Front-End Developer (Akamai Edge Workers)

Match Point Solutions; Toronto; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A global IT-Engineering services company is hiring a Front-End Developer for their Toronto office. The role involves designing and maintaining web applications using JavaScript and collaborating with backend teams to ensure efficient communication. Strong proficiency in JavaScript, understanding of the HTTP protocol, and experience with front-end frameworks are required. Join a dynamic team in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 6+ months experience in web development with JavaScript.
• Solid understanding of HTTP methods and protocols.
• Familiarity with cross-origin communication (CORS).

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain web applications using JavaScript.
• Collaborate with backend teams to define RESTful APIs.
• Analyze and troubleshoot HTTP-related issues.

Skills

Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+)

Understanding of the HTTP protocol

Experience with front-end frameworks (React, Vue.js)

Experience working with REST APIs, GraphQL

Strong problem-solving skills

Tools

Postman

curl

browser DevTools

Job description

Overview

MatchPoint Solutions is a fast-growing, young, energetic global IT-Engineering services company with clients across the US. We provide technology solutions to various clients like Uber, Robinhood, Netflix, Airbnb, Google, Sephora, and more! More recently, we have expanded to working internationally in Canada, China, Ireland, UK, Brazil, and India. Through our culture of innovation, we inspire, build, and deliver business results, from idea to outcome. We keep our clients on the cutting edge of the latest technologies and provide solutions by using industry-specific best practices and expertise.

We are excited to be continuously expanding our team. If you are interested in this position, please send over your updated resume. We look forward to hearing from you!

Front-End Developer (Akamai Edge Workers)

Toronto Canada - onsite

6 Months

Pay rate : 70 - 75$ CAD / hr

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain web applications using JavaScript (Node.js, React, or similar frameworks).
• Build and optimize features with a deep understanding of HTTP methods, headers, status codes, and request lifecycle.
• Collaborate with backend teams to define RESTful APIs or GraphQL schemas and ensure efficient client-server communication.
• Analyze and troubleshoot HTTP-related issues such as latency, failed requests, caching problems, and CORS errors.
• Implement secure and efficient data transmission using proper HTTP practices, including authentication (OAuth, JWT), compression, and caching headers.
• Work closely with DevOps or infrastructure teams to monitor and improve API performance and reliability.
• Write clean, maintainable code and participate in code reviews.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6+).
• Solid understanding of the HTTP protocol, including :
• Request / response lifecycle
• Methods (GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, etc.)
• Status codes and headers
• Connection handling (keep-alive, pipelining)
• Cookies, sessions, and authentication flows
• Experience with front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Vue.js, or Angular) and / or back-end (Node.js / Express.js).
• Experience working with REST APIs, GraphQL, or WebSockets.
• Familiarity with tools like Postman, curl, or browser DevTools for analyzing HTTP traffic.
• Understanding of browser and server caching mechanisms, CDNs, and content negotiation.
• Familiarity with cross-origin communication (CORS) and security best practices related to HTTP.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice to Have

• Experience with API gateways, load balancers, and reverse proxies (e.g., NGINX).
• Exposure to cloud environments (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Understanding of TCP / IP, TLS / SSL, and DNS in context of web communication.
• Familiarity with performance profiling tools and APMs (New Relic, Datadog, etc.).

MatchPoint Solutions provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.