Senior Front End Developer (Remote)
GovCIO · Dover, DE
$110,000–$130,000from the description
Jul 7, 2026
Dover, DE
Jul 21, 2026
What this job asks for AI summary
A senior front-end developer role focused on building and maintaining web applications for VA.gov, working within a digital services portfolio that serves Veterans. Day-to-day work involves collaborating with UI/UX designers and stakeholders to create responsive interfaces using React, Redux, and TypeScript on Ruby on Rails or Drupal, with monitoring tools such as Grafana and Datadog. Best suited to an experienced engineer comfortable in Agile environments with an interest in government digital services.
Senior level · 8+ years · Remote · Full-time
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How this req sits in the market our data
Roughly 8,400 people nationally plausibly meet what this posting asks for (software developers). range 5,000–12,600
Applicant volume Moderate — A normal amount of company. The rare requirements below are what will separate a shortlisted application from the rest.
Rare in this occupation — lead with these, and say what you built with them.
Most people in this occupation already list these. Still required — just not what gets you shortlisted.
What the occupation pays Median $138,970 (middle half $107,524–$175,762). This posting is about at that midpoint.
Estimated from BLS employment for this occupation and area, per-skill prevalence across our listing corpus, and published wage benchmarks — as of Jul 28, 2026. It is a model, not a headcount.
Why we read it this way (7)
The clearance listed is a Suitability/Public Trust determination, not a national-security clearance (Confidential/Secret/TS). It is set to None in the clearance field accordingly, but candidates must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust suitability adjudication — this is a real background-investigation gate.
The degree requirement states 'Bachelor's with 8+ years (or commensurate experience)', meaning equivalent experience is explicitly accepted in lieu of a degree; the degree requirement is therefore None.
Ruby on Rails and Drupal are listed together as the backend stack context ('Ruby on Rails / Drupal stack') rather than as interchangeable alternatives; however, the JD does not clearly gate on both independently, so they are captured as alternatives of one another under the primary 'Ruby on Rails' skill.
Grafana and Datadog appear in the responsibilities narrative as monitoring technologies used on the team, not in the formal Required Skills section; they are marked preferred accordingly.
Agile/Scrum appears in the responsibilities section with strong language ('Extreme confidence and experience') but is not listed under the formal Required Skills heading; marked preferred as it names no specific tool.
The alternative occupation code 15-1254 (Web Developers) is noted as a runner-up because the role involves a Drupal stack and VA.gov web application work, but the primary classification is 15-1252 (Software Developers) given the React/Redux/Rails application development scope.
Caller marked this a fully-remote role — scored against the national candidate pool.
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