Software Engineer; Front End

• Compensation: USD 100,000 - USD 125,000 - yearly

System High is a wholly owned subsidiary of Veilant, delivering advanced protection and secrecy solutions that secure and strengthen critical missions, programs, and intelligence activities. We support some of the nation’s most sensitive efforts, and our team plays a direct role in protecting what matters most.

As part of Veilant, System High combines deep mission expertise with the resources and capabilities of a broader organization focused on protecting and advancing critical national security missions.

Want to build instead of inherit? System High is looking for a Software Engineer specializing in frontend development to take ownership of the user-facing application layer of a new software product being built from the ground up.

This is a true greenfield opportunity. You won’t be inheriting years of legacy frontend code or simply working through an established backlog. You’ll have the opportunity to help establish the frontend architecture, component patterns, development workflows, and technical standards that shape the application as it grows.

We’re looking for an engineer who combines strong frontend development skills with broader software engineering fundamentals. You should be comfortable building modern web applications, integrating with APIs, working within Git Hub and CI/CD workflows, and collaborating closely with backend engineers and other technical specialists. React is our preferred direction, but because the application is still being built, we value strong engineering fundamentals and experience with modern frontend frameworks over expertise in one narrowly defined stack.

We also want someone who knows how to use modern AI-assisted development tools effectively. AI should make you faster at tasks like documentation, testing, scaffolding, debugging, and repetitive development but it shouldn't replace your ability to understand the code, challenge the output, and make sound engineering decisions.

If you're energized by a blank canvas, enjoy solving problems without having every step prescribed, and want to see your technical decisions directly influence a new product, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact.

What You’ll Do

• Own the Frontend Application Layer: Help design and build the frontend from the ground up, establishing scalable patterns for components, routing, state management, performance, accessibility, and maintainability.
• Build Production-Ready Experiences: Translate product requirements and UI/UX concepts into responsive, intuitive, high-quality application features.
• Integrate with APIs: Build reliable integrations between the frontend and backend services, confidently working with API contracts, data structures, payloads, application state, error handling, and asynchronous workflows.
• Shape Frontend Architecture: Participate in technical decisions around frameworks, libraries, application structure, reusable components, testing strategies, and development standards.
• Work Across Engineering Boundaries: Collaborate with backend development, AI/technical specialists, QA, and product leadership to solve problems that span multiple parts of the application.
• Build Efficient Development Workflows: Work within Git Hub, AWS/GIT-based workflows, and CI/CD pipelines to support reliable development, testing, integration, and deployment.
• Use AI to Increase Engineering Velocity: Apply AI-assisted development tools to accelerate documentation, testing, debugging, code scaffolding, and repetitive engineering tasks while independently reviewing, validating, and improving generated output.
• Automate Where It Makes Sense: Write lightweight scripts or utilities to eliminate repetitive tasks,…