Sr. Associate, Front End Developer

As a Senior Frontend Developer, you will build the user-facing application for a modern operational SaaS platform for K-12 education. The platform helps school divisions automate administrative processes, manage information across their organization, and surface operational insight - which means the interfaces you build are workflow-driven and data-dense: multi-step forms with real validation consequences, long-running processes whose state the UI has to reflect honestly, role-sensitive views that change shape depending on who is looking, and reporting surfaces backed by real analytical queries.

This is product engineering rather than marketing site work. You will build in Next.js, React, and TypeScript against.NET REST APIs, using Shadcn/UI and Tailwind CSS in a component-driven model, and you will own Playwright end-to-end coverage for the flows you build. Authorization is enforced through Keycloak and OpenFGA, so the frontend has to handle OIDC flows and render correctly against fine-grained, policy-driven permissions in a multi-tenant product where an administrator in one school division must never see another's data.

You will work as part of a dedicated, cross-functional scrum team that operates as an embedded extension of the client's product and engineering organization. The team includes business analysis and QA capability and owns assigned product services end-to-end - from refinement through development, testing, documentation, and release readiness. You will work directly in the client's repositories and follow their established architecture, design system, and engineering standards. The platform is moving from pilot deployments toward general availability, so the work is real-user-facing from the start.

Key Responsibilities:

Building and maintaining application features in Next.js, React, and TypeScript, including server-side rendering, routing, and state management decisions

Developing reusable, accessible components in a component-driven model using Shadcn/UI and Tailwind CSS, extending the existing design system rather than working around it

Integrating with.NET REST APIs, including handling loading, error, empty, and partial-failure states properly rather than assuming the happy path

Building interfaces that accurately reflect asynchronous and long-running backend processes, including in-progress, retrying, and failed states

Implementing authentication flows against Keycloak using OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect, and rendering conditionally against OpenFGA-driven permissions

Building data-dense reporting and analytics views over backend query results, with attention to performance at realistic data volumes

Writing and maintaining Playwright end-to-end coverage for the flows you build, and contributing to the shared test suite

Meeting WCAG 2.x Level AA, and treating accessibility as part of the build rather than a remediation pass

Producing implementation plans for significant changes, and delivering work in small, reviewable merge requests

Participating in code review, responding to CodeRabbit findings, and keeping GitLab CI/CD pipelines green

Participating in refinement, planning, review, and retrospective as a member of a self-directed scrum team, and raising missing business or UX decisions early

Maintaining frontend technical and component documentation as part of the definition of done, not after it

Resolving defects and supporting post-release stabilization of recently delivered functionality

Mentoring less experienced developers through code review and pairing

You are a product-minded engineer who asks what the user is actually trying to accomplish before deciding how to build it.

You have experience in customer-facing roles and communicate clearly, including when something is off track.

You treat a feature as incomplete until it is tested, accessible, documented, and supportable - finishing the code is the middle of the job, not the end.

What Appnovation Offers

Challenging and rewarding work with real impact

Direct Access to Cutting-Edge AI Platforms

Diverse and Inclusive Culture

Growth opportunities for personal and professional development

A collaborative and innovative work environment where your ideas are valued

Exposure to exciting projects and high-profile clients

Supportive work environment with access to company leaders

Hybrid working model