Senior Front-End Developer

Senior Front-End Developer

At Interac, we design and deliver products and solutions that give Canadians control over their money so they can get more out of life. But that’s not all. Whether we’re leading real-time money movement, driving innovative commerce solutions like open payments for transit systems, or making advancements in new areas like verification and open banking, we are playing a key role in shaping the future of the digital economy in Canada.

Want to make a lasting impact amongst a community of creative thinkers, problem solvers, technical virtuosos, and high-performance application developers? We want to hear from you.

The Senior Front-End Developer will design and build web applications and portals with a medium size team working on mission-critical applications. You are passionate about building new features, enhancing existing products, and translating the client's business requirements into specific systems and technology solutions.

You’ll be responsible for:

• Implementing visual elements and their behaviors with user interactions.
• Developing Front-end Web Applications in Angular.
• Developing complex, highly performance, scalable and reliable web applications and portals for both desktop and mobile browsers.
• Prototyping, detailed design, coding, code review and unit testing of enterprise-level web applications.
• Brainstorming web page ideas with other developers and cross-functional team using wireframing tools.
• Consuming REST APIs.
• Client-side architecture and design patterns.
• CICD and distribution methods for Web App and SDK.
• Security in web platforms such as WebAuthN, OAuth2 etc. and data protection using industry standards.
• Grasping business requirements and designing the architecture.
• Bridging the gap between the visual elements and the server-side infrastructure, taking an active role on both sides, and defining how the application looks and functions.

You bring:

• 5+ years working in front-end web development in Angular 6+.
• A University Degree in Computer Science Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Eligibility to work for Interac Corp. in Canada in a full-time capacity.
• Extensive programming experience in HTML5, CSS3, SASS or LESS, and Bootstrap, Foundation or Materialize.
• Excellent JavaScript knowledge and programming experience with ES5/ES6.
• Solid understanding and development experience in Angular latest versions.
• Experience with TypeScript.
• Solid understanding of cloud-native design principles and best practices.
• Experience with tools like Redux, Webpack, Angular CLI and/or Gulp.
• Experience consuming REST APIs.
• A strong understanding and experience MVC, MVVM & CQRS design patterns.
• TDD/BDD experience (Jest, Jasmine, Karma or Chai).
• Experience with client-side architecture and design patterns.
• Aware of cross-browser compatibility issues and client-side performance considerations.
• Solid understanding and extensive experience with version control tools like Git.
• Exceptional problem solving and ability to work independently.
• DevOps Experience in Open-Source tooling required (JIRA, GitHub, Jenkins, etc.).
• Strong working knowledge of secure web application programming principles.
• Knowledge and experience in Java platform is an advantage.
• Experience building resilient/distributed applications and you have good understanding of network protocols/concepts.
• Experience with microservices, containerized applications, Docker/Kubernetes, cloud technologies.
• The ability to keep pace with new technologies and apply them appropriately.

How we work
We know that exceptional people have great ideas and are passionate about their work. Our culture encourages excellence and actively rewards contributions with:

• Connection: You’re surrounded by talented people every day who are driven by their passion of a common goal.
• Core Values: They define us. Living them helps us be the best at what we do.
• Compensation & Benefits: Pay is driven by individual and corporate performance and we provide a multitude of benefits and perks.
• Education: To ensure you are the best at what you do we invest in you.