Web Developer

Job Summary

Hive Group is an award-winning small business specializing in acquisition, financial, and program management, as well as business intelligence support for the federal government. We are seeking a Mid-Level Web Developer to join our team supporting the General Services Administration (GSA) Assisted Acquisition Services (AAS).

In this role, you will collaborate with data and engineering teams to lead UI/UX initiatives and support a suite of internal applications, dashboards, and workflow tools. You will lead defined work streams and specialized functional responsibilities, delivering complex work with a high degree of independence while contributing materially to delivery outcomes across engagements. Success requires the ability to engage directly with clients and stakeholders to understand user needs and solve complex problems while maintaining rigorous development fundamentals, including clear documentation, Section 508 compliance, and high-quality code.

You will partner with senior engineers, product owners, and BI/Data teams to translate system designs into polished, maintainable front-end experiences that drive a consistent, governed, and reusable UI/UX pattern across the portfolio.

This is a HYBRID position with in-office requirements at our Hive Group Headquarters in McLean, VA.

• Build, maintain, and enhance front-end interfaces and web applications across the AAS portfolio of internal tools, dashboards, and automation solutions.
• Lead UI/UX design and improvement work across the portfolio, including interface refinement, usability iteration, and consistency with portfolio-wide design standards.
• Implement and uphold accessibility (Section 508) and secure coding practices, including version control, proper PII handling, environment variable management, and meaningful logging.
• Debug production issues with urgency and discipline, balancing immediate user impact with long-term root-cause analysis.
• Contribute to version-controlled workflows, participate in peer code reviews, follow structured deployment practices, and maintain comprehensive user and developer documentation.
• Communicate with contract and portfolio technical leadership on cross-contract deployments to ensure design and delivery decisions align with portfolio standards.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Minimum of 3–5 years of professional experience building and maintaining web-based applications or front-end interfaces.
• Strong fundamentals in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, JSON, and REST APIs.
• Proficiency with Git/version control workflows and development tools such as Visual Studio Code and Google Apps Script.
• Proven ability to write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code and to resolve production issues through structured problem-solving.
• Familiarity with Section 508 accessibility standards and secure coding practices (PII handling, environment variables, and logging).
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to ask clarifying questions, proactively raise concerns, and incorporate feedback from stakeholders.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a GSA Public Trust Clearance.

• Experience with Google Apps Script environments (Web Apps, Libraries, APIs, Add-ons), Google API services (e.g., Charts, Picker), and CLASP.
• Familiarity with modular code structure, separation of concerns, and front-end performance optimization.
• Basic SQL knowledge and working proficiency in Python.
• Familiarity with browser storage (e.g., Indexed
  
  DB), third-party JavaScript library integration, and general web security best practices.
• Comfort leveraging AI-assisted development tools to accelerate iteration while maintaining human-in-the-loop quality and security reviews.
• Understanding of federal acquisition processes or government data systems.

The estimated compensation range for this position is between $80,000 and $100,000 annually, based on benchmarks in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. This range reflects a good faith estimate for all experience levels. At Hive Group, salary decisions are influenced by…