Senior Front-End Software Engineer

About Neural Solutions LLC

At Neural Solutions, we believe that investing in our team's development is key to our success. By providing our employees with the means and opportunities to become the best versions of themselves, we cultivate an environment of innovation and expertise. This focus on personal and professional growth directly translates into the high-quality, advanced solutions we offer our clients.

Our commitment to both employee development and technical delivery sets us apart in the industry. We pride ourselves on creating a workplace where talent thrives and where our clients receive state-of-the-art AI and cyber security applications that meet their evolving needs.

About the role

You will act as a Front-End Engineer on a Discovery Analytics Team. You will play a pivotal role in rapidly building a variety of specialized tools and tradecraft to enhance the operational mission. Your responsibilities will include developing innovative solutions for scalable data visualization and custom workflow improvement through a flexible technology stack. The DAT teams foster an environment that values meticulous attention to detail and craftsmanship, where your contributions have a tangible impact on enhancing user experiences and critical mission success. The ideal candidate should thrive in this dynamic setting, collaborating closely with a diverse group of users, actively participating in exciting operations, and deriving satisfaction from observing users effectively utilize the tools they create.

What you'll do

• Work closely with the team to understand and address the UI needs of analysts and operators.
• Develop and maintain user-facing web apps for data visualizations, task automation, and workflow enhancements.
• Independently drive projects and proposals, taking ownership of the entire development lifecycle.
• Design, architect, and implement robust and scalable software solutions that align with project objectives and requirements.
• Continuously improve and optimize the existing codebase and documentation to ensure high performance and maintainability.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for tool optimization and emergent technologies.

Qualifications

Skills Requirements:

• TS//SCI Clearance with Full Scope Polygraph
• Expertise in front-end technologies including the React ecosystem for creating user interfaces and experience using high-level web frameworks where appropriate.
• Strong grasp of scalable, maintainable, and performance front-end architectures and patterns like state management and responsive design principles, with the ability to evaluate and implement the best fit for project needs.
• Proven track record of willingness to adapt quickly on the job and ability to learn about internal systems and problems distinctive to the organizations mission.
• Exposure to modern version control and DevOps tooling like Git and containerization.
• Problem-solving mindset and a passion for delivering quality, people-centric solutions.

Nice to Haves:

• React ecosystem (Vite, Tanstack Query, Tailwind CSS, Redux, etc.)
• Data visualization libraries (Chart.js, D3.js, Recharts)
• Relational databases (MySQL, SQLite, Postgres)
• Elasticsearch
• Django
• Docker, Kubernetes
• WebSockets or real-time data handling frameworks
• Redis
• XP/Agile software development
• CI/CD
• Linux (CentOS/RHEL)
• Cloud Services (S3, EC2, RDS)
• Software reverse engineering

Experience Requirements : 12 yrs., B.S. in a technical discipline or 4 additional yrs. in place of B.S.

The pay range for this role is:

200,000 - 230,000 USD per year ( Annapolis Junction )