Senior Front End Developer
Info-Tech Research Group
Software Engineering
Toronto, ON, Canada · Toronto, ON, Canada
Posted on Nov 12, 2024
Responsibilities:
- Successfully gather and understand requirements from stakeholders in order to identify gaps and deliver on those objectives
- Work closely with Design and Development teams to manage the iterative agile development process for new and existing products; assist in estimating resource needs and timelines
- Develop effective user interfaces (UI) and user experience (UX); develop small iterative improvements to user interactions
- Conduct requirement gathering meetings/research with stakeholders; clarifying requirements and making necessary changes to meet business needs
- Work on an interdisciplinary team that includes designers and developers to build prototypes and conduct user testing
- The desire to attempt best-in-class execution in every project
- Mentoring Front-End Developers and Design Technologists
- Componentizing and improving our Front-End codebase
Education and Experience:
- Post-secondary education or equivalent experience
- Minimum 5 years of Front-End Development (or related) experience
- Experience working closely with designers and developers is a must
Skills:
- Software skills; ability to use/learn a variety of software i.e. Adobe CC, Figma, Sketch, VS Code, etc.
- Collaboration Skills – ability to brainstorm creative solutions using wireframes/sketches/whiteboarding while leveraging solid design principles on a diverse team in a dynamic, rapid growth environment
- The role requires a results-oriented and efficient planner focusing on user needs
- Committed to continuous professional development and training
- Mastery of HTML, CSS, SCSS, and JavaScript
- Familiarity with a variety of front-end development frameworks is valued
- Experience working in a Ruby on Rails-based environment is a plus