Frontend Developer

Kondra Systems Inc.; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

The New Idea Company is seeking a frontend developer to contribute to a React/TypeScript SDK platform that powers touchscreen applications on embedded devices. You will join a small team where your code directly influences real-world hardware and partner integrations, delivering UI components and tooling used by third-party developers.

We value curiosity, a strong portfolio, and clear communication. This role is ideal for engineers with 2–5 years of production React/TypeScript experience who

Qualifications

• Solid foundation in React and TypeScript.
• Curiosity about how things work under the hood in embedded/Linux environments.
• Strong communication in a small, senior team.
• Bonus: experience with monorepo tooling or IoT/embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain UI SDK components for embedded devices.
• Develop developer tooling platform APIs and DX improvements.
• Collaborate on a design system for constrained embedded environments.
• Document components with usage examples for third-party developers.
• Engage with partners to understand SDK usage and feedback.

Skills

React

TypeScript

API design

Embedded Linux

Tools

NX

Turborepo

Web Components

Job description

Full-time

Important:

There is no relocation assistance. Only apply if you are within commuting distance or will self-relocate.

Are you a frontend developer who wants to do more than build another marketing website or CRUD app? We're building a next-generation distributed operating system for a major Fortune 100 client. Our stack is Linux + Java + React. We've built extensive tooling, ported to half a dozen hardware platforms, and published an extensive SDK for external developers. We recently built a custom beverage dispenser from scratch – including a custom circuit board and 3D-printed parts – just to exercise our software stack.

What You'll Be Working On – You'll join our team as a frontend developer contributing to a React/TypeScript SDK platform that powers touchscreen applications on connected embedded devices, including dispensers. Your work will be used by third-party development partners to build real, deployed experiences – meaning you're building for developers as much as end users.
Who Should Apply – New grads with a strong portfolio and genuine curiosity who are interested in meaningful, technically interesting work on a platform used in the real world, as well as direct mentorship from a senior architect with 30 years of experience and 15+ years in React/TypeScript, all the while working with a small team where your contributions are visible and your voice matters. Intermediate developers (2–5 years of experience) with production React/TypeScript experience are an ideal fit. If you've built something you're proud of - a side project, an open-source contribution, a polished portfolio piece – we want to see it. That said, you should bring:

Requirements

Solid foundation in React and TypeScript - you don't need to be a 10-year veteran, but you should be comfortable in a typed codebase and care about API design

Curiosity about how things work under the hood - our platform sits at the intersection of web tech and embedded Linux, familiar but different enough to be interesting.

Strong communication skills - we're a small, senior team, and clear communication goes a long way

Bonus points if you have experience with monorepo tooling (NX, Turborepo), Web Components, component library authoring, or interest in IoT or embedded systems.

Responsibilities

Day-to-day work includes building and maintaining UI SDK components, contributing to a developer tooling platform, and collaborating on a design system purpose-built for embedded environments.

Build, maintain, and document React/TypeScript SDK components designed for use by third-party developers on embedded touchscreen devices

Contribute to a developer-facing tooling platform, including APIs, configuration surfaces, and DX improvements

Collaborate on a design system purpose-built for constrained embedded environments (limited screen size, performance budgets, input constraints)

Partner with a senior architect to make API design decisions that balance flexibility for partners with consistency across the SDK

Write and maintain component documentation and usage examples to support third-party developer adoption

Contribute to testing strategies appropriate for embedded UI (unit, integration, and potentially device-level testing)

Engage with third-party development partners to understand how the SDK is being used in the wild and feed that back into the platform

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