Details
Open Date 07/20/2026
Requisition Number PRN45683B
Job Title Web Developers (Front-End)
Working Title Front-End Developer
Career Progression Track P00
Track Level P2 - Developing, P1 - Entry Level Pro
FLSA Code Computer Employee
Patient Sensitive Job Code? No
Standard Hours per Week 40
Full Time or Part Time? Full Time
Shift Day
Work Schedule Summary
Monday – Friday, 8am – 5pm, Hybrid
VP Area President
Department 01396 - my529
Location My529 Downtown SLC
City Salt Lake City, UT
Type of Recruitment External Posting
Pay Rate Range $57,266.27 - $84,882.94 DOE
Close Date 07/28/2026
Priority Review Date (Note - Posting may close at any time)
Job Summary
my529 is hiring a Front-End Engineer to build and maintain responsive high-performance web applications using React JS. This role collaborates with a UX/UI designer, Business Analysts, Quality Assurance and Backend engineers.
my529 is a nonprofit, self-supporting agency that administers a public trust. my529 is the State of Utah’s 529 education savings plan and is consistently ranked as one of the best 529 plans in the nation. my529 mixes the stability of government with a goal-driven business environment. Sound financial management and expanded marketing have created substantial growth over the last several years. Our team of over 90 employees has a clear vision of growth and the teamwork needed to support it. You can learn more about us at www.my529.org .
Responsibilities
Responsibilities:
Consistent delivery of quality features within a delivery teams agreed timeline for completion
An ongoing focus of representing front end concerns by providing feedback and insight to delivery team members during the lifecycle of a story/feature implementation.
Maintaining front end application health and security through vigilant reduction of technical debt while coding, running security scans before deployment. Participating in ongoing secure code training.
Balancing reliance on third party libraries with as much functionality as possible from vanilla/proprietary JavaScript.
Support fellow front end engineers by employing best practices in code reviews and technical meetings
Keeps user concerns forefront while balancing a reasonable engineering effort when considering proposed Requirement Acceptance Criteria and UX mock-ups
Skills & Abilities:
Experience creating and maintaining Single Page Applications ( SPA ) using React JS; A solid understanding of JSX , the React Component Lifecycle & State, the Virtual DOM , Context, Routing, Reusability, and Data Flow
Experience with Redux JS Action Creators, Reducers and the Redux Store
Experience with Material-UI’s React component library and Material Design concepts
Experience creating and maintaining Responsive applications
Experience creating unit tests for React components and Redux Reducer classes
High degree of comfort & proficiency within Chrome Developer Tools
Working understanding of RESTful API’s ( JSON ) and web services
Basic understanding of SQL relational databases
Experience working with a team using GIT Source Control, branching/merging/versioning
Experience with Agile project management
Exposure to secure coding practices
Experience maintaining your local work environment in Visual Studio Code on macOS
Minimum Qualifications
EQUIVALENCY STATEMENT : 1 year of higher education can be substituted for 1 year of directly related work experience (Example: bachelor’s degree = 4 years of directly related work experience).
Department may hire employee at one of the following job levels:
Web Developers (Front-End), I: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) with up to 2 years of directly related work experience or a master’s (or equivalency) degree.
Job Code: PY4831
Grade: P15
Expected Pay Range: $57,266.27 – $83,036.10
Web Developers (Front-End), II: Requires a bachelor’s (or equivalency) + 4 years or a master’s (or equivalency) + 2 years of directly related work experience.
Job Code: PY4832
Grade: P17
Expected Pay Range: $69,292.19 – $100,473.68
Preferences
Three+ years of front-end web application development
Two+ years of React specific experience
Proficiency coding in modern JavaScript, CSS and HTML
Experience using many JS frameworks and libraries
Experience using Artificial Intelligence such as Github Copilot within the IDE
Enjoys learning. Enjoys change and growth. Is adaptable. Appreciates the “best idea wins” culture
Type Benefited Staff
Special Instructions Summary
Additional Information
The University is a participating employer with Utah Retirement Systems (“URS”). Eligible new hires with prior URS service, may elect to enroll in URS if they make the election before they become eligible for retirement (usually the first day of work). Contact Human Resources at (801) 581-7447 for information. Individuals who previously retired and are receiving monthly retirement benefits from URS are subject to URS’ post-retirement rules and restrictions. Please contact Utah Retirement Systems at (801) 366-7770 or (800) 695-4877 or University Human Resource Management at (801) 581-7447 if you have questions regarding the post-retirement rules.
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