Front End Developer

Are you passionate about solving problems and delivering next-generation software to enhance the Internet experience?Join a global leader creating software for broadband service providers. We have been growing since 1992 and now work with some of the top service providers worldwide to deliver solutions that are innovative, creative, and make life easier for millions of subscribers.

We are seeking a Front End Developer to work remotely in Ontario, Canada or in Portugal who thrives in a fast-paced global team environment!

Job Summary:

Design and implement front end solutions with a special focus on web applications written in JavaScript. Be a champion of writing clean code. Ensure code is written such that implementation time is reduced and the number of bugs is minimized.

Role and Responsibilities

• Be a core participant in the implementation and testing of software solutions.
• Identify and incorporate existing solutions and technologies in order to shorten development time and still maintain a high-quality code base.
• Create and manage build scripts to ensure that software packages are built according to industry and company standards.
• Ensure code is completed with sufficient automated and manual testing to minimize bugs.
• Produce code of the highest quality to set the standard for others to follow.
• Conduct code reviews to ensure code is written according to industry and company standards and to ensure the team is using shared libraries for maximum re-use.

Qualifications:

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on testing experience.

Skills & Expertise:

Must Haves:

• Positive mindset, with strong interpersonal skills and ability to work constructively within a team environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills (in English) with experience in creating clear and concise documentation.
• 5+ years developing single page web applications using JavaScript frameworks such as Angular and React.
• Solid experience consuming REST API via AJAX and developing web user interfaces based on JSON response.
• Solid experience manipulating CSS to create a slick and modern look and feel and leveraging LESS/SASS to optimize maintainability of the stylesheets.
• Solid experience using jQuery, requireJS, Bootstrap and ReactJS.
• Solid experience configuring and setting up Jenkins to run a continuous build environment.

Recommended:

• Experience using Webstorm
• Experience creating automated testing framework such as Selenium or PlayWright.
• Experience working with JavaScript libraries such as D3.js, HighCharts, underscore.js
• Experience using GIT to branch, tag and version release packages
• Experience with Jira to manage day to day activities
• Experience using BitBucket to conduct code reviews and merge code.
• Experience deploying and configuring Tomcat
• Experience with virtual machines or containers such as VirtualBox, OpenStack and/or Docker

Nice to Have:

• Experience with JavaScript technologies such as TypeScript
• Experience with ArcGIS or other similar mapping API and libraries

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