Front End Developer

Position Type:
Temporary - Temporaire

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 External Facing team, you'll work with a group of analysts, designers and developers dedicated to creating engaging experiences for users of our digital products. Your focus will be building and maintaining single-page applications or websites, based on wireframes and visual comps from UX design colleagues

This is a 12 month term position, which will include benefits.

This might the role for you if:

• You are passionate about Front-End development and you have the ability to rapidly master new web technologies and techniques.
• You have a knack for innovative solutions and see challenges as puzzles to be solved-not roadblocks.
• 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:

• Create single-page applications that integrate data from various back-end services and databases.
• Maintain existing websites and applications.
• Get familiar with team standards, tools and frameworks.
• Improve user experience by working in collaboration with a team of UX professionals.
• Deliver high-quality applications through test-driven development and web automation, peer review and QA process.
• Managing individual project priorities, deadlines and deliverables within our project management practice.
• Staying current into emerging technologies/industry trends and apply them into operations and activities.

Required Qualifications:

Education: University degree or college diploma in Computer Science or similar program.

Work Experience: 2-5 years working experience doing UX/UI development for software, websites, or web applications which leverage emergent technologies.

Other Qualifications:

• Strongly motivated individual that has an interest to learn.
• Attention to detail.
• Strong knowledge of semantic HTML
• Strong knowledge of JavaScript and extensive experience with frameworks or libraries such as Vue.js or React.js.
• Strong Knowledge of CSS, preprocessors like SASS/LESS, and frameworks such as Bootstrap or Tailwind.
• Knowledge of RESTful integration patterns and methods.
• Knowledge responsive design techniques.
• Knowledge of GIT or other versioning tools.
• Knowledge of WCAG 2.1 level AA accessibility guidelines is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of Java and frameworks such as Spring and Hibernate is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of test automation frameworks is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of Agile/Scrum methodology is considered an asset.
• Knowledge of cloud and container technologies such as Docker, AWS, Azure is considered an asset.

Language Skills: English, written and spoken. French would be considered an asset.

Security Clearance Requirement: In conjunction with our contract with the Federal Government, you will be required to have Reliability Status Clearance (Enhanced Level B). This includes Fingerprinting, Criminal Record Check, Credit Check and you must have resided in Canada for at least 5 years and hold Permanent Resident or Citizenship Status.

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 offer:

• Full-time, 12 month term position 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
• 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 development and advancement
• Emphasis on work life balance, providing wellness benefits, health resources and fitness center discounts

Pay Range: $68,873 - $76,526

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This posting is for an existing vacancy within our organization / Ce poste est actuellement vacant au sein de notre organisation.

The Base Pay range may vary depending on the successful candidate or other relevant job-related factors such as knowledge, skills, qualifications, experience and education/training. In addition to Base Pay, eligible Medavie employees may participate in various performance-based incentive programs. Payments under these programs are discretionary and subject to both individual and organizational results.

We 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 laws . We appreciate everyone who has shown interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Our recruitment process may involve automated tools, including AI, to assist in screening applications.

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