Senior Front-End Engineer

Job Title: Senior Front-End Engineer

Location: DMV Area

Status: Hybrid- 2 days on site per week

Employment Type: Full-Time

Clearance Level: Top Secret

Education: Bachelor's degree in IT, Computer Science, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Experience: 5+ Years of experience

Salary Range: $120,000- $155,000

Benefits: Competitive salary and bonus structure, Comprehensive health insurance, 401(k) with company match, Generous PTO, and remote work options.

Application: Apply here or on our Careers Page @ Careers - Metronome (wearemetronome.com); email your resume to R.Derring@wearemetronome.com. Recommend this job and share with a friend.

Job Summary
We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior Front-End Engineer to join our team and play a key role at Metronome. You will be responsible for developing, testing, and maintaining high-quality, user-facing features while championing best practices in coding standards, CI/CD, and integrating AI-powered development tools. You'll be a technical leader, mentoring junior engineers and contributing to the overall architecture and direction of the project.

Responsibilities

• Development & Implementation: Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, responsive, and accessible web applications using modern front-end frameworks.
• Coding Standards & Documentation: Establish and maintain exemplar coding guidelines, ensuring code quality, consistency, and maintainability across projects. Create clear, concise, and comprehensive documentation for all implemented features and components.
• CI/CD Leadership: Champion and implement CI/CD best practices, focusing on automation, testing, and efficient deployment pipelines. Troubleshoot and resolve CI/CD-related issues.
• Framework Expertise: Utilize and contribute to the selection and implementation of modern web frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, Vue.js, Svelte).
• AI Integration: Integrate and leverage AI-powered tools into your development workflow to improve efficiency, code quality, and problem-solving. Specifically, you will be asked to share your experience with tools such as code completion, bug detection, automated testing, image and documentation generation.
• Testing & Quality Assurance: Write unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure the reliability and functionality of your code. Participate in code reviews and contribute to maintaining a high standard of code quality.
• Collaboration: Work closely with designers, product managers, and other engineers to deliver exceptional user experiences.
• Mentorship: Mentor junior engineers, providing guidance, support, and best-practice knowledge.
• Problem Solving: Analyze complex technical challenges and develop innovative solutions.
• Stay Current: Continuously learn and stay up-to-date with the latest front-end technologies and trends.

• Experience: 5+ years of professional front-end development experience.
• Framework Proficiency: Deep understanding and practical experience with at least one modern JavaScript framework (React, Angular, Vue.js, Svelte).
• JavaScript Expertise: Strong understanding of JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. Experience with TypeScript is a plus.
• CI/CD Tools: Experience with CI/CD tools such as Jenkins, GitLab CI, CircleCI, or similar.
• Testing Frameworks: Experience with testing frameworks such as Jest, Mocha, Cypress, or similar.
• Version Control: Proficient with Git and GitHub/GitLab.
• Responsive Design: Strong understanding of responsive design principles and techniques.
• Accessibility: Knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices.
• Problem-Solving Skills: Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Communication Skills: Strong written and verbal communication skills.

• Experience with server-side rendering (SSR) or static site generation (SSG)
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Contribution to open-source projects.
• Experience with design systems and component libraries.
• Experience with performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with Rust