Front End Engineer

Are you passionate about building seamless, intelligent, and AI-powered user experiences? As a Front-End Engineer, you will play a key role in developing and optimizing responsive, high-performance applications that elevate user engagement, streamline workflows, and drive industry innovation. You'll work at the cutting edge of technology, leading the implementation of AI-enhanced front-end solutions while ensuring best-in-class design, stability, and functionality. If you’re eager to combine creativity with technical expertise and make a meaningful impact, we’d love to hear from you!

Why Cygnal?

At Cygnal, we’re a team-oriented, innovation-driven company with a culture of growth and excellence. We are dedicated to providing Intelligence for Action to our clients in the U.S. and globally. Every team member plays a crucial role in delivering on our mission, which is why we prioritize their growth, development, and satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive the discovery, design, and development of AI-enhanced, user-centric front-end solutions that improve engagement and streamline workflows.

• Guide project scope, technology selection, and implementation strategies for both traditional front-end development and AI-powered enhancements.

• Ensure front-end initiatives are completed on time, within budget, and exceed performance expectations, including managing external partnerships.

• Build and enhance proprietary platforms through regular updates that improve features, stability, performance, and security
  
• Use Figma (or similar solutions) to create and maintain comprehensive design asset libraries and UI mockups, ensuring a smooth transition from concept to development.

• Work closely with stakeholders to identify requirements, then design and implement new features that enhance usability and effectiveness.

• Conduct code reviews, manage technical debt, and enforce best practices for scalability, performance, and maintainability.

• Regularly update project management tools (JIRA), feature roadmaps, and Git repositories to communicate progress and priorities.

Required Qualifications

• Must be based in Arlington, VA.

• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future sponsorship.

• Ability to execute tasks quickly, efficiently, and accurately.

• Willing to ask questions, challenge processes, and provide valuable input.

• Driven to achieve results with efficiency and focus.

Required Skills

• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), with a strong understanding of responsive design and accessibility.

• Front-End Frameworks – Experience with React.js (preferred), Vue.js, or Angular, including hooks, component architecture, and performance optimizations.

• State Management – Familiarity with Redux, Recoil, Zustand, or Context API.

• AI-Driven Development – Experience integrating AI-powered features like chatbots, recommendation systems, autonomous agents, or predictive UI elements.

• API Integration – Strong knowledge of RESTful APIs and GraphQL, particularly in AI-driven applications.

• Data Visualization – Experience using D3.js, Chart.js, or similar libraries to present AI-generated insights.

• Project & Code Management – Proficiency with JIRA for sprint tracking and issue management, along with experience in code reviews

• Security Best Practices – Understanding of XSS prevention, CSRF protection, and secure authentication methods.

• Ability to write clear documentation and maintain a structured, scalable codebase.

Bonus Skills (Nice to Have)

• AI APIs – Familiarity with OpenAI API, Microsoft Azure AI, or similar AI services.

• Cloud Services – Basic knowledge of Snowflake, Microsoft Azure, AWS and/or Firebase.  

Compensation & Benefits:

• Competitive base salary

• Company contribution toward health insurance; fully covered dental and vision insurance

• Flexible paid time off

• Company-paid short-term and long-term disability insurance and term life insurance

• 401(k) plan with a generous company match

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