Senior Full Stack Developer/AI Builder

adidas; Vaughan; Hybrid; CAD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and dental benefits

Retirement Savings Plan with employer;

Education assistance program

Fitness reimbursement program

Annual bonus

Additional vacation time

Job summary

adidas NAM Tech is building an enterprise web application to support NAM market processes. The Senior Full-Stack Front-End/Back-End Developer will design, build, test, deploy, and support secure web solutions using React, Vite, TS, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Kong, and AWS.

The role emphasizes end-to-end engineering, API design, security, and performance, with collaboration across architects, DevOps, QA, and business stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience delivering production web applications using React, Vite, TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise APIs.
• Experience using an API gateway, with Kong strongly preferred.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization patterns.
• Experience improving application performance and applying secure coding practices.
• Experience collaborating with architects, platform engineers, quality engineers, business stakeholders, and distributed teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop responsive and maintainable web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Design, build, and maintain Node.js services and application logic.
• Design clear, versioned APIs and OpenAPI 3.1 specifications.
• Implement PostgreSQL data access and controlled changes.
• Ensure secure coding practices, logging, validation, and audit capabilities.
• Collaborate with AWS Platform/DevOps on delivery pipelines and production support.
• Maintain API documentation and reusable integration patterns.

Skills

React

Vite

TypeScript

Node.js

Kong

Authentication and authorization

Performance and secure coding

AWS-hosted environments

Git and source control

CI/CD practices

Application logging and diagnostics

REST and JSON-based services

OAuth 2.0 / OpenID Connect

Containerized applications

Event-driven architectures

Tools

React

Vite

TypeScript

Node.js

PostgreSQL

Kong

AWS

Job description

adidas NAM Tech is enhancing an enterprise web application that supports essential business processes across the NAM market.

We are seeking a highly skilled Senior Full-Stack Front-End/Back-End Developer who can design, build, test, deploy, and support enterprise-grade web solutions using technologies such as React, Vite, TypeScript, Node.js, PostgreSQL, Kong, and AWS. In this role, you will collaborate with a Solution Architect, Technical Lead, Product Owner, Platform and DevOps specialists, as well as quality engineering, security partners, and business stakeholders to deliver secure, reliable, and maintainable solutions.

The ideal candidate is an end-to-end engineer who is equally comfortable developing modern user experiences, building Node.js services and APIs, implementing authentication and authorization controls, diagnosing production issues, and enhancing performance and security.

Role Purpose

Design, develop, deploy, and support enterprise web application features from the React and TypeScript front end through Node.js services, enterprise APIs, Kong integration, PostgreSQL data access, and AWS-hosted production environments.

Key Responsibilities

Front-End Development

• Develop responsive and maintainable web applications using React and TypeScript.
• Create reusable components and consistent user-interface patterns.
• Integrate front-end experiences securely with APIs and identity services.

Back-End and API Development and Enterprise Integration

• Design, build, and maintain Node.js services and application business logic.
• Design clear, versioned, and maintainable APIs.
• Implement PostgreSQL data access and controlled database changes.
• Create appropriate error handling, logging, validation, and audit capabilities.
• Troubleshoot application behaviour and improve service reliability and performance.
• Implement and maintain API exposure and integration patterns using Kong.
• Design REST APIs and OpenAPI 3.1 specifications.
• Maintain API documentation and support reusable integration patterns.

Identity, Security, and Secure Coding

• Implement authentication and authorisation requirements across front-end and back-end components.
• Protect sensitive data and follow secure coding standards.
• Participate in security reviews and address identified vulnerabilities.

Automated Testing and Quality

• Participate in code reviews and follow agreed quality gates.
• Support regression, performance, security, and business acceptance testing.
• Work with the QA Automation Engineer to improve test coverage and release confidence.

Delivery and Production Support

• Participate in requirements discussions, technical design, refinement, and estimation.
• Work with the AWS Platform / DevOps Engineer on delivery pipelines, environments, monitoring, and release readiness.
• Support deployment, hypercare, incident diagnosis, root-cause analysis, and Level 3 support.
• Maintain technical documentation and contribute reusable development standards and patterns.

Required Technical Skills

Core Full-Stack Skills

• React, Vite and TypeScript
• Node.js
• Kong
• Authentication and authorization
• Performance and secure coding
  

Data, Cloud, and Delivery

• AWS-hosted application environments
• Git and source control
• CI/CD practices
• Application logging, monitoring, and production diagnostics
  

Preferred Skills

Engineering and Architecture

• REST and JSON-based services
• OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect
• Containerized applications
• Event-driven architectures

Required Experience

• Strong hands-on experience delivering production web applications using React, Vite, TypeScript, and Node.js.
• Demonstrated experience designing and implementing enterprise APIs.
• Experience using an API gateway, with Kong strongly preferred.
• Experience implementing authentication and authorization patterns.
• Experience improving application performance and applying secure coding practices.
• Experience collaborating with architects, platform engineers, quality engineers, business stakeholders, and distributed teams.
  

adidas offers a robust and progressive range of benefits, including: health and dental benefits, including prescription drug coverage, out of country coverage, short and long-term disability, basic life and AD&D insurance, and an Employee & Family Assistance Program. Employees are able to enroll in adidas' Retirement Savings Plan with employer match. Qualifying employees are eligible for our education assistance program and fitness reimbursement program.

Employees are eligible to earn an annual bonus based on both company and personal performance. We recognize the commitment of our employees by increasing vacation time with length of service. We also offer Service Awards & Service Time Off during milestone years, paid bereavement leave, and parental leave top-up to eligible employees.

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English
At adidas we offer a Hybrid work policy which requires attendance in the office Monday through Thursday, with the flexibility to work remotely on Friday each week. For work requiring a high degree of collaboration or an in-person presentation, in-office attendance is required even on Friday. The working location of this position is Woodbridge, ON - Canada
The anticipated low and high end of the base pay range for this position is $130,000 - $140,000 CAD. Actual salary will be based on various factors, such as a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills & competencies, and proficiency for the role.

Though our teammates hail from all corners of the world, our working language is English.
adidas is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates, including those with Disabilities, and will accommodate applicants’ needs, upon request, throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process. If selected to participate in an interview, accommodations will be made available on request. Please inform the Recruiter of the accommodation(s) that you may require. Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.

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• COURAGE:Speak up when you see an opportunity; step up when you see a need..
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