Senior React UI Developer

Job Description

DPR Construction is a forward looking, general contractor with a large focus on technology and innovation to redefine the construction industry. Founded in 1990, DPR specializes in technically complex and sustainable projects, consistently ranking among the top general contractors in the United States.

Job Overview

We are seeking a Senior React Developer to enhance the user interface layer across our web applications. You will design and deliver modern, accessible, and performant frontends; shape our component libraries and design system; and collaborate closely with Product, UX Design, and Backend Platform teams.

The ideal candidate combines hands-on expertise in React and TypeScript with strong engineering practices, a builder’s mindset, and a passion for developer experience and UI quality. Reports to the Software Development Leader within the Data & Development department.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain high-quality, reusable, and scalable UI components using React.js, TypeScript, and modern frontend frameworks.
• Contribute to the architecture and governance of shared component libraries and design systems to ensure consistency and performance across applications.
• Optimize applications for maximum speed and scalability using performance profiling and code-splitting techniques.
• Participate in code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards, performance optimization, and UI/UX quality.

• Mentor junior developers and help establish best practices around React hooks, state management (e.g., Redux, Zustand, or Recoil), and component architecture.
• Contribute to frontend governance by defining patterns, reusable modules, and development standards across multiple teams or projects.
• Integrate frontend components with RESTful or GraphQL APIs, handling complex data flows and state synchronization.
• Leverage caching, pagination, and lazy-loading strategies to enhance data-heavy UI performance.
• Evaluate and integrate modern UI tooling and AI-assisted development (e.g., GitHub Copilot) to accelerate delivery and quality.

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional frontend/UI development experience building production React + TypeScript applications.
• Expertise with React, TypeScript, modern CSS approaches (e.g., CSS Modules, Tailwind, CSS-in-JS), and responsive design.
• Proficiency in testing (Vitest, React Testing Library) and E2E (Cypress or Playwright).
• Experience with API consumption (REST/GraphQL), caching, and client-side data management.
• Practical knowledge of build tools and monorepos (Vite/Webpack, Nx ), package managers (npm/pnpm), and code quality tooling (ESLint/Prettier).
• Familiarity with frontend security and auth patterns (OAuth2/OIDC flows, CSRF, CORS, CSP).

Why Join DPR Construction?

• Shape the future of construction through technology innovation.
• Work in a collaborative, empowered, and purpose-driven environment.
• Competitive compensation and benefits with opportunities for career growth.
• Build not only great products—but great teams and great impact.

Location: Reston, Washington DC area | Hybrid - 2 Days/week onsite

This is a hybrid role with most time being spent working from home. Attendance at important meetings and events at the local DPR office is required.

DPR Construction is a forward-thinking, self-performing general contractor specializing in technically complex and sustainable projects for the advanced technology, life sciences, healthcare, higher education and commercial markets. Founded in 1990, DPR is a great story of entrepreneurial success as a private, employee-owned company that has grown into a multi-billion-dollar family of companies with offices around the world.

Working at DPR, you'll have the chance to try new things, explore unique paths and shape your future. Here, we build opportunity together—by harnessing our talents, enabling curiosity and pursuing our collective ambition to make the best ideas happen. We are proud to be recognized as a great place to work by our talented teammates and leading news organizations like U.S. News and World Report, Forbes, Fast Company and Newsweek.

Explore our open opportunities at www.dpr.com/careers.