Front-End Software Engineer

Peraton Labs is seeking a poly cleared Front-End Developer to join our team in support of a mission-focused research program with our Maryland customer. In this role, you will build compelling, intuitive, and high-performance web applications used across a diverse set of internal R&D efforts and customer-facing demonstrations. You'll collaborate closely with engineers, researchers, and government stakeholders to deliver modern user experiences that sit on top of complex data, services, and prototype systems.

This position supports a dynamic team of Peraton Labs, customer, and subcontractor personnel. The ideal candidate is creative, self-sufficient, process-improvement oriented, and able to learn quickly while delivering production-quality interfaces in a fast-paced environment.

This position requires full-time on-site work at a customer site near College Park, MD.

Key responsibilities may include:

Design and develop modern UIs using HTML/CSS and JavaScript/TypeScript, delivering clean, usable interfaces for research systems, dashboards, analytic tools, and prototype applications
• Build and evolve front-end features by designing and coding improvements to existing applications (add capabilities, improve usability, or increase performance)
• Integrate front-end applications with backend services, including RESTful APIs and related service interfaces
• Develop and implement data access patterns (as appropriate), including collaborating on the creation of queries for existing or proposed databases/data repos (SQL/NoSQL)
• Collaborate with technical staff to implement UI-driven workflows that ensure end-to-end performance and functional standards are met in relation to latency, throughput, responsiveness, and data-fidelity
• Assist with test and verification activities, including developing and executing test procedures for UI components and prototype workflows
• Analyze system workflows and user needs by conferring with internal teams, evaluating data usage and processes, and identifying problem areas to propose practical improvements
• Modify existing software to correct deficiencies, adapt to new hardware and environments, or improve performance, stability, and user experience
• Support technical leadership- this may include leading a feature area, mentoring teammates, owning a UI subsystem, or coordinating UI deliverables across a small effort

Minimum qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience and a Bachelors, 1+ years and a Masters, or a PhD in Computer Science or related discipline. 4 additional years of experience may be used in lieu of a degree
• Professional experience building applications using HTML/CSS and JavaScript/TypeScript
• Experience with at least one modern front-end framework such as React, Vue, or Angular
• Experience consuming and integrating RESTful APIs in a full-stack environment
• Working knowledge of SQL and/or NoSQL concepts
• Familiarity with modern development workflows: Git-based version control, code review, issue tracking, and basic CI/CD concepts
• Working familiarity (via professional use, academic work, or personal projects) with Python and other programming languages
• Ability to operate effectively in a secure, mission-oriented environment and deliver clear written and verbal communication while working directly with technical stakeholders and government customers
• US Citizenship with an active/current TS/SCI w/ Polygraph is a requirement for this position

Preferred qualifications

• Experience building data-rich UIs (analytics dashboards, data exploration tools, workflow orchestration UIs)
• Familiarity with data visualization libraries and patterns
• Experience with real-time or streaming interfaces
• Strong testing background: unit, integration, and end-to-end UI tests
• Experience with design, development, test, verification, and certification of operational software in sensitive mission environments
• Working knowledge of Linux, containers (Docker), and developer tooling in constrained/secure environments
• Experience improving UX through accessibility, response design, and user-centered iteration with stakeholders
• Demonstrated ability to rapidly learn new technologies and apply them to novel research prototypes

Peraton is a next-generation national security company that drives missions of consequence spanning the globe and extending to the farthest reaches of the galaxy. As the world's leading mission capability integrator and transformative enterprise IT provider, we deliver trusted, highly differentiated solutions and technologies to protect our nation and allies. Peraton operates at the critical nexus between traditional and nontraditional threats across all domains: land, sea, space, air, and cyberspace. The company serves as a valued partner to essential government agencies and supports every branch of the U.S. armed forces. Each day, our employees do the can't be done by solving the most daunting challenges facing our customers. Visit peraton.com to learn how we're keeping people around the world safe and secure.