Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Oddball is a small software company focused on delivering quality products and improving lives through software for the federal space. The Lead Front End Engineer will lead frontend development for a customer-facing healthcare application serving millions of beneficiaries, using TypeScript and React while guiding architecture, quality, accessibility, testing, and API integration. The role also includes mentoring engineers and partnering with product, delivery, backend, and government stakeholders in an Agile environment.
Responsibilities
- Design, build, and iterate on a high-impact healthcare application using **TypeScript** and **React**
- Serve as the technical anchor for the frontend team — guiding architecture decisions, reviewing PRs, and championing quality
- Drive a test-first methodology to ensure reliability and maintainability across critical healthcare infrastructure
- Embed **WCAG** and **Section 508** accessibility standards into the core of the product
- Integrate **AI coding tools** such as **GitHub Copilot**, **Claude**, and **Gemini** into your daily workflow to accelerate development
- Partner with backend engineers on **RESTful API** integration and seamless frontend-to-backend delivery
- Mentor engineers on the team and actively support their growth
- Participate in sprint planning, refinement, PI Planning, and release readiness in close partnership with product and delivery
- Performs other related duties as assigned
Skills
- 5+ years of frontend engineering experience with deep expertise in TypeScript and React
- Demonstrated technical leadership experience including code reviews, architecture decisions, and mentoring
- Strong commitment to web accessibility standards including WCAG and Section 508
- Test-first mindset with a track record of building reliable, maintainable software
- Comfortable with AI-native development workflows and modern AI coding assistants
- Enough backend and REST API knowledge to collaborate effectively with backend engineers
- Thrives in a remote, collaborative Agile environment and genuinely enjoys working closely with engineers, product, and government stakeholders
- Communicates clearly and openly, whether in a PR review, a planning session, or a conversation with a client
- Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
- Bachelor's degree
Benefits
- Fully remote
- Yearly stipend
- Comprehensive Benefits Package
- Company Match 401(k) plan
- Flexible PTO
- Paid Holidays
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