Front-end Software Engineer - Consultant
Slalom
Software Engineering
Washington, DC, USA
Posted on Mar 21, 2026
Who You’ll Work With
You’ll join Slalom’s global team of strategists, researchers, designers, and technologists. This team is dedicated to achieving strategic goals, investing in the future, and driving innovation. Your role will involve working with diverse teams to develop modern, composable digital experiences using cutting-edge front-end technologies and API-first platforms.
What You’ll Do.
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.
What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Role
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:
We will accept applications until March 27, 2026, or until the position is filled.
We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: peopleone@slalom.com.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.
You’ll join Slalom’s global team of strategists, researchers, designers, and technologists. This team is dedicated to achieving strategic goals, investing in the future, and driving innovation. Your role will involve working with diverse teams to develop modern, composable digital experiences using cutting-edge front-end technologies and API-first platforms.
What You’ll Do.
- Craft Modular & Performant Components: Design and build semantic, accessible, modular components that ensure performance and scalability.
- Support Headless CMS Integrations: Develop modern digital experiences using headless CMS platforms like Contentful, Sanity, and CommerceTools.
- Deploy with Modern Cloud Platforms: Use platforms like Netlify and Vercel to manage and deploy applications efficiently, focusing on performance and speed.
- Optimize Front-End Workflows: Automate front-end infrastructure, integrate with back-end APIs and streamline design systems usage across multiple brands and channels.
- Work with Multi-disciplinary Teams: Collaborate with project managers, digital strategists, designers, and researchers to craft bespoke digital experiences using modern composable architectures.
- Front-end Expertise: Strong proficiency in semantic, responsive, and accessible front-end code, modern JavaScript frameworks such as Next.js, React, or Vue.js, a solid understanding of CSS (e.g., CSS doesn’t scare you), and familiarity with frameworks like Tailwind.
- Composable Architectures: Experience working with API-first platforms like Contentful and CommerceTools and integrating with APIs from SaaS platforms and API gateways.
- Headless Platforms & Front-End Mastery: Expertise in developing with headless CMS platforms (Contentful, ContentStack, Sanity) and modern frameworks (Next.js) to create composable digital experiences.
- Front-End Testing: Familiarity with front-end testing frameworks (e.g., Jest, Cypress) and the ability to write effective, maintainable tests that ensure code reliability and performance.
- Simplifying Complexity: You excel at making complex technical challenges easily understandable for technical and non-technical stakeholders, translating complexity into simplicity.
- Balancing Technical & Business Goals: You can expertly balance technical constraints with business opportunities, providing solutions that address human-centered and technical problems.
- Team Collaboration: You foster a positive and collaborative environment where multidisciplinary teams thrive, enabling them to solve complex challenges harmoniously and productively.
- Agile Mindset: You’re comfortable working within agile development processes, using tools like JIRA, and adjusting swiftly to new priorities or discoveries.
- Negotiation & Conflict Management: You embrace conflict constructively, are a strong negotiator, and can confidently articulate your point of view. At the same time, you’re flexible enough to adjust your approach when new information arises.
- Quick Learner & Strategic Thinker: You quickly get up to speed on new challenges, understand the business dynamics, and can rapidly adapt to shifting technical landscapes to provide strategic value.
- Learner’s Mindset: You embrace the idea that the technologies we use today may change tomorrow, maintaining a mindset of continuous learning and improvement to stay ahead of the curve.
- Customer-Centric Solutions: Partner with clients to understand their unique business needs, providing tailored digital solutions that enhance user experiences and business outcomes.
- Innovative Problem Solving: Proactively address and solve client challenges using cutting-edge technology, ensuring high customer satisfaction and strategic alignment with their goals.
- Strategic Leadership: Lead the charge in driving digital transformation initiatives for clients, guiding them through the adoption of composable architectures and modern cloud solutions.
- Communication & Negotiation: Act as a strong communicator, ensuring that technical and non-technical stakeholders are aligned on project goals and delivery expectations.
- Adaptability: You thrive in fast-paced environments, capable of adjusting quickly to new technologies, methodologies, and evolving business requirements.
Slalom is a fiercely human business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries partner with clients to co-create powerful customer experiences, modern ways of working, and meaningful impact.
What sets us apart? We believe work should be challenging and fulfilling, not perfect, but possible. That’s why we prioritize purpose, flexibility, connection, and recognition, so our people can thrive and love what they do, most days.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom prides itself on helping team members thrive in their work and life. As a result, Slalom is proud to invest in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, & vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short/long-term disability. We also offer yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Role
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this role, we are hiring at the following levels and targeted base pay salary ranges:
- East Bay, San Francisco, Silicon Valley:
- Consultant: $125,500–153,500
- Senior Consultant: $154,000–$188,500
- San Diego, Los Angeles, Orange County, Seattle, Boston, Houston, New Jersey, New York City, Washington DC, Westchester:
- Consultant: $115,000–$141,000
- Senior Consultant: $141,000–$173,000
- All other locations:
- Consultant: $105,500–$129,000
- Senior Consultant: $129,500–$158,500
We will accept applications until March 27, 2026, or until the position is filled.
We are committed to pay transparency and compliance with applicable laws. If you have questions or concerns about the pay range or other compensation information in this posting, please contact us at: peopleone@slalom.com.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team or contact accomodationrequest@slalom.com if you require accommodations during the interview process.