Front End Engineer, (Consultant, Engineering & Technical Services)

Front End Engineer Consultant

We are seeking a Consultant Engineering and Technical Services professional with strong front-end engineering skills to support a GSA modernization effort. This role will contribute to the development and enhancement of modern user-facing applications, support integration with back-end and AI-enabled platform components, and participate in ongoing feature development, defect resolution, and modernization efforts. The engineer will collaborate closely with designers, product managers, and fellow engineers to deliver secure, accessible, scalable, and maintainable user experiences.

At Fearless, this Consultant collaborates with cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality, secure, and maintainable systems across all stages of the software and data lifecycle. This role is instrumental in delivering secure, efficient, and scalable solutions that directly impact the success of projects, teams, and organizational goals. This role will possess and/or develop the skills to be able to span the domains of software development, data engineering, infrastructure automation, information assurance, and AI/ML integration at a practical application level of proficiency. This Consultant role will work on projects that allow them to contribute across the entire technology stack—software, infrastructure, data, AI, and security—to ensure quality, speed, and innovation in delivery.

Your Responsibilities in this Role:

• Contribute to the development lifecycle from implementation through deployment and maintenance.
• Build and maintain responsive, accessible, and user-friendly front-end applications that meet modernization requirements.
• Collaborate with back-end engineers to integrate APIs, workflows, and AI-enabled platform functionality into the user experience.
• Support implementation of new features, enhancements, and UI improvements aligned with the modernization roadmap.
• Address defects, usability issues, and performance concerns within front-end applications.
• Translate designs, wireframes, and product requirements into reusable UI components and application features.
• Write maintainable, testable, and well-documented code following established engineering standards and best practices.
• Participate in code reviews and incorporate feedback from senior engineers and peers.
• Support front-end testing efforts, including unit, integration, and end-to-end testing.
• Contribute to DevSecOps and CI/CD practices related to front-end development and deployment.
• Troubleshoot application issues across browser, client-side, and integration layers as needed.
• Ensure solutions comply with accessibility and federal security requirements (e.g., Section 508, NIST SP 800-53, FedRAMP).

The Impact You Will Create in this Role:

Fearless Impact:

• Collaborates with cross functional teams
• Earn the trust of your customer and teammates by delivering world class services.
• Be reliable completing assigned objectives on time.
• Alert your teammates and supervisor immediately when you think a deliverable is at risk.
• Gather intelligence and listen to what your client, other people within the customer's organization and other contractors say about your project, and report back to your Fearless teammates and supervisor (whether it's good, bad or just informational).

Fearless Customer Impact:

• Deliver expected outcomes relative to high quality code and maintainable systems
• Offer and implement innovative solutions that include engineering best practices through new tools, frameworks and methodologies
• Serve as a trusted advisor in your area of expertise

Work Experience

Project Skill and Experience Requirements

• Minimum 4 years software engineering experience with front-end application development.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a public trust clearance.
• Proficiency with modern front-end frameworks and libraries (React and NextJS preferred; Angular or Vue acceptable).
• Experience building responsive and accessible web applications using HTML, JavaScript/TypeScript, and CSS.
• Familiarity with API integration and client-server application patterns.
• Experience working with component-based UI architectures and reusable design systems.
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git and standard collaborative development workflows.
• Experience working in Agile software development environments.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks and front-end build tooling.
• Exposure to cloud-hosted or containerized application environments is preferred.
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (Section 508/WCAG) is preferred.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to learn new technologies and contribute within a modern software engineering environment.

Fearless Skills and Competencies

• Analytical Thinking: The ability to observe and interpret information, break down complex problems into parts, identify patterns/relationships and draw logical conclusions to develop effective solutions.
• Synthetic Thinking: The ability to combine different ideas, information, or concepts to create a new, complex understanding or solution by integrating disparate elements into a new, meaningful whole.
• Adaptability: Comfort with change, flexibility in the face of shifting demands and resilience to setbacks.
• Ownership & Accountability: Committed to taking responsibility for outcomes, ensuring that all commitments are met with a focus on enhancing service delivery.
• Consultative Advising: Identifies and articulates client challenges, scopes projects and aligns recommendations to business goals and client expectations.
• Communicating with Influence: Capable of crafting and delivering clear, persuasive messages that integrate data insights and structured narratives, tailored to the strategic needs of diverse audiences to drive effective decision-making.
• Environmental Awareness: Maintains awareness of external dynamics, power structures within client environments as well as regulatory trends and contract requirements that influence service delivery.

Required Level of Proficiency:

• Practical Application: You can complete tasks in required competency/skill-based areas as requested. Help from an expert may be necessary from time to time, but you can usually perform the skill independently.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to sit for extended periods while working on a computer or during meetings.
• Must be able to travel occasionally to client sites or company meetings, which may involve driving or flying.
• Ability to communicate effectively via phone, email, and in-person, requiring clear speech, listening, and written communication skills.
• Ability to move within an office environment, including reaching for files, using office equipment, and occasional light lifting (up to 10 pounds).

Benefits

Life at Fearless

We're a digital integration consultancy on a mission to build a better tomorrow. At Fearless, we combine technology, people, and organizational development to solve meaningful problems. Through iterative development, we deliver smart, user-friendly solutions that make tech work better—for everyone.

But great tech is just part of the story. What really makes us Fearless is our Purple Culture.

What Makes Us Purple?

• Are valued as a whole person—not just a job title
• Get matched with work that plays to your strengths and passions
• Are supported by coaches, not micromanagers
• Have the autonomy and clarity to make decisions and drive impact
• Join a community that celebrates equity, curiosity, and innovation
• Do work that matters—every day

We believe in flexibility, growth, and balance. Our benefits and culture are designed to support you in doing your best work—while making space for what matters to you outside of it.

We're proud to be an equal opportunity employer. At Fearless, we're building a workplace that welcomes and respects everyone—across race, gender, age, religion, identity, background, and ability. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Compensation