Front End Engineer (Contract – Onsite – Redmond, WA)

A premier global multinational professional services company, partnered with Experis IT ManpowerGroup, is actively seeking a skilled Front End Engineer (Contract – Onsite – Redmond, WA). This six-month contract position, based entirely onsite in Redmond, Washington (Monday-Friday, 8 am-5 pm), offers a unique opportunity to develop web applications and services for an advanced global communications service. You’ll contribute directly to Project Kuiper, an ambitious initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites.

Front End Engineer (Contract – Onsite – Redmond, WA)

Location: Redmond, WA – This is a 100% Onsite role, requiring daily presence at the designated facility.

Duration: 6 months

Shift: Monday – Friday, 8 am – 5 pm

Employment Type: Contract via Experis IT ManpowerGroup

Industry: Computer and Mathematical

What’s the Job? Crafting User Experiences for Global Communications

As a Front End Engineer, you’ll be instrumental in shaping the user interface and experience for Project Kuiper’s Customer Engagement Systems. Your work will directly impact how customers interact with a groundbreaking global communications service, bringing low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to communities worldwide.

• Design, Build, and Maintain UI Components and Services: You will be responsible for the full lifecycle of designing, building, and maintaining UI components and services that form the user interface of Project Kuiper’s Customer Engagement Systems. This involves creating intuitive, responsive, and visually appealing web applications that enable seamless user interaction with the global communications service.
• Interact with the Core Kuiper Network: Your developed applications and services will interact directly with the core Kuiper Network. This implies building interfaces that communicate effectively with backend systems controlling satellite connectivity, subscriber data, and service delivery, ensuring that user actions are accurately translated into network operations.
• Develop Mobile Web Apps and Native Apps: You’ll focus on the development of Mobile Web Apps and native applications specifically tailored for communications and services within the Project Kuiper ecosystem. This involves designing and implementing user experiences optimized for mobile devices, ensuring accessibility and performance across various platforms.
• Partner with Stakeholder Engineering Teams: You will proactively partner with various stakeholder engineering teams across the organization for cross-team projects. This collaborative approach ensures seamless integration between front-end systems and other critical components of the Kuiper network and customer management infrastructure.
• Drive Web and App Development Best Practices: You will play a key role in driving web and application development best practices within the team. This includes advocating for clean code, robust testing methodologies, performance optimization techniques, and adherence to security standards, ensuring high-quality and maintainable software development.

Your Impact on Project Kuiper: Empowering Global Connectivity

Your team is dedicated to developing the comprehensive architecture, innovative solutions, and strategic roadmap for managing the entire customer lifecycle for telecom services. This includes critical areas such as:

• Identity and Account Management: Ensuring secure and efficient customer identification and account provisioning.
• Subscriber Management Services: Handling customer subscriptions, service changes, and related administrative tasks.
• User Provisioning: Automating and streamlining the process of enabling services for new and existing users.
• Billing and Payments: Developing intuitive systems for managing customer billing, invoices, and secure payment processing.
• Customer and Technical Support Tools: Creating robust internal tools that empower support teams to efficiently resolve customer inquiries and technical issues.
• Offer Management Tools: Designing systems to manage service offerings, promotions, and pricing structures for broadband connectivity.
• Customer Metrics and Analytics: Building interfaces to visualize key customer data, service performance, and usage analytics to inform strategic business decisions.

What’s Needed? Essential Skills for a Front End Innovator

To excel as a Front End Engineer on this cutting-edge project, you’ll need a strong foundation in modern web development, experience with various frameworks, and a keen eye for user experience.

• Extensive Front-End, Web, or Mobile Development Experience: You must possess 4+ years of non-internship professional experience in front-end, web, or mobile software development. This requires deep proficiency in core web technologies including JavaScript, HTML, and CSS. This signifies a proven track record of building functional and user-friendly interfaces.
• Enterprise Web Application Prototyping/Wire-framing Experience: You must have 5+ years of experience as a front-end developer creating prototypes or wire-frames for enterprise web applications or workflows. This demonstrates your ability to translate concepts into visual designs, understand user flows, and contribute to the initial stages of UI/UX development for complex business applications.
• Experience with MVC/MVVM Frameworks: You are required to have practical experience developing with MVC (Model-View-Controller) or MVVM (Model-View-ViewModel) frameworks. This includes proficiency with popular frameworks such as React.JS, AngularJS, or Vue. Your experience with these frameworks is crucial for building structured, maintainable, and scalable single-page applications.

Nice-to-Have Skills / Preferred Qualifications: Adding Further Value

While the above are essential, the following skills would further enhance your application:

• Knowledge of Web Services Technologies: Familiarity with web services technologies such as SOAP, HTTP, WSDL (Web Services Description Language), XSD (XML Schema Definition), and REST. This indicates a broader understanding of how front-end applications communicate with backend services.
• Experience in Software Design Approaches and Common UX Patterns: Experience in a broad range of software design approaches and familiarity with common UX (User Experience) patterns. This demonstrates a holistic understanding of how to create intuitive and effective user interfaces.

Upon successful completion of a predefined waiting period, consultants are typically eligible for a comprehensive suite of benefits designed to support their well-being and financial security. These include:

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans: Comprehensive healthcare coverage for medical services and necessary prescription medications.
• Dental Plan: Benefits covering routine dental care and essential treatments.
• Vision Plan: Coverage for eye examinations, prescription glasses, and contact lenses.
• Health Savings Account (HSA): A tax-advantaged savings account to help pay for qualified medical expenses.
• Health Flexible Spending Account (HFSA): Allows pre-tax contributions for eligible healthcare costs.
• Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA): Provides tax advantages for dependent care expenses.
• Supplemental Life Insurance: Options for additional life insurance coverage for enhanced financial protection.
• Short Term and Long Term Disability Insurance: Income replacement benefits during periods of temporary or prolonged incapacitation due to illness or injury.
• Business Travel Insurance: Coverage for unforeseen events or emergencies that may occur during authorized business travel.
• 401(k), Plus Match: An opportunity to save for retirement with the added benefit of employer matching contributions, enhancing your long-term financial growth.
• Weekly Pay: Consistent and regular compensation provided on a weekly basis, ensuring stable financial flow throughout your contract engagement.

If this Front End Engineer role in Redmond, WA, aligns with your expertise in web and mobile development, your experience with modern frameworks, and your passion for building user interfaces for global communication services, we encourage you to learn more about this exciting onsite contract opportunity. This is a fantastic chance to contribute to Project Kuiper and make a tangible impact on global connectivity.

To take the next step in your career and potentially help bring high-speed broadband to unserved communities, click “Apply Now.” A recruiter will be in touch with you promptly to discuss this outstanding opportunity in greater detail, answer any questions you may have, and guide you through the application process. We look forward to connecting with you and exploring how your expertise can benefit our team!