Senior Developer, Front End

Tbwa Chiat / Day Inc; Calgary; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in Calgary is seeking a Front End Developer to enhance user experiences through high-quality web animations and performance optimization. The role involves collaboration with design teams, mentoring junior developers, and ensuring code compatibility across devices. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in web technologies and animation libraries, with a strong focus on accessibility and performance.

Benefits

Global maternity and parental leave

Competitive benefits packages

Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days

Access to online services for families and new parents

Diversity and Inclusion Board

Internal learning and development programs

Enterprise-wide employee discounts

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience with HTML5, CSS3, and responsive design.
• Experience with WCAG accessibility and web performance optimization.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Design and UX to prototype user interactions.
• Mentor junior front-end developers.
• Develop high-performance web animations.

Skills

Communication

Web Performance Optimization

Troubleshooting

Tools

Git

GSAP

JIRA

Webpack

Job description

Please note : you must be located in Calgary and available to work on site in our Calgary office.

You Will :

• Collaborate with Design and UX to prototype user interactions.
• Mentor junior front-end developers.
• Ensure compatibility of code across devices and viewport sizes.
• Assess and optimize page performance and WCAG compliance.
• Develop and implement high-performance, visually engaging web animations using GSAP, GreenSock, or similar animation libraries to enhance user experience and interactivity.
• Work with the delivery team to ensure overall quality of the experience and support this with tests and documentation.

You Have :

• Strong communication skills with a team-centric approach to discussion and decision making within a distributed team.
• Proficiency in GSAP, GreenSock, or similar web animation libraries for creating high-quality, interactive animations.
• 5+ years’ experience using HTML5 semantic markup, CSS3, and CSS & SVG-based animation on responsive consumer-facing websites.
• Full command of Git, the terminal, continuous deployment and integration, and other modern fundamentals.
• Strong troubleshooting ability and technical analysis skills - web performance optimization included.
• Familiarity with website operations and fluency in the typical tiers on a high traffic website.
• Experience with the Atlassian suite of tools - JIRA, Bitbucket, Confluence, etc.
• WCAG accessibility experience is preferred.

You May Have :

• Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) on version 6.3 or later, or enterprise CMS.
• Experience with GraphQL or APIs with complex data structures.
• Experience with Webpack, or other tools used to optimize and maintain front-end build systems.
• Experience working in an agency environment.

What We Offer :

• Global maternity and parental leave.
• Competitive benefits packages.
• Vacation, compassionate leave, sick days, and flex days.
• Access to online services for families and new parents.
• Diversity and Inclusion Board with 12 affinity groups.
• Internal learning and development programs.
• Enterprise-wide employee discounts.

Critical Mass is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not tolerate discrimination on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. If you are an individual with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please reach out to [emailprotected] .

We are committed to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion within our candidate pools.

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