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T Rowe Price

Principal Desktop Engineer

Washington, DC · On-site

The Principal leads a distributed team of approximately 20a"25 desktop engineers and technicians ... A track record of improving enda'user experience through automation, analytics, or modern support ...

Inova

Data and AI Principal Trainer

Fairfax, VA · On-site

$92K - $151K/yr

The Data and AI Principal Trainer develops and maintains curriculum and training materials ... UI/UX principles, to create effective and user-centered learning experiences. * Assist in ...

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As of Aug 22, 2026, the average yearly pay for principal user experience in Reston, VA is $113,807.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $88,400.00 and $130,000.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

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Cleared UI/UX Software Engineer - Principal

Sunfire Solutions

Fairfax, VA • On-site

$106K - $142K/yr

Full-time

Re-posted 28 days ago

Job description

Job Summary:
Sunfire Solutions is a company that tackles engineering challenges with innovative solutions for government and commercial clients. They are seeking a Principal Cleared UI/UX Software Engineer to design and implement web-based applications, mentor junior team members, and lead technical challenges while collaborating with stakeholders.
Responsibilities:
• Providing significant “ground up” UI/UX guidance, leading the design of web-based applications
• Designing completely new solutions, or modernizing existing applications
• Developing quick UI prototypes when necessary to showcase next-gen features
• Writing clean, professional code, and encouraging others to do the same
• Analyzing user experience, interactions, and usability to develop effective interfaces
• Driving consistency through component reuse, themeing, and style guides
• Collaborating with other engineers on system architecture, UI/UX concerns, and other application design elements
• Designing low and high fidelity mockups and wireframes that illustrate user interactions
• Troubleshooting and debugging technical issues
• Sharing technical knowledge with other developers
Qualifications:
Required:
• 15+ years of demonstrated software engineering experience in a front-end or full-stack capacity
• Extensive knowledge of JavaScript, HTML, CSS (Less/Sass), and modern front-end frameworks (Vue.js, React, Angular, etc)
• Experience designing high-fidelity wireframes, mockups and other UI prototypes
• Extensive knowledge of REST APIs, JSON processing, JSON Web Tokens
• Experience with NPM, Node.js
• Knowledge of advanced web topics, worker threads, web sockets, storage APIs
• Knowledge of OO design patterns and software architectural patterns
• Familiarity with linux operating systems
• Familiarity with AWS services and cloud deployments
• Active US Government Security Clearance (TS/SCI with active poly)
• Excellent communication, organizational, and leadership skills
• Willingness to take on challenges and learn new things
• Desire to be at the forefront of your field
• Ability to work individually or in groups
• BS/BA in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent experience
Company:
At Sunfire Solutions, we believe that brilliant engineering tailored to specific mission requirements is the key to solving the most complex challenges. Founded in 2017, the company is headquartered in Fairfax, VA, US, , with a team of 2-10 employees. The company is currently Early Stage.

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