Lead Software Engineer

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New Position:
This position is open due to an existing vacancy to support our evolving business needs.

Are you passionate about creating exceptional user experiences and leading teams to deliver cutting‑edge web applications?

We’re looking for a UI/UX Frontend Developer Lead to join our dynamic team in Toronto. In this role, you’ll guide and mentor talented developers while shaping visually engaging, responsive interfaces that delight users. You’ll work with Angular and our proprietary Saffron framework, ensuring pixel‑perfect design, accessibility, and best practices across all projects.

As part of our collaborative and innovative culture, you’ll have the opportunity to leverage AI‑driven tools and techniques to enhance development efficiency and elevate user experience. This position is ideal for someone who thrives in a leadership role, values design excellence, and wants to make a meaningful impact on products used by customers worldwide.

If you’re ready to lead a team that values creativity, technical expertise, and continuous improvement, we’d love to hear from you!

• Lead and mentor frontend developers, promoting best practices and high coding standards.
• Guide the team in adopting and utilizing AI‑powered tools and workflows including AI‑assisted coding, automated testing, design‑to‑code conversion from Figma, and performance optimization through AI analysis.
• Design, develop, and deliver scalable, performant web applications using Angular.
• Convert UI/UX designs (e.g., Figma) into pixel‑perfect, interactive interfaces using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Build and maintain custom Angular components and leverage internal design systems.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and backend teams to define and implement features.

• 7+ years of professional experience in frontend development, with strong expertise in Angular (v9+).
• Proficiency in Type Script, modern JavaScript (ES6+), HTML, and CSS (Sass/Less).
• Experience translating UI/UX designs into high‑fidelity, responsive interfaces.
• Strong understanding of Object‑Oriented Design and Programming principles.
• Hands‑on experience with Git, Node.js, and npm/yarn.
• Knowledge of web accessibility standards and best practices.
• Demonstrated experience in using AI tools or frameworks to improve development workflows or enhance UI/UX.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills for guiding and mentoring team members.

• Familiarity with Micro Frontend architectures.
• Experience with state management libraries (e.g., NgRx).
• Knowledge of testing frameworks (Karma, Jasmine, Jest, Cypress).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and automated deployments.
• Understanding of performance optimization techniques.
• Experience integrating with RESTful APIs.

• Hybrid Work Model: flexible hybrid working (2–3 days a week in the office depending on the role).
• Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance:
  Flex My Way policies, work from anywhere up to 8 weeks per year.
• Career Development and Growth:
  Continuous learning initiatives, Grow My Way programming, and skill‑first approach.
• Industry Competitive Benefits: flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to Headspace, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and wellbeing resources.
• Culture: award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, work‑life balance, and core values of customer obsession, winning mindset, challenging thinking, fast learning, and teamwork.
• Social Impact: two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities for pro‑bono consulting and ESG initiatives.
• Making a Real‑World Impact: supporting customers in justice, truth, and transparency initiatives worldwide.

Base compensation range (Ontario, Canada): $125,000 CAD – $175,000 CAD.

• Mid‑Senior level

• Full‑time

• Engineering and Information Technology

• Software Development

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