Frontend Engineer

Confluent; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Toronto is seeking a Front-End Software Engineer to build engaging products for managing and visualizing large scale distributed data streams. The role involves collaborating with backend engineers and product managers to deliver intuitive user experiences, all within a fast-paced and innovative environment. Ideal candidates will have a strong foundation in JavaScript and React, along with a degree in Computer Science.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms.
• Proficiency in at least one programming language: JavaScript, C, C++, Python, Go.
• Self-motivated and able to drive projects with mentorship.

Responsibilities

• Build engaging products for managing large scale data streams.
• Create new visualizations and interfaces.
• Triage Cloud incidents and monitor errors.

Skills

JavaScript

React

HTML5

CSS3

C++

Python

Data Structures and Algorithms

Education

Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Gulp

Grunt

Webpack

Babel

Job description

Overview

We’re not just building better tech. We’re rewriting how data moves and what the world can do with it. With Confluent, data doesn’t sit still. Our platform puts information in motion, streaming in near real-time so companies can react faster, build smarter, and deliver experiences as dynamic as the world around them.

It takes a certain kind of person to join this team. Those who ask hard questions, give honest feedback, and show up for each other. No egos, no solo acts. Just smart, curious humans pushing toward something bigger, together.

One Confluent. One Team. One Data Streaming Platform.

About the Role

We are looking for a Front-End Software Engineer interested in building engaging and insightful products for managing and visualizing large scale distributed real-time data streams. Data flow is central to how companies operate, and we aim to make that experience intuitive and attractive. As a Front-End Software Engineer, you will be responsible for creating new visualizations and interfaces that scale with Apache Kafka.

More about our stack:

• Our Cloud UI stack is written in Typescript and built based on React.
• The UI connects to multiple REST and GraphQL APIs.
• We unit test our code with Jest.
• We deploy the UI to production every day, with the ability to test each and every commit in production (even PRs) before it goes live.
• Feature flags unblock us from coordinating releases with backend teams
• Bots keep all of our dependencies up to date

Tech in Toronto! Toronto is an early career engineer hub for Confluent. Your role will be a hybrid working model that introduces you to Confluent's culture and enables faster learning, onboarding, and coaching.

• During the first year of employment, all Software Engineers globally will be required to participate in the SWE Onboarding program and go into their Confluent office 2-3 days (days to be determined) per week.

What You Will Do

• In this position, you will build engaging and insightful products for managing and visualizing large scale distributed data streams, make data flow intuitive and attractive, and build client-side web applications for data-intensive applications. You will:
• Build new features using advanced knowledge based on user requirements and make revisions to features based on feedback
• Build platform as a service (PaaS) product
• Take user requirements and vet the application program interface (API) contracts and user interface (UI) wireframes against them.
• Work with backend software engineers to understand the API contract and ensure the user experience is not degraded due to performance constraints from the backend APIs.
• Work with designers to understand and build components styling, from interactions to specification.
• Work with product managers to build a user experience.
• Build out a test plan and get sign-off from all stakeholders once development and testing has been completed.
• Write, monitor, and manage large scale system deployments.
• Triage Cloud incidents and monitor errors from Confluent's Javascript monitoring service.
• Triage bugs and troubleshoot production issues.
• Participate in the code review processes.
• Write tooling to improve day-to-day workflows.

What You Will Bring

• Graduated from a Bachelor’s, Master’s or PhD program in Computer Science, or a related technical field
• Good knowledge of data structures and algorithms and proficiency in at least one of these languages: JavaScript, C, C++, Python, Go
• Self-motivated and able to drive projects with mentorship and project requirements
• Smart, humble, and empathetic and ability to work effectively in teams and strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ready to make an IMPACT -- Driven and excited about the challenges of a fast-paced, innovative, and quickly growing software development environment
• Interested in building large scale distributed systems
• Experience building web applications for applications
• Experience with JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3
• Experience with React/Flux, modern js tooling (Gulp/Grunt)/Webpack/Babel
• Strong foundation in algorithms and application design

Ready to build what's next? Let’s get in motion.

Come As You Are

Belonging isn’t a perk here. It’s the baseline. We work across time zones and backgrounds, knowing the best ideas come from different perspectives. And we make space for everyone to lead, grow, and challenge what’s possible.

We’re proud to be an equal opportunity workplace. Employment decisions are based on job-related criteria, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other classification protected by law.