Senior Frontend Engineer – m/f/d

Univention

Frontend Engineer designing and implementing web components while developing a new design system for Univention. Contributing to digital independence for public administrations and educational organizations in Germany and beyond.

Posted 7/8/2026full-timeRemote • 🇩🇪 GermanySenior💰 €65,000 - €75,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in frontend architecture and design systems, with a strong focus on web standards, accessibility, and quality assurance. Proficient in Vue.js and vanilla JavaScript, with the ability to assess and evolve existing codebases while ensuring compliance with security and accessibility guidelines.

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Vue.js ExperienceWeb Standards ExpertiseAccessibility KnowledgeSecurity MindsetAI-Assisted Tools Usage

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Hard Skills

Vanilla JavaScriptHTML5CSS3Web ComponentsUnit TestingComponent TestingEnd-to-End TestingRefactoringDebuggingState Management

Soft Skills

UX JudgementTechnological Resilience

Tools & Technologies

TypeScriptPythonLinuxDockerKubernetesCI/CD

Industry Keywords

WCAGBITV 2.0OWASP Top 10CORSContent Security Policy

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

DockerJavaScriptKubernetesLinuxPythonTypeScriptVue.js

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Secure frontend architecture: You design and implement framework-agnostic Web Components.
Build a design system: You develop a centralized design system based on native web standards.
Evolve the Vue.js application landscape: You take ownership of an existing codebase, perform an assessment and gradually migrate it to the new design system.
Accessibility: You develop according to WCAG guidelines.
Bring the frontend perspective: You contribute the frontend view in API discussions with backend engineers, architects and product managers.
Ensure quality: You are responsible for appropriate test coverage — unit tests, component tests, end-to-end tests.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Essential web-standards expertise: Deep knowledge of vanilla JavaScript, HTML5, CSS3 and Web Components (Custom Elements, Shadow DOM).
Security mindset: Clear understanding of the OWASP Top 10 — XSS, CSRF, misconfigured CORS, and Content Security Policy (CSP).
Vue.js experience: Refactoring and debugging grown/legacy code, state management (Pinia/Vuex), and router structures.
Accessibility: Solid WCAG knowledge; BITV 2.0 (German accessibility guideline) is a plus.
UX judgement: You independently make UX decisions even without a dedicated design team.
Technological resilience: You can assess an unfamiliar codebase in a structured way, prioritize work and continue development without panic.
AI as a working method: You use AI-assisted tools in your daily work by default — this is an expectation, not optional.
Language: Very good command of English, written and spoken — English is our working language.
Nice-to-have: TypeScript (strongly preferred), basic Python for reading backend code, Linux environments, Docker, Kubernetes, CI/CD experience, basic IAM understanding, German language skills.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Flexibility: Work remotely or on-site — with working hours that fit your life.
Hardware of your choice: Linux, Mac or Windows — you decide.
Professional development: We actively and structurally support your growth.
Learning & exchange: Conferences, workshops and internal and external hackathons.
Appreciation: We foster an open and respectful company culture with short decision-making paths.
Freedom: Flexible vacation policies and opportunities for workation within the EU.
Security: Permanent employment in a meaningful and future-oriented environment.