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Frontend Engineer

United States, Remote

Agile Six is a people-first, remote-work company that serves shoulder-to-shoulder with federal agencies to find innovative, human-centered solutions. We build better by putting people first. We are animated by our core values of Purpose, Wholeness, Trust, Self-Management and Inclusion. We deliver our solutions in autonomous teams of self-managed professionals (no managers here!) who genuinely care about each other and the work. We know that’s our company’s purpose – and that we can only achieve it by supporting a culture where people feel valued, self-managed, and love to come to work.

The role

Agile Six is looking for an Frontend Engineer to join a team partnering with the Department of Veterans Affairs to support ongoing development on VA.gov, a modern, high-profile U.S. government website used by millions of Veterans to understand and access their benefits.

Generally, our team looks for someone interested in and capable of working across the tech stack, and in using both front and back end languages and frameworks. Our ideal candidate is patient, curious, proactive, and positive; someone who understands the large impact that even small changes can have on end users, someone able to learn a complex landscape and innovate, someone who constantly seizes opportunities to refine, and someone who is dedicated to accessibility and championing the impact of our work. Most importantly, we are looking for someone with a passion for working on important problems that have a lasting impact on millions of users and make a difference in our government.

Responsibilities

  • Contribute as part of a cross‑functional Agile team to build accessible, performant, and scalable frontend applications in an open‑source ecosystem, using industry‑standard programming languages and frameworks.
  • Implement user‑facing features with React (TypeScript/JavaScript), adhering to modern component patterns, the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS), and VA API standards where applicable.
  • Integrate with VA APIs and backend services, ensuring data is rendered accurately, securely, and is discoverable in the Lighthouse API Hub.
  • Effectively leverage AI-powered IDEs such Copilot and Cursor to analyze existing code, develop features, write unit tests, and debug issues while retaining responsible oversight and reviewing all work produced.
  • Instrument, monitor, and continuously improve application and infrastructure performance and user outcomes using tools such as Datadog; ensure full system observability and actionable alerting.
  • Write and maintain automated unit, integration, functional, load, and accessibility tests for 100 % of delivered functionality;
  • Participate in pair programming, in‑depth peer reviews, and blameless post‑mortems; continuously incorporate learnings.
  • Leverage cloud‑based infrastructure, platforms, and services to improve scalability, reliability, performance, and maintainability; reuse existing VA platforms (VA.gov Platform, VA Mobile Platform, Lighthouse Infrastructure) wherever possible.
  • Continuously integrate and deploy code through multiple environments using VA Platform tooling and CI/CD pipelines, automating high‑frequency deployments.
  • Use established VA internal tools for source‑code management, communication, developer toolkits, and analytics.
  • Support the Engineering Community of Practice and broader Agile Six engineering culture through knowledge‑sharing, mentoring, and participation in internal initiatives.

Basic qualifications

  • 4+ years of professional engineering experience, demonstrating in‑depth knowledge in at least one frontend technology stack.
  • 3 + years of recent experience with React and JavaScript/TypeScript
  • Experience experimenting with and/or utilizing AI tools and services to create and deliver software, and a strong willingness to leverage AI where appropriate to improve outcomes.
  • Hands‑on experience with CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud infrastructure (AWS, Docker, Kubernetes, or similar).
  • Experience with measurement and monitoring tools (e.g., Datadog) and a strong understanding of application observability.

Preferred qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
  • Production experience with Ruby on Rails.
  • Production experience with Drupal.
  • Experience leveraging AI tools and services to create and deliver software to production in a professional capacity.
  • Professional experience delivering software for or within federal agencies, especially the VA.
  • Familiarity with the VA.gov Platform, VA Mobile Platform, and Lighthouse delivery infrastructure.
  • Prior contributions to open‑source projects and/or publicly shared technical documentation.
  • You are a U.S. Veteran. As a service-disabled veteran-owned small business, we recognize the transition to civilian life can be tricky, and welcome and encourage Veterans to apply.

At Agile Six, we are committed to building teams that represent a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Even if you don't meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. We’re eager to meet people who believe in our mission and who can contribute to our team in a variety of ways.

Salary and Sixer Benefits

To promote pay equity, we publish a salary for each position.

The salary for this position is: $129,233.

Our benefits are designed to reinforce our core values of Wholeness, Self Management and Inclusion. The following benefits are available to all employees. We respect that only you know what balance means for your life and season. While we offer support from coaches, we expect you to own your wholeness, show up for work whole, and go home to your family the same. You will be seen, heard and valued. We expect you to offer the same for your colleagues, be kind (not controlling), be caring (not directive) and ready to participate in a state of flow. We mean it when we say “We build better by putting people first”.

All Sixers Enjoy:

  • Self-managed work/life balance and flexibility
  • Competitive and equitable salary (equal pay for equal work)
  • Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) for all employees!
  • 401K matching
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • Employer paid short and long term disability insurance
  • Employer paid life insurance
  • Self-managed and generous paid time off
  • Paid federal holidays and two floating holidays
  • Paid parental leave
  • Self-managed professional development spending
  • Self-managed wellness days

Hiring practices

Agile Six is an Equal Opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any factor protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

Note: We participate in E-Verify. Upon hire, we will provide the federal government with your Form I-9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S. Unfortunately, we are unable to sponsor visas at this time.

If you need assistance or reasonable accommodation in applying for any of these positions, please reach out to careers@agile6.com. We want to ensure you have the ability to apply for any position at Agile Six.

Please read and respond to the application questions carefully. Interviews are conducted on a rolling basis until the position has been filled.

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