Senior Front End Engineer

Dabadu; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dabadu is seeking an experienced frontend-focused developer to join a cross-functional, agile team building cloud-native applications for the auto industry. You will contribute across frontend, testing, and deployment tasks, and guide junior developers as needed.

You will implement user-facing features with React.js and Vue.js, ensure accessibility, and align with design wireframes. Expect a hands-on role offering growth in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of experience delivering full-stack solutions.
• Portfolio or code samples demonstrating expertise preferred.
• Autonomy in work and ability to see the big picture for architecture.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from a blank slate to completion.
• Hands-on development across frontend and related tasks.
• Mentor junior developers and provide guidance as needed.
• Develop new user-facing features with frontend frameworks.

Skills

React.js

Vue.js

JavaScript/TypeScript

HTML5/CSS3

ARIA/Accessibility

Next.js

Nest.js

Redux/Flux

ES6+

RESTful APIs

CI/CD

Webpack/Babel/NPM/Yarn

Mocha/Chai/Jest/Enzyme

Tools

CI/CD

Webpack

Babel

NPM

Yarn

Job description

Role Overview

You will be working in a cross-functional team, using agile methodologies to build cloud-native applications for the Auto industry. We are looking for true team-players who can work beyond their specialty to help the team deliver. Every team member is responsible for the quality of the product and should be willing to work on any tasks needed, be it front-end, back end, test automation, deployment automation, etc.

Requirements

You have multiple years of experience in delivering full-stack solutions. Ideally, you have a portfolio to share or code snippets that can highlight some of your expertise.

• You are able to work autonomously.
• You are able to see the big picture to make sound architectural decisions.
• You are able to hop in and out of projects and make sure delivery dates are met.

Responsibilities

You will take leadership in driving projects from a blank slate to completion. You’ll be in the weeds independently as a developer, and also need to provide guidance to more junior developers if they are assisting on the project.

• Developing new user-facing features using various front-end frameworks
• Building reusable cross-platform components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high-quality code
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers.

Skills

• Fluent in React.js, and Vue.js
• Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and the JavaScript object model
• Experience with HTML5, CSS3, and DOM manipulation
• Understanding of the W3C guidelines including ARIA and accessibility
• Thorough understanding of one or more of the following back-end frameworks (Next.js or Nest.js)
• Experience with popular JavaScript workflows such as Flux or Redux
• Familiarity with newer specifications of ECMAScript (ES6+)
• Expert understanding of RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with modern build pipelines and tools (CI/CD)
• Experience with common development tools such as Babel, Webpack, NPM, yarn, etc.
• Experience with testing frameworks (Mocha/Chai/Sinon or Jasmine/Jest/Enzyme)
• Ability to understand business requirements and translate them into technical requirements
• Ability to perform benchmarking and optimization