Front End Developer

Position Description

Sick of commuting? Tired of “hybrid” jobs that are really “in office” jobs in disguise? If you’re more productive at home than in an office and want to make that arrangement permanent, we may have the position you’re after.

At CarriersEdge, we’re focused on producing great quality products and happy customers. We don’t care about being the coolest company in town, having the most amazing office perks, or the hippest staff. If you’re interested in those things, you’ll hate us.

On the other hand, if you’re not looking for a social group and just want to do great work, then you may be exactly what we’re looking for. We don’t care where you work and we won’t be looking over your shoulder micromanaging you. You’ll have minimal meetings disrupting your week, and plenty of time to focus on doing the best job possible. We’re growing quickly, but not so quickly that things are chaotic.

As part of that growth, we’ve got an opening for a Front End Developer.

The ideal candidate has a solid foundation in the skills outlined below, is a self-learner with a great work ethic, and has a keen interest in maintaining and expanding current products while keeping a critical eye on performance, reliability, and usability.

This isn’t an agency where you’ll get crushed by client demands and deadlines. It’s also not a startup at risk of losing funding or being forced to pivot on someone’s whim. Our business is established and stable, but still small enough that we can move quickly. Now it’s time to take it to the next level – apply best practices in front end development, identify and address functional bottlenecks, and standardize and optimize for reusability.

About You

• You think in JavaScript and CSS, and are completely comfortable hand coding without relying on frameworks or templates. You’re the person people come to with questions about how to make something work on the web.


• You hate inconsistency in finished pages and are constantly checking positioning, placement, and alignment across browsers and devices.


• You’re a meticulous problem-solver, obsessing over the details of interface development or interaction design to improve functionality and user experience.


• You recognize that modern development requires diligent organization for success. Sloppy source code, lax adherence to style guidelines, and weak project management give you hives.


• You have experience working with both modern frameworks and legacy applications, and comfort moving between them.


• You’re self-motivated and proactive, with proven success working as part of a remote team.
  

Our Requirements

• 8+ years of front-end development, including recent experience directly writing HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript in SaaS, B2B, or enterprise environments


• 3+ years experience working with JQuery, NodeJS or similar frameworks


• 1+ years experience with contemporary JavaScript/TypeScript libraries or frameworks (e.g. Angular, React) in a production environment


• Expert-level skills with JavaScript and CSS/SASS


• Demonstrated ability to produce reliable, scalable, responsive, cross-browser implementations for multiple audience types


• Demonstrated ability to solve technical problems and bring visual designs to life


• Experience working with API-driven interfaces and designs


• Comfort developing and deploying code within a modern CI/CD pipeline using automated tools (Jenkins, Docker, Gulp)


• MUST reside in Canada

Nice to Have

• Experience building animated or interactive ads for Google Ad Manager


• Experience developing multilingual applications or sites


• Backend experience (PHP, Apache, MySQL)

Additional Notes

• Principals only, no recruiters, please


• This is a remote position, suitable for individuals with disabilities

CarriersEdge provides an inclusive workplace, welcoming and encouraging people of all backgrounds and abilities to apply. Accommodations are available upon requests for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.