Software Engineer​/Front End Developer - Washington D.C

Overview

About M.C. Dean

M.C. Dean is Building Intelligence. We design, build, operate, and maintain cyber-physical solutions for the nation's most mission-critical facilities, secure environments, complex infrastructure, and global enterprises. With over 9,000 employees, our capabilities span electrical, electronic security, telecommunications, life safety, automation and controls, audiovisual, and IT systems. Headquarters in Tysons, Virginia, M.C. Dean delivers resilient, secure, and innovative power and technology solutions through engineering expertise and smart systems integration.

Why Join Us?

Our people are passionate about engineering innovation that improves lives and drives impactful change. Guided by our core values-agility, expertise, and trust—we foster a collaborative and forward-thinking work environment. At M.C. Dean, we are committed to building the next generation of technical leaders in electrical, engineering, and cybersecurity industries.

We are seeking a Software Engineer / Front End Developer to join our Security and Electronic Systems (SES) business Unit. As part of (SES) Strategic Business Unit you will be part of a team that designs, engineers, integrates, operates and maintains electronic security services inclusive of intrusion detection, access control, biometric authentication, video surveillance, audio visual, IT systems, perimeter defense and command and control systems for federal, local and commercial customers across high-growth markets.

At M.C. Dean, we design, develop, deploy, and maintain large-scale, enterprise-level software and system architectures that extend, manage, and integrate mission-critical solutions for classified government and intelligence-community customers. The focus of this position is to support the end-to-end Software Development Life Cycle for applications written in Angular, Angular Material, Python and other customer-approved languages. This role is primarily focused on front-end application development using Angular and Angular Material, with supporting responsibilities in middle-tier integration and IoT system interfacing.

The Software Engineer / Systems Architect responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead development efforts across the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), with a strong emphasis on front-end architecture, development, and user experience design.
• Design and develop modern, responsive web applications using Angular, Angular Material, and customer-approved UI frameworks, ensuring alignment with end-customer style guides and UX/UI standards.
• Build intuitive user interfaces that enable real-time monitoring, control, and management of large-scale IoT infrastructure and associated data systems.
• Develop and maintain middle-tier application logic and APIs to support front-end functionality, including integration with backend services, databases, and IoT devices.
• Implement software solutions that support IoT device commissioning, configuration, data ingestion, and lifecycle management.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineering leads to translate operational requirements into scalable, maintainable front-end solutions.
• Ensure seamless integration between front-end applications, backend databases, and IoT infrastructure, maintaining data integrity and system performance.
• Apply best practices in component-based architecture, state management, and reusable UI design patterns.
• Conduct code reviews and enforce standards to ensure high-quality, maintainable, and secure code.
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and QA teams to support CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and deployment processes.
• Optimize application performance for scalability, responsiveness, and usability across large datasets and distributed systems.
• Develop and maintain documentation including UI designs, component libraries, API interfaces, and data flows.
• Participate in Agile development processes including sprint planning, stand-ups, and retrospectives.

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related discipline, with 5+ years of progressive experience in software architecture and…