$86.8k - $165.2k
Salary: $86,800 - 165,200 per year Requirements: We require a bachelors degree in Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics, preferably with a STEM focus, plus at least 5 years of engineering experience. We requir…
Engineering & IT · Tucson, AZ
Frontend Developer jobs in Tucson, AZ
Frontend developers build the interfaces people actually see and use, turning designs into fast, accessible web experiences with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and frameworks like React.
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communication capabilities. Strong presentation skills. Existing Top-Secret Clearance is advantageous. Responsibilities: Develop, update, maintain, and enhance systems architecture design and related drawings. Create and…
$107.5k - $204.5k
Test Center (SETC) in Tucson, AZ, invites a Principal Systems Engineer to join our dynamic team. In this role, you will design and develop collaborative solutions across various engineering disciplines. We offer a 100% o…
$132.4k - $251.6k
We prefer knowledge of modern hardware technologies such as PCIe, GPIO, I2C, SATA, FPGAs, and ASICs. Responsibilities: We develop world-class security software for deployed missile systems. We design, develop, integrate,…
$86.8k - $165.2k
Python or Perl, and modern hardware technologies such as PCIe, GPIO, I2C, SATA, FPGAs, and ASICs. Responsibilities: We design, develop, integrate, and test real-time embedded missile software with a focus on security. We…
demonstrating a systems engineering approach for all test-related activities throughout the product lifecycle · Experience in developing Integrated Test and Evaluation Plans · Past experience with embedded test technique…
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Date Posted 2026-07-23 Country United States of America Location US-AZ-TUCSON-850 ~ 1151 E Hermans Rd ~ BLDG 850 Position Role Type Onsite U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements: The ability to obt…
place their mission and success at the heart of everything we do. We are seeking a Senior Principal Embedded Real-Time Software Developer/ Integrator to support the development of next-generation autonomous avionics syst…
Rincon Research Corporation, our primary business is innovating, developing, and fielding digital signal processing (DSP) products and... ...Experience building scalable web applications using modern frontend and backend…
focused on weapon system test environments . This role operates in a lab environment, working closely with system designers to develop, integrate, and deploy test systems that support tactical software development, syste…
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% distributed setting – Speechify has no office. These include frontend and backend engineers, AI research scientists, and others from... ...complete them within 1 week. What Yo u’ ll Do Design, develop, and maintain rob…
between Control Vision business and our external IT team. The candidate will work closely with the engineering and business teams to develop a solid understanding of how business operations function. The candidate will n…
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What frontend developers earn in Tucson
Hourly first — that's how the offer arrives
| Experience | Hourly | Annual, full-time |
|---|---|---|
| Entry level | $29–$43 | $61k–$89k |
| Mid level | $43–$61 | $89k–$127k |
| Senior | $59–$81 | $122k–$169k |
Adjusted for the Tucson market from national ranges.
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What employers ask for
The skills these listings keep naming
JavaScript and TypeScriptReact, Vue, or AngularHTML and semantic markupCSS and responsive layoutAccessibility (WCAG)Performance optimizationREST and GraphQL APIsTesting (Jest, Playwright)Working with designers
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Interview questions worth rehearsing
With the thing the interviewer is actually listening for
What happens between typing a URL and the page rendering?
Cover DNS, the request, HTML parsing, and the render pipeline at a comfortable level of detail. Depth on the rendering side is where frontend candidates stand out.
How do you make a page fast?
Talk about measuring first — Core Web Vitals, profiling — then levers like code splitting, image optimization, and caching. Tie it to a real page you improved.
How do you approach accessibility in your work?
Go beyond alt text: keyboard navigation, focus management, semantic HTML, and testing with a screen reader. Concrete habits are convincing.
Explain how you would manage state in a growing React application.
Show that you match the tool to the problem — local state, context, or a store — rather than defaulting to one library for everything.
Tell me about a time a design was not feasible as specced. What did you do?
Show collaboration: you explained the constraint, offered alternatives, and protected the user experience rather than silently shipping something different.
How do you handle browser or device inconsistencies?
Mention progressive enhancement, feature detection, and testing on real devices. A specific war story helps.
Walk me through a component you are proud of.
Pick one with interesting constraints — accessibility, reuse, performance — and explain the API you designed for it, not just what it looked like.
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Resume tips that move the needle
For frontend developers specifically — generic advice costs you here
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Link to live work: a portfolio, deployed projects, or specific pages you shipped — frontend is one of the few fields where reviewers can click your output.
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Cite performance numbers where you have them, such as Lighthouse scores or load-time improvements.
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Mention accessibility work explicitly; it is increasingly a screening criterion.
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Be specific about your framework depth — 'React with TypeScript, 4 years' beats a list of ten libraries.
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Show collaboration with design: mention Figma handoff, design systems, or component libraries you maintained.
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