Software Developer- Front End - Junior

Any candidate with over 5+ Years of experience will not be shortlisted as this is a Junior - front end developer.

This position is listed as "Onsite"; the resource is expected to work between the standard working hours of 8:00-5:00 PM (excluding lunch breaks) every Monday to Friday inclusive at the identified OPS office location.

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Engineering Practices - 20%

• Ability to work collaboratively within a cross-functional Agile team - developers, UX designers, QA testers, and Product managers.
• Willingness to learn and apply best practices in front-end development
• Experience working as a member of autonomous, cross-functional product team
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to writing clean, maintainable code
• Experience with Agile practices and Azure Dev Ops tools
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment and adapting to changing priorities
• Understanding of TDD methodologies, with hands on experience in writing and executing unit testing and automation testing.

Technical Skills - 50%

• Hands-on experience developing responsive applications for both web and mobile platforms.
• Intermediate experience and knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks such as React and Next JS.
• Hands on experience with Node JS.
• Experience and knowledge of HTML5, CSS
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• Working knowledge of Azure Dev Ops, task boards, pipelines, etc.
• Hands on experience with responsive design, front-end testing and debugging techniques, performance optimization and version control/Git.
• Ability to analyze and translate user stories, business requirements and technical systems specifications into working, tested applications.
• Developing detailed programming specifications.
• Ability to resolve and troubleshoot technical issues which arise during testing stages, or incidents reported in production.
• Hands-on experience developing web application in compliance with PCI and WCAG 2.0 Standards
• Ensuring that applications meet the highest AODA standards
• Understanding of semantic HTML and ARIA roles for building accessible interfaces that work seamlessly with screen readers like JAWS
• Previous experience with Ontario government and knowledge of Digital Dealer Registration service.

Architecture and Design 20%

• Understanding of modern, cloud-based architecture and component-based architecture in React
• Ability to implement reusable UI components independently or under guidance for high complexity
• Experience in understanding and implementing reusable and scalable components
• Awareness of performance optimization techniques for front-end applications
• Familiarity with software architecture principles and patterns such as serverless architecture, microservices, RESTful APIs

Communication Skills 10%

• Ability to clearly communicate ideas and ask questions when needed.
• A team player with strong collaboration skills and willingness to learn from senior team members.
• Ability to present ideas and suggestions clearly and effectively and in a user-friendly manner; maintain a high level of customer service to both internal and external clients
• Ability to communicate technical designs and development in clear and understandable manner.
• Ability to document code and processes.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving skills; verbal and written communication and interpersonal skills

Must Have:

• Hands-on experience developing responsive applications for both web and mobile platforms.
• Intermediate experience and knowledge of JavaScript/TypeScript and modern frameworks such as React and Next JS.
• Hands on experience with Node JS.
• Experience and knowledge of HTML5, CSS
  3.
• Understanding of modern, cloud-based architecture and component-based architecture in React
• Understanding of TDD methodologies, with hands on experience in writing and executing unit testing and automation testing.
• Experience with Agile practices and Azure Dev Ops tools

Nice to have:

• Previous experience with the Ontario government and knowledge of Digital Dealer Registration service.