Senior Front-End Developer

Role Overview

As a Senior Front-End Developer at Overwatch Imaging, you’ll be a critical player in our development team, working closely alongside designers and fellow front-end engineers. You’ll build and maintain feature-rich, modern web interfaces using frameworks like React, provide thoughtful technical feedback, and play an influential role in defining architecture—bonus points if you bring experience with mapping libraries like Mapbox.

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Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate closely with designers and other front-end developers to transform mockups, wireframes, and visual designs into polished UI experiences.

• Implement rich, responsive, and performant front-end features with modern frameworks (e.g., React, Vue, Angular), as well as HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript/TypeScript

• Conduct thorough code reviews and provide constructive feedback to peer developers to maintain quality and consistency

• Plus: Leverage experience with map libraries (e.g., Mapbox, Leaflet, etc) to support geographically focused UI features

• Optimize front-end performance through tooling (e.g., Webpack, Vite), code splitting, lazy loading, SSR, and accessibility best practices

• Collaborate with product managers and designers to ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX and smooth integration of requirements

• Mentor junior developers and contribute to shaping frontend architectural vision, maintainability, and best practices

• Proactively identify and escalate risks, and communicate early to anticipate issues impacting delivery timelines

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Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience

• 5+ years of front-end development experience—proven expertise building complex, scalable UIs

• Deep knowledge of JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, HTML5, and CSS3

• Hands-on experience with modern frameworks such as React (preferred), Angular, or Vue.js

• Skilled with build tools and optimizations including bundlers, lazy loading, SSR, and performance tuning

• Experience reviewing and maintaining code, enforcing best practices and architectural standards

• Strong collaboration skills—able to interface effectively with designers, PMs, and backend developers

• Bonus if experienced with mapping libraries like Mapbox, Leaflet, or similar

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Optional but Valuable

• Familiarity with CI/CD integration, accessibility (a11y), security practices, and cross-browser compatibility

• Prior work on performance at scale, or contributions to internal frontend architecture standards

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What You’ll Gain

• Ownership of high-impact, UI-centric projects alongside designers and engineers

• Influence over architectural direction, tooling choices, and code quality in a modern frontend stack

• Opportunities to mentor and elevate other engineers

• A collaborative, design-minded engineering culture that values quality and innovation

• Competitive compensation, benefits, and growth opportunities