Senior Frontend Engineer for Data-Driven Education SaaS

Appnovation; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Appnovation is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to build the user-facing UI for a modern educational SaaS platform in Vancouver, BC. You will craft data-dense workflows, multi-step forms, and role-based views using Next.js, React, and TypeScript, aligning with a design system and accessible interfaces.

The role focuses on performance, server-side rendering decisions, and end-to-end testing with Playwright, while integrating with .NET REST APIs and OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect authorization.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or equivalent practical experience.
• Strong command of React, including hooks and state management.
• Production experience with Next.js, App Router, rendering strategies, and data fetching patterns.
• Strong TypeScript skills and accessibility expertise (WCAG 2.x AA).
• Experience implementing authentication with OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect against identity providers.
• Experience building analytics or reporting interfaces over large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Build user-facing features for a modern SaaS platform for K-12 education.
• Develop reusable, accessible components using Shadcn/UI and Tailwind; extend design system.
• Integrate with .NET REST APIs and handle long-running processes and various UI states.
• Ensure accessibility, performance, and security best practices across the frontend.
• Collaborate in a cross-functional Scrum team and contribute to end-to-end delivery.

Skills

React

TypeScript

Next.js

Tailwind CSS

Accessibility (WCAG)

Playwright

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect

OpenFGA

Design systems / component libraries

Frontend performance optimization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or software engineering

Tools

Next.js

Storybook

Tailwind CSS

Shadcn/UI

Keycloak

Job description

Appnovation is seeking a Senior Frontend Developer to build the user-facing UI for a modern educational SaaS platform in Vancouver, BC. You will craft data-dense workflows, multi-step forms, and role-based views using Next.js, React, and TypeScript, aligning with a design system and accessible interfaces.

The role focuses on performance, server-side rendering decisions, and end-to-end testing with Playwright, while integrating with .NET REST APIs and OAuth 2.0/OpenID Connect authorization.