DTAS Front-End Software Engineer

CompanyFederal Reserve Bank of Kansas City

When you join the Federal Reserve—the nation's central bank—you’ll play a key role, collaborating with leading tech professionals to strengthen and protect our economic, financial and payments systems. We invest in contemporary and emerging technology each year to support the Federal Reserve and our economy, and we’re building a dynamic and diverse team for our future.

Important Information

• United States citizenship is required for this position.

• The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization.

• This is a hybrid role and requires working on-site, in Kansas City, MO, a minimum of 50% monthly.

About the Role

• The Federal Reserve Data Transparency (DTAS) USASpending.gov team is seeking a senior level software engineer with strong expertise in React frontend development and commitment to creating exceptional user experiences. The ideal candidate should possess strong communication skills, has a talent for fostering strong relationships, a deep understanding of user requirements, and the ability to drive impactful design initiatives at varying levels.

Key Activities

• Collaborates with UX and graphic designers to deliver visually appealing web solutions adhering to 508 compliance standards.

• Partners with product owners and customers in the development of innovative solutions that achieve business goals.

• Reviews and analyzes business and technical requirements and implements technical solutions to meet those requirements.

• Applies the principles of software engineering to the design, implementation, configuration, and optimization of multiple web-based applications.

• Creates unit and automation tests as part of Continuous Development.

• Cross browser testing of new features.

• Conducts peer code reviews, provides recommendations, and works with peers to improve software coding practices.

• Fixes bugs, supports QA and UAT phases of releases.

• Creation of reusable components applied through in-house design system library.

• Keeps abreast of latest and emerging technologies.

• Fosters an agile mindset enabling high-performing teams.

• Provides coaching, education and advocates for frontend development best practices.

• Provides on-call support, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, incident management, and service request management for supported products and environments.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Typically requires at least 6 years of relevant experience.

• Bachelor’s degree specializing in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics), or a closely related field, from an accredited college or university, or equivalent combination of directly related education and/or experience.

• Senior understanding of subject. Has in-depth and/or breadth of knowledge in discipline.

• Proficiency with JavaScript, TypeScript, CSS, HTML methods.

• Relevant experience with React.

• Strong debugging skills.

• Performs work independently with limited supervision and direction. Serves as a mentor for less experienced staff.

• Works efficiently under tight deadlines and adapts quickly to change.

• Amazing attention to detail and a pride in delivering consistently pixel perfect work.

• Knowledge of AWS services and security best practices.

• API infrastructure and development, and associated tools and best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with lit programming.

• Strong expertise in the creation and/or practical application of components in design systems (versus only having exposure to pattern libraries).

• Advanced experience with multiple programming languages (Java, JavaScript, Python, etc.).

• Advanced knowledge of some cloud-based platforms like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud, etc. and the ability to learn new platforms.

• Experience with centralized application observability and monitoring across disparate tools and services.

Additional Information

Location(s):

• Hybrid – Kansas City, Denver, Oklahoma City, Omaha (50% On-site / 50% Work from Home)

• Remote Eligible – No

Salary:

• $100,400 - $138,100 / Senior Level

• $114,000 - $156,800 / Advanced Level

• Final offers are determined by factors including the candidate’s qualifications, internal alignment considerations, district assignment, and geographic location.

Screening: United States citizenship is required for this position. This position has additional screening requirements due to the information accessed while preforming the job. These additional screenings would be initiated at the time of offer acceptance and can take up to a couple of months to be completed. You can begin work before the screening is completed; however, continued employment is contingent on acceptable screening results. The areas screened may include education/employment verification, criminal history, credit history, and reference checks.

Sponsorship: The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City will not sponsor a new applicant for employment authorization for this position. Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future.

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