ASRC Federal — a leading government contractor furthering missions in space, public health, and defense, and a top veteran employer — is hiring a Front-End Developer for its ASRC Agile Decision Sciences team in Colorado, United States. This is a remote role focused on designing, building, and maintaining a web-based mapping application that supports mission-critical geospatial workflows. You will work in Vanilla JavaScript, build and customize map features with the ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x, collaborate with back-end developers and GIS specialists, and support MS SQL Server ETL processes. A bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of experience are required.
ASRC Federal — Missions in Space, Public Health & Defense
An Alaska Native owned corporation, ASRC Federal supports government missions and is recognized as a top veteran employer and a Certified Great Place to Work™. This role sits within ASRC Agile Decision Sciences, building tools that help people make sense of spatial data.
WORK LOCATION: Remote · Based in Colorado, United States · Full-Time Mid-Senior Position
About the Role — Front-End Developer, ASRC Federal Colorado
Company: ASRC Federal — government contractor (space, public health, defense)
Team: ASRC Agile Decision Sciences
Product: Web-based mapping application supporting mission-critical geospatial workflows
Core Tech: Vanilla JavaScript · ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x · HTML5 · CSS3 · Webpack · Node.js · Git · SQL Server ETL
Work Model: Remote
Why This Front-End Developer Role at ASRC Federal Stands Out
Mission-Driven Work: Your code supports geospatial workflows that matter — the kind of mapping tools government teams rely on to make informed decisions
Specialized Skill Set: Few front-end roles let you work deeply with the ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x in a clean Vanilla JavaScript architecture — a niche that builds valuable, hard-to-replace expertise
Remote Flexibility: Work remotely while collaborating with back-end developers, analysts, and GIS specialists on a focused, purposeful product
Career Growth: Geospatial front-end developers can move toward Senior Developer, GIS Solutions Architect, Technical Lead, and Engineering Manager roles in the growing federal technology and GIS sector
Position Overview
The Front-End Developer at ASRC Agile Decision Sciences designs, builds, and maintains a web-based mapping application that supports mission-critical geospatial workflows. You will develop, enhance, and maintain front-end geospatial web applications using a solid Vanilla JavaScript architecture; implement and customize mapping functionality with the ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x; work with back-end developers, analysts, and GIS specialists to bring spatial data and services together; troubleshoot and tune front-end performance, usability, and map rendering; support MS SQL Server ETL processes by understanding existing data pipelines and adjusting them when needed; take part in code reviews and architecture discussions; and write clear technical documentation for applications, workflows, and data processes.
Why This Role Matters: A map is only useful if it loads quickly, behaves predictably, and shows the right data at the right moment. As Front-End Developer, you are the person who turns complex spatial data into an interface that analysts and decision-makers can actually use. Every performance fix, rendering improvement, and carefully structured module you write makes the application more reliable — and helps the people who depend on it do their work with confidence.
Key Responsibilities
Geospatial Front-End Development
- Develop, enhance, and maintain front-end geospatial web applications using a robust, well-organized Vanilla JavaScript architecture
- Implement and customize mapping functionality with the ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x — layers, widgets, popups, and interactions that fit real mission workflows
- Write clean, modular code that other developers can read, test, and extend without friction
Performance, Usability & Map Rendering
- Troubleshoot and optimize front-end performance, usability, and map rendering behavior — keeping the application responsive even with demanding spatial datasets
- Track down rendering issues, slow layers, and interface problems, then fix them at the root rather than patching symptoms
Collaboration & Data Integration
- Collaborate with back-end developers, analysts, and GIS specialists to integrate spatial data and services into the application
- Take part in code reviews, architectural discussions, and best-practice development processes that keep the codebase healthy
SQL Server ETL Support
- Support MS SQL Server ETL processes — understand existing data pipelines and modify them when needed so the front end always receives accurate, timely data
Documentation
- Prepare clear technical documentation for applications, workflows, and data processes so knowledge is shared across the team and not locked in one person’s head
Qualifications & Requirements
Education & Experience
- A bachelor’s degree in a related field and 4+ years of experience
- Demonstrable experience writing clean, modular, well-structured JavaScript, including designing applications in Vanilla JavaScript without heavy frameworks
- Hands-on experience building geospatial applications with the ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x
- Working knowledge of SQL Server ETL workflows and the ability to modify or maintain existing processes
Technical & Soft Skills
- Experience with version control systems such as Git, and an understanding of modern web technologies (HTML5, CSS3, Webpack, Node.js, and similar tools)
- Ability to work well in a team and communicate clearly with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Strong problem-solving skills and close attention to detail
About ASRC Federal & the Geospatial Technology Industry in the USA
ASRC Federal is a leading government contractor supporting missions in space, public health, and defense. As an Alaska Native owned corporation, its work helps secure an enduring future for its shareholders, and it is recognized as a top veteran employer and a Certified Great Place to Work™. Geospatial technology sits at the heart of many government and enterprise workflows — from planning and analysis to situational awareness — and demand for developers who can build fast, reliable mapping interfaces continues to grow. Developers skilled in the ArcGIS JavaScript API and data integration are well positioned in the federal technology and GIS market. ASRC Federal and its subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers.
Career Outlook: Front-End Developers in the geospatial space can progress toward Senior Front-End Developer, GIS Solutions Architect, Technical Lead, and Engineering Manager roles — respected, well-compensated careers in the federal technology and GIS sector.
Who Should Apply?
- GIS Web Developers: With 4+ years building map-based web applications and real hands-on experience with the ArcGIS JavaScript API 4.x
- Vanilla JavaScript Specialists: Who prefer clean, framework-light architecture and can design modular applications without leaning on heavy libraries
- Full-Stack Developers with Data Skills: Comfortable with SQL Server ETL workflows and happy to bridge the front end with data pipelines
- Government & Defense Contractor Developers: Used to mission-driven projects, documentation standards, and working alongside analysts and GIS specialists
- Remote-Ready Engineers: Who communicate clearly with technical and non-technical teammates and work well independently in a distributed team
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