Front-End Developer

Position Type

Permanent

If you’re looking for a fulfilling career that can make a real difference in your life, and the lives of others, you’ve come to the right place.

As a national health solutions partner, we put people first in everything we do — and that begins with our team of 8,000+ professionals who bring a cross-section of diverse life experiences and career expertise to Medavie. By collaborating and innovating together, our employees are creating industry-leading solutions in insurance, primary care and emergency medical services that impact millions of lives in Canada each year.

Our mission is to improve the wellbeing of Canadians so that every life can be lived to the fullest — and it’s reflected in our award-winning culture. We celebrate individuality and value the diverse perspectives and skills our employees contribute. We go beyond providing competitive pay and comprehensive benefits to offer opportunities for personal and professional growth, flexible work options, meaningful experiences, and supportive leadership. Medavie is where employees can be their best selves, feel they belong, and achieve their full potential. Be part of it by applying for a position with us today.

The Opportunity

We’re looking for an outstanding Front-End Developer who can quickly understand relevant portions of our back-end systems to implement beautiful, functional, and responsive websites and applications.

As a member of our growing Front-End team, you will work with a group of UX professionals, testers, and developers dedicated to creating engaging experiences for users of our digital products. Your focus will be on improving single-page applications, websites and component libraries based on wire frames from UX design colleagues.

This Might The Role For You If

• You are passionate about HTML, CSS and JavaScript and you can rapidly master new web technologies and techniques.
• You pay attention to detail, and you might have an eye for design.
• You have strong critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
• Strongly motivated individual that has an interest to learn.
• You’re an advocate for the user and believe in a customer-centric approach to digital products.
• You’re a collaborative and team-minded, while also being capable of independent self-direction.
• You’re capable of managing multiple priorities and activities and can work comfortably through uncertainty and change.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills, including requirements-gathering and liaising with non-technical team members on technical subjects.

Your Everyday With Us Will Consist Of

• Build single-page applications that integrate data from various back-end services and databases.
• Build content-based websites using a CMS.
• Maintain existing applications and websites.
• Maintain existing component libraries.
• Help to mature front-end development standards.
• Get familiar with team standards, tools, and frameworks.
• Improve user experience by working in collaboration with a team of UX professionals.
• Staying current into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities.

What You Need To Succeed

• Education: University degree or college diploma in Computer Science or a related field.
• Experience: UX/UI development for software, websites, or web applications leveraging emergent technologies (asset).
• Motivation: Highly motivated with a keen interest in learning.
• Attention to Detail: Strong attention to detail.
• Critical Thinking: Excellent critical thinking and troubleshooting skills.
• HTML: Strong knowledge of semantic HTML.
• JavaScript​: Proficient in JavaScript with extensive experience in frameworks/libraries like Vue or React
• .CSS: Strong knowledge of CSS, CSS preprocessors (e.g., SASS), and CSS frameworks (e.g., Bootstrap, Tailwind)
• .Accessibility: Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 level AA accessibility guidelines
• .CMS: Understanding of CMS architecture; experience with Craft CMS (asset)
• .APIs: Knowledge of REST APIs
• .Version Control: Proficient in GIT or other versioning tools
• .Templating: Familiarity with templating languages like Twig (asset)
• .Testing: Knowledge of test automation frameworks (e.g., JEST, Playwright, Testing Library) (asset)
• .GraphQL: Understanding of GraphQL (asset)
• .Methodologies: Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology (asset)
• .Cloud Technologies: Familiarity with cloud technologies (e.g., Docker, AWS, Heroku) (asset)

.What’s in it for you?

What Makes Us a Different Kind Of Employer? Our Award-winning Culture, a Team Who Really Cares, Unmatched Training And Support Are All Dedicated To Ensuring You Are Set Up For Success. What We Offe

• rPermanent full-time position with opportunity to grow in a well-established organization
• Flexible work arrangements and emphasis on work-life balance
• Remote and hybrid work options
• Comprehensive health, vision and dental plan that is 100% employer paid effective on your first day
• 100% employer-matched Defined Contribution Pension Pla
• n Annual Incentive Bonus which recognizes your contribution to our success
• .In addition to paid vacation, we offer a gifted week of vacation in your first year and an optional Vacation Purchase Program
• .An organization where we encourage personal learning and growth with opportunities for career developmen

tWe believe our employees should reflect the communities we serve and welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds. To provide the best experience possible, we will support you with accommodations or adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Simply inform our Recruitment team of your needs. We are committed to making sure recruitment, retention, advancement, and compensation are fair and accessible while following all relevant human rights and privacy law_s._ We appreciate everyone who has shown interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted

.If you experience any technical issues throughout the application process, please email: [email protected].