Front-end Web Developer

ABOUT US:

We’re a talented team of product managers, digital marketers, developers, and product designers building Canada’s leading financial product comparison platform, Ratehub.ca (think Expedia, but for financial products). We compare mortgage rates, credit card rewards, deposit returns and insurance quotes.

We love helping Canadians save money by empowering them with the tools to make smart financial decisions. We believe in financial transparency, product innovation, entrepreneurship, and community. That’s our modus operandi.

THE ROLE:

We are looking for a passionate web developer to join the Ratehub team who will play a central role in keeping Ratehub’s web interfaces up-to-date and looking beautiful. The ideal candidate will work closely with skilled product owners, UI/UX designers, and other engineers to build applications that exceed customers' expectations and improve the way they find financial products.

• Creating elegant and responsive web interfaces that work across a range of browsers and devices using HTML5, CSS3, ES6, React, and Webpack
• Maintaining and extending our blog and content management systems
• Building integration points between systems using web services and leveraging external web services to provide functionality
• Working with support, marketing, business, and other team members to identify product and process improvements, suggest implementation options, trade-off alternatives, and make engineering decisions

As a growing, late-stage startup, we look for self-starters who thrive in a fast-paced, agile environment – which means wearing many hats, being able to change direction quickly, and showing an eagerness to learn new technologies as the need arises. And most importantly – we look for people who can prioritize, multitask, and deliver – because it’s a lot more fun to get things done.

Ratehub offers a friendly, innovative, and collaborative work environment and our engineering team is based in downtown Kingston, ON. Our talented team drives our success, and we support each individual in fulfilling his or her potential.

CULTURE FIT:

• High performer: You’re not a 9-to-5er but a project completer
• Passionate: You inspire others with your thirst for excellence
• Resourceful: You don’t have all the answers, but you know how to get them
• Meticulous: You’re borderline obsessive about quality of work and ensuring users get the best possible experience

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• 2+ years experience building web and mobile-optimized websites
• Proficiency with HTML and CSS, and experience implementing complex layouts with a high degree of fidelity to designs; experience with SASS
• A high degree of comfort with JavaScript; experience with a modern JS application framework (React/Flux, Ember, Angular, etc.) a strong plus
• Knowledge of content management systems (CMS) and experience customizing/extending CMSes to provide web applications
• Experience with source version control; Git strongly preferred
• Familiarity with Linux, MacOS or another Unix-like operating system; feeling at home in the terminal
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

JOB PERKS:

• Competitive salary: Our people are our most important asset
• Medical & dental coverage: Health is wealth
• Continuing education: Conference and learning budget
• Casual dress code: If it’s good enough for you, it’s good enough for us

HOW TO APPLY:

Please submit your resume or a link to your LinkedIn profile.