructure, with a focus on front-end web and mobile platform development.
• Upgrade older JavaScript libraries and architecture to modern frameworks.
• Write and implement software tooling to develop a new build pipeline in parallel with existing legacy tools.
• Write a JavaScripting testing suite to cover new JavaScript functionality and plug this test suite into an existing continuous integration pipeline.
• Develop a web application to be delivered as an off-line capable mobile application.
• Build a synchronization methodology for merging data from the off-line mobile app into the cloud web application backend.
• Provide thought leadership to front-end design and modernization approaches and activities.
• Organize work plans, estimate tasks, and deliver finished projects to meet important deadlines.
• Troubleshoot issues and provide assistance to other developers, sales staff and customers.
• Communicate effectively, both verbally and written, to various technical and non-technical audiences.
• Other duties as assigned

Education/Technical Experience

• US Citizenship required
• 8+ years of front-end development experience, to include experience as a senior team resource
• Ability to architect front-end solutions to complex problems using industry-standard open-source frameworks
• Experience working on a large enterprise platform with thousands of users
• Experience scaling software platforms from limited specialty use to broad user adoption
• Experience refactoring a system (such as jQuery, Angular, Polymer, Prototype, Bootstrap) to use modern front-end tools and languages
• Experience with
  • JavaScript ES6
  • Node package management
  • React, Jest
  • HTML5, JSON, CSS3, Grid, Flexbox
• Code versioning with Git with ability to interactively rebase
• Experience using a design framework to implement front end requirements
• Ability to build UI from requirements without strict wireframe mockups
• Ability to test and review the code of your peers

Preferred Qualifications

• Polymer 1 / Web Components
• Experience with human performance or fitness-related technologies
• Relational Databases
• Linux, Scripting Tools
• PHP (Object-Oriented Programming)
• PHP Frameworks, PHP Package Managers
• Native Mobile Development

Soft Skills

• Ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and deliver high-quality work under pressure.
• Experience working with a remote team

TIAG is an equal opportunity employer and federal contractor or subcontractor.  Consequently, the parties agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements of 41 CFR 60-1.4(a), 41 CFR 60-300.5(a), and 41 CFR 60-741.5(a)  and employment decisions shall be based solely on merit and without regard disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. TIAG takes proactive steps to employ and advance in employment qualified individuals without regard to disability or protected veteran status.  The parties also agree that, as applicable, they will abide by the requirements and may be subject and required to take action pursuant to the following laws and accompanying regulations:

The Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, as amended (and its implementing regulations at 41 C.F.R. 60-300);
Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (and its implementing regulations at 41 C.F.R 60-741); and 
Executive Order 13496 (and its implementing regulations at 29 C.F.R. part 471, Appendix A to Subpart A).