Front-end Developer

What makes us a different kind of employer?

As a national health solutions partner, Medavie is committed to improving the wellbeing of Canadians — and in our digital-first culture, technology is key to providing the products, services and solutions that increase access to care and improve health outcomes.

Our technology team is the backbone of our organization with over 500 employees and growing. We are constantly creating, testing, and learning to enable personalized, digital experiences in all we do.

When you join us, you’ll be part of an in-house, innovation led team focused on cutting edge digital health solutions that help provide the best care possible, when and where it’s needed.

Job Title:

Front-End Developer

Department:

Information Services – Operations

Competition:

87392

Internal/External:

Both

Employment Type:

Full Time Permanent

Location:

Remote work available within Atlantic Canada

Salary:

Competitive Compensation + Benefits

Reports To:

Team Leader, External Facing Application

Apply By:

September 22, 2024

The opportunity:

We’re looking for an outstanding front-end developer who can quickly understand relevant portions of our back-end systems to implement beautiful, functional, and responsive websites and applications.

As a member of our growing Front-End team, you will work with a group of UX professionals, testers, and developers dedicated to creating engaging experiences for users of our digital products. Your focus will be on improving single-page applications, websites and component libraries based on wire frames from UX design colleagues.

This is a Monday- Friday, daytime business hours role which also offers flexibility in terms of location: You can choose to work remotely from home, in one of our offices, or in a hybrid arrangement. You'll have the autonomy to decide what works best for you while staying connected with the team through regular meetings and collaborative tools.

This might be the role for you if:

1. You are passionate about HTML, CSS and JavaScript and you can rapidly master new web technologies and techniques.
2. You pay attention to detail, and you might have an eye for design.
3. You have strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
4. Strongly motivated individual that has an interest to learn.
5. You’re an advocate for the user and believe in a customer-centric approach to digital products.
6. You’re a collaborative and team-minded, while also being capable of independent self-direction.
7. You’re capable of managing multiple priorities and activities and can work comfortably through uncertainty and change.
8. You have strong verbal and written communication skills, including requirements-gathering and liaising with non-technical team members on technical subjects.

Your everyday with us will consist of:

1. Build single-page applications that integrate data from various back-end services and databases.
2. Build content-based websites using a CMS.
3. Maintain existing applications and websites.
4. Maintain existing component libraries.
5. Help to mature front-end development standards.
6. Get familiar with team standards, tools, and frameworks.
7. Improve user experience by working in collaboration with a team of UX professionals.
8. Staying current into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities.

What you need to succeed:

1. University degree or college diploma in Computer Science or similar program.
2. Working experience doing UX/UI development for software, websites or web applications which leverage emergent technologies is considered an asset.
3. Strongly motivated individual that has an interest to learn.
4. Attention to detail.
5. Strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
6. Strong knowledge of semantic HTML.
7. Strong knowledge of JavaScript and extensive experience with frameworks or libraries such as Vue or React.
8. Strong knowledge of CSS, CSS preprocessor like SASS and CSS frameworks such as Bootstrap or Tailwind.
9. Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 level AA accessibility guidelines.
10. Knowledge of REST APIs.
11. Knowledge of GIT or other versioning tools.

What we consider as an asset to have:

1. Knowledge of CMS architecture; experience with Craft CMS.
2. Knowledge of templating language such as Twig.
3. Knowledge of test automation frameworks such JEST, Playwright or Testing Library.
4. Knowledge of GraphQL.
5. Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology.
6. Knowledge of cloud technologies (Docker, AWS, Heroku, etc.).
7. Knowledge of PHP, Python and Java.
8. Knowledge of Salesforce.
9. Bilingualism, English & French.

What we offer:

1. Permanent full-time position with opportunity to grow in a well-established organization.
2. Flexible work arrangements and emphasis on work-life balance.
3. Remote and hybrid work options.
4. Comprehensive health, vision and dental plan that is 100% employer paid effective on your first day.
5. 100% employer-matched Defined Contribution Pension Plan.
6. Annual Incentive Bonus which recognizes your contribution to our success.
7. In addition to paid vacation, we offer a gifted week of vacation in your first year and an optional Vacation Purchase Program.
8. An organization where we encourage personal learning and growth with opportunities for career development and advancement.
9. Providing wellness benefits, health resources and fitness center discounts.

We believe our employees should reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. To provide the best experience possible, we will support you with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team of your needs. We are committed to making sure recruitment, retention, advancement, and compensation are fair and accessible while following all relevant human rights and privacy laws. We appreciate everyone who has shown interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.