Senior Frontend Software Engineer

Department

WDTech - R&D

We are Walker & Dunlop. We are one of the largest providers of capital to the commercial real estate industry, enabling real estate owners and operators to bring their visions of communities — where people live, work, shop, and play — to life. We are committed to creating meaningful social, environmental, and economic change in our communities.

WDTech is W&D’s in-house technology team — a group of collaborative and highly skilled technology professionals, all of whom are leading experts in real estate data, data science, and technology.

WDTech Engineering builds solutions that impact not only our products but also the people and processes across our organization. A commitment to innovation and a passion for disrupting the old-fashioned real estate industry are our highest priorities.

As a Senior Frontend Software Engineer, you will help shape the future of our Loan Origination and Servicing platform — the digital foundation for how capital is structured and deployed. You will design and build high-performance, data-intensive applications that transform complex datasets into intuitive, actionable user experiences. By combining strong engineering discipline with thoughtful design, you will deliver scalable, elegant solutions that power smarter financial decision-making.

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable frontend applications across new and existing product lines.
• Participate in the full software development lifecycle — from ideation and architecture through development, testing, deployment, and iterative enhancement.
• Architect and evolve our frontend stack using JavaScript, Vue.js (Vue
  3), Vuex, and Vite, with applications deployed via AWS (S3 and Cloud Front).
• Optimize application performance, scalability, and security through build optimization, caching strategies, and CDN best practices.
• Translate complex business and data requirements into intuitive, data-rich user interfaces in close collaboration with Product Owners, Designers, Data Engineers, and Data Scientists.
• Deliver responsive, visually compelling applications that surface actionable insights from complex datasets.
• Proactively identify technical improvements that enhance performance, maintainability, and user experience.
• Contribute to engineering standards, code quality, and best practices across the team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• 6+ years of professional web application development experience.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Strong experience with Vue.js (Vue
  3), modern JavaScript (ES6+), and building responsive, mobile-first applications.
• Experience deploying client-facing applications in AWS environments (S3, Cloud Front) and integrating mapping/geospatial libraries (e.g., Mapbox).
• Experience in real estate finance or financial services preferred.

• Deep expertise in frontend performance optimization, including bundle size reduction, lazy loading, and load-time improvements.
• Strong command of Vue 3 patterns and scalable state management approaches.
• Ability to design and implement Progressive Web App (PWA) functionality, including service workers and offline capabilities.
• Strong understanding of frontend security best practices, including XSS prevention, data sanitization, and secure authentication flows.
• Solid knowledge of testing methodologies across unit, integration, and end-to-end levels.
• Understanding of modern web architecture considerations, including server-side rendering (SSR) and client-side hydration.
• Ability to leverage AI-enabled development tools to enhance technical design, implementation, and testing efficiency.
• Demonstrated ownership mindset with a commitment to quality, continuous improvement, and team success.
• Agile mindset with the ability to work independently, provide early feedback, and adapt to evolving requirements.
• Ability to show ownership of your work, take on challenges and acknowledge growth opportunities, and demonstrate patience when learning new processes.
• Courtesy, respect, and…