Full stack Java Front end developer with React

Title: Senior Front-End Developer 

Location: Richmond, VA

Employment Type: Contract   

Experience Level: Senior (6+ years in UI/UX, 3+ years with React)

You’ll own significant parts of the front-end architecture, from concept and design through development, testing, and release. This is a hands-on role with opportunities to influence technical standards, mentor others, and shape how we build modern web applications.

## What You’ll Do

- Develop mission-critical user interfaces using React, TypeScript, and modern front-end tooling. 

- Write clean, efficient, secure, and well-tested JavaScript/TypeScript code. 

- Build modular, reusable components and shared libraries to improve consistency and speed of delivery. 

- Prepare and produce releases of software components, including versioning and change notes. 

- Investigate, debug, and fix defects across environments; perform root-cause analysis and implement lasting solutions. 

- Collaborate in an Agile team (Scrum/Kanban), participating in sprint planning, grooming, reviews, and retrospectives. 

- Contribute to technical standards, provide guidance to peers, and help define front-end architecture and patterns. 

- Keep applications performant, accessible, and secure, following best practices for web performance and security. 

- Use Git for version control and follow team workflows for branching, code review, and merges. 

- Stay current with front-end technologies and bring practical improvements to the codebase and development process.

## Must-Have Skills & Experience

- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience). 

- 6+ years of professional UI/UX experience building complex web applications. 

- 3+ years of professional experience with React in production environments. 

- Basic understanding and hands-on exposure to Next.js (routing, SSR/SSG concepts, data fetching). 

- Strong knowledge of TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), HTML5, and CSS3. 

- Familiarity with UI component libraries, especially Material-UI (MUI). 

- Experience writing efficient, secure, and maintainable front-end code. 

- Proven ability to build modular, reusable components and libraries. 

- Experience with Jest for unit and integration testing of front-end code. 

- Comfortable using Git for collaborative development and code reviews.

## Nice to Have

- Experience with Spring Boot and consuming REST APIs from the front end. 

- Exposure to Kafka or other event-driven/messaging systems. 

- Knowledge of MongoDB or other NoSQL databases. 

- Experience with Azure DevOps (boards, repos, pipelines). 

- Familiarity with Domain-Driven Design (DDD) concepts and patterns. 

- Understanding of microservices architecture and how front ends integrate with them. 

- Hands-on experience with Gradle or similar build tools.