Front End Web Developer at BLN24 in McLean, VA

Job description

• BLN24 is seeking a Front End Web Developer to support CFPB's RegTech BPA program by designing and building intuitive, accessible, public-facing web applications. This role requires strong expertise in React and modern front-end development, close collaboration with user research and back-end teams, and experience delivering containerized applications through automated testing and continuous delivery pipelines in an open-source environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain public-facing web applications using React and modern front-end techniques
• Build responsive user interfaces using HTML5, CSS3, SASS, and Bootstrap, composing UIs from packages managed with npm and Yarn
• Translate organizational needs into web application solutions through custom code
• Participate in design sprints with user research teams to understand and address user needs
• Collaborate with back-end developers to design the JSON APIs consumed by the user interface
• Develop automated tests and support continuous delivery pipelines for containerized applications using Docker and Kubernetes
• Build accessible, Section 508-compliant interfaces, including data visualizations and web maps where needed
• Manage source code, reviews, and releases in GitHub as part of an Agile, open-source delivery team

Requirements

• 4+ years of professional front-end development experience
• Expertise in front-end web development using modern techniques and frameworks (e.g., HTML5, CSS3, SASS, Responsive Design, and Bootstrap)
• Demonstrated experience working on open-source projects, including delivering public-facing solutions
• Knowledge and experience building applications using the React library
• Experience translating organizational needs into web application solutions through custom code
• Experience working with user research teams to understand user needs by taking part in design sprints
• Experience collaborating with back-end development teams to design JSON APIs used by the user interface
• Experience with automated testing and continuous delivery pipelines (e.g., Jenkins, Travis, Ansible) and using GitHub for source code management
• Experience developing and maintaining containerized applications, such as Docker with Kubernetes orchestration
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field
• Expertise composing user interfaces from packages using npm and Yarn
• Experience building Section 508-compliant solutions
• Experience with web visualization technologies such as D3, three.js, or Highcharts
• Experience using web mapping tools such as Mapbox or Leaflet.js
• Prior engagement at CFPB or other federal financial regulators (e.g., FDIC, OCC, SEC, FRB, NCUA)
• Experience delivering solutions in a federal FISMA Moderate or comparable security-compliance environment

Skills

Required

• React
• HTML5
• CSS3
• SASS
• Bootstrap
• npm
• Yarn
• JSON APIs
• Docker
• Kubernetes
• GitHub
• Agile

Preferred

• D3
• three.js
• Highcharts
• Mapbox
• Leaflet.js
• Section 508 compliance
• FISMA Moderate

Benefits

• BLN24 benefits are game changing. We like our team to play hard and that means they need to be taken care of — physically, financially, and emotionally. We make sure to keep them in the game by giving them access to generous medical, dental, and vision plans.
• You can join one of the fastest growing companies headquartered in the Washington DC Metro Area. We give you the opportunity to work in different sectors, so you have the chance at variety while maintaining stability.
• Flexibility at BLN24 allows each individual the opportunity to balance quality work and their personal lives. Depending on projects, we allow remote working opportunities so you can always be in the game no matter where you call home.