We're Element 84 and we're taking on some of the biggest challenges in software: petabyte search, consumer streaming, and Earth science repositories, just to name a few. We are a team of gamers, musicians, artists, pitmasters, pilots, and tinkerers and we think you might have fun helping us solve some big problems. Element 84 was founded by husband-and-wife engineers and has grown into a skilled group of developers, designers, project managers, and business team that build high performance systems for some of the biggest corporate and government clients in the world. Our main office is located in Alexandria, VA but we support a large remote workforce from Michigan to Texas and Pennsylvania to Colorado.

Paying attention to who we are -- as a company, as people, as family members, friends, and colleagues, is probably the biggest part of who we are. There are lots of ways to run a company and you have probably experienced more than your share. For us, it's wanting to come to work, being around people we enjoy, taking on big things with people you trust, and sharing our achievements as a team.

• You’ll get credit when things go right and we’ll have your back when things go wrong.
• We only take on work that is challenging and right for us. There are projects we will turn down and the team has a say.
• We may be a small company, but we have big company benefits meant to support the idea that we're here for the long term and that happiness comes from much more than just where you work, including 401k, health & dental insurance, life & disability insurance, flexible schedule, cell phone stipend, flexible spending accounts for transportation and dependent care and a generous PTO policy.

We have an extraordinary retention rate because we only hire extraordinary people. We hope that’s you.

Element 84 is looking for a talented UI/UX Front End Software Engineer to join our team to support EOSDIS.  EOSDIS is a core capability in NASA’s Earth Science Data Systems Program.  EOSDIS provides end-to-end capabilities for managing NASA’s Earth science data from various sources – satellites, aircraft, field measurements, and various other programs. For the EOS satellite missions, EOSDIS provides capabilities for command and control, scheduling, data capture and initial processing.  The development and maintenance of the EOSDIS website is led by the NASA EOSDIS Evolution & Development (EED) project.

Remote candidates will be considered for this job.

 Responsibilities:

• As a member of the team you will participate in all aspects of the software development lifecycle from user story generation, through design, development, automated testing and operational support
• Develop new feature ideas to meet the ever evolving needs of our end-users
• Continually help the team grow by sharing new ideas and industry best practices
• Suggest improvements to processes and tools to help the team be more efficient

Required Skills:

• 4 years of experience as a UI/UX Front End Software Engineer
• Experience with React
• Experience with Front-end design and development
• Experience with UI/UX experience  and customer focused interviews
• Ability to work as a member of small team using the Scrum methodology
• Firm commitment to automated testing and continuous integration
• Proponent of continuous improvement; willingness to bring new ideas to the team
• Energetic, self-motivated, team player
• Degree in a technical major, such as Computer Science or Engineering
• All candidates must be authorized to work in the US without sponsorship and be able to pass a National Agency Clearance with Inquires (NACI) screening

Desired Skills:

• Experience with node.js
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) including at a minimum S3, IAM, Lambda and Terraform
• Experience working in a development team using an Agile methodology (preferably Scrum or SAFe)
• Experience with the Atlassian tool suite (JIRA, Confluence, Bamboo)
• Experience developing on MacOS X and deploying to Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Experience presenting at technical conferences

Element 84 is an equal opportunity employer, with a company culture that values diversity. We embrace inclusivity and believe that diversity of thought, perspective, and experience helps us reach higher and think bigger. Element 84 is committed to hiring the best person for the team and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected class. If you are interested in joining us, we want to hear from you!