Front End Engineer

Oddball believes that the best products are built when engineers understand and value the things they are working on. We value learning and growth and the ability to make a big impact at a small company. We believe that we can make big changes happen and improve the daily lives of millions of people by bringing quality software to the federal space.

We are looking for a Front End Developer to work collaboratively with a team dedicated to the modernization of legacy mainframe systems to an AWS cloud-based system. Demonstrated experience in deploying applications on AWS is required.  Candidate with be part of the Analysis and Design team.

Job Responsibilities:

• Uses expertise to design, develop, code, test, and debug user interfaces and web application components 
• Works with users to define existing or new system scope and objectives with an emphasis on human centered design
• Provides analytical support and technical advice during the conceptualization, development, and implementation phases.
• Reviews and evaluates systems and software for adherence to government directives, standards, guidelines.
• Identify problems uncovered by testing or customer feedback and correct defects.
• Evaluate code to ensure it is valid, meets industry standards and is compatible with devices or operation systems.

Skills:

• Verbal and written communication skills, problem solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Experience delivering software in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Experience in using the Atlassian tool suite (Jira, Confluence)
• Solid hands on knowledge and experience in design and development using JavaScript, EXT JS, JSON, jQuery, REACT, Node.js, and Sass
• Excellent knowledge of responsive website development
• Strong knowledge on build (Ant/Maven), continuous integration (Jenkins), code quality analysis (SonarQube) and unit and integration testing (JUnit)
• Ability to design and develop using appropriate software design patterns to attain high reusability and maintainability
• Experience in API development a plus

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or equivalent training/experience required.
• 2 to 4 years of UI experience required.

Must be located within the US.

This is a salaried role. Oddball does offer tech, and a continuing education stipend.

This role may be required to obtain a low level government clearance. 

Oddball is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against applicants based on race, religion, color, disability, medical condition, legally protected genetic information, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, gender identity or expression, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), age, veteran status or other legally protected characteristics. Any applicant with a mental or physical disability who requires an accommodation during the application process should contact an Oddball HR representative to request such an accommodation by emailing [email protected]