Front End Developer to design, test and deliver website related projects - 36701002

Front End Developer

Duration: 12 months (possibility of extension)

Location: Hybrid - Downtown Toronto (3 days in office)

Come join the Marketing Design team as a senior front-end web developer. You’ll be responsible to design, test and deliver website related projects aligned to the overall marketing strategy to attract, delight and acquire new customers throughout Canada. Working in partnership with designers, marketers, and a global web team, you’ll ensure the successful creation and delivery of world-class web experiences for mobile & desktop users. We’re looking for a passionate candidate that thrives on learning, experimenting and pushing the boundaries of web development!

Responsibilities:

• Work with Designers and Product Managers to translate visual concepts into functional online experiences using standard HTML/CSS/JS best practices (mobile responsive, compatible with most web-browsers, industry-standard compliant and accessible)
• Build micro-apps and web pages using modern JavaScript Frameworks like react
• QA, test and deploy changes on production environment
• Implement A/B tests and personalization experiences
• Work closely with teams in US central web and analytics teams ensuring the website is tagged properly for various tracking tools and third party integrations
• Integrate data from various back-end systems and sources
• Create internal tools, apps and pipelines to automate marketing tasks
• Stay plugged into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities
• Be passionate about web performance and building sites for speed
• Provide technical expertise and ownership of technical issues
• Must be available to occasionally work after hours to deploy time-specific changes on the website

Must have:

• 3-5 years hands-on front-end design and development experience
• Leverage modern concepts of HTML/CSS/JS (including React, NextJS) best practices to improve user experience, website performance and accessibility
• Experience in setting up CI/CD pipelines - Jenkins, GitHub Actions, etc.
• Knowledge of CMS like WordPress, Contentful, Adobe Experience Manager
• Experience in the design, development and deployment of websites
• Experience using wireframing and prototyping tools like Figma
• Familiar with W3C standards
• Proven success using and driving a repeatable, iterative software development methodology
• Familiar with SCRUM/Agile methodology
• Understanding of web architecture concepts (sessions, cache, cookies)
• Aggressive problem diagnosis and creative problem-solving skills
• Strong organizational skills to juggle multiple tasks within the constraints of timelines and budgets with business acumen
• Ability to work and thrive in a fast-paced environment, learn rapidly and master diverse web technologies and techniques
• Strong communication skills - Ability to transform complex technical information into something easier to understand

Nice to have:

• Knowledge of testing automation (unit, integration, interaction, visual regression) - Vitest, Jest, Playwright, Chromatic, Applitools, stc
• Experience using A/B testing tools such as Optimizely, VWO, Adobe Target, etc
• Understanding of SEO from a content and technical perspective including meta tags and JSON+LD schema
• Experience of using various web analytics software such as Google Analytics, Adobe Analytics, Amplitude, etc