Why this role stands out
You'll thrive as a UI/UX Front-End Software Engineer at Cornerstone Defense, designing intuitive interfaces for critical mission applications while enjoying a hybrid work model and a competitive salary of $190,000 - $210,000. This role offers significant opportunities for professional growth and impact within a highly reputable organization that prioritizes employee well-being. If you possess an active TS/SCI with Polygraph clearance and a passion for creating exceptional user experiences, this is an excellent opportunity to advance your career.
Quick overview
Job description
Title: Software Engineer 2 (UI/UX Front-End) Location: Annapolis Junction, MD Compensation Range: $190 -$210K *Clearance: *Active TS/SCI w/ Polygraph needed to apply
- Company Overview: Cornerstone Defense is the Employer of Choice within the Intelligence, Defense, and Space communities of the U.S.
Government. Realizing early on that our most prized assets are our employees, we continually focus our attention on improving the overall work/life experience they have supporting the mission. Our Team is pushed every day to use their industry leading knowledge to provide end-to-end solutions to combat our nation's toughest and most secure problems. If you are looking for a place to not only be professionally challenged, but encouraged and supported by a company that cares, don't look any further than Cornerstone Defense.
Benefits Overview: Cornerstone Defense offers a very comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: Medical, Dental and Vision Plans
- Generous PTO Policy
- 401(k)
- HSA and FSA options
- Life and Disability Insurance
- Tuition Reimbursement and Training
- Perks at Work Discount Program
- Referral Program
- Leads Generation Program
- CollegeAmerica 529
- Fitness Reimbursement Program
- Travel Assistance
- Norton Lifelock Benefit Solutions
- Life Planning Financial & Legal Services
- Description: The Software Engineer 2 will design, develop, and maintain modern front-end user interfaces for mission applications, creating responsive, intuitive UI/UX components that visualize data, support interactive workflows, and integrate cleanly with backend services.
Responsibilities include implementing new front-end features, optimizing UI performance, resolving user-facing defects, conducting component-level testing, contributing to Agile design discussions, and ensuring UI solutions meet mission security, accessibility, and usability standards. The engineer will collaborate with backend developers and mission users to translate requirements into scalable UI components, apply approved design methodologies, integrate COTS/GOTS solutions when appropriate, and support documentation and test procedure development.
Requirements
- Eight (8) years' experience as a SWE in programs and contracts of similar scope, type, and complexity is required.
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related discipline from an accredited college or university is required. Four (4) years of additional SWE experience on projects with similar software processes may be substituted for a bachelor's degree.
Core Skills
- JavaScript / TypeScript
- React / JSX
- HTML5 / CSS3 / SASS
- UI State Management (Redux, Recoil)
- D3.js / SVG / Data Visualization Libraries
- RESTful API Integration / JSON
- Jest or Similar Front-End Testing Frameworks
- Figma / Adobe XD (Wireframing & Prototyping)
- Accessibility & Section 508 Compliance
- Grafana / Apache Superset (UI-driven dashboards)
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