Job Summary:
Critical Mass is a leading digital experience design agency, and they are seeking an experienced Front-End Developer. The role involves translating graphic designs into compliant HTML and CSS, collaborating with various teams for web development, and providing coaching to peers while troubleshooting complex issues.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for translating graphic designs delivered in composition documents into standard-compliant HTML and CSS
• Collaborate in implementing data exchange between application layers via AJAX
• Work closely with Creative, Business, Technology and QA teams to ensure quality and punctual web development
• Translate graphical designs and wireframes into fully styled markup code
• Implement technical solutions following the Capability’s best practices
• Debug or troubleshoots simple issues in existing web applications
• Provide feedback on policies and procedures when an opportunity for improvement exists
• Proactively provide coaching and support to other members of the in fulfilling their tasks and improving their performance and overall technical skills
• Ensure concise and clear documentation is maintained by all peers for the projects as dictated by each Capability’s guidelines and best practices
• Debug or troubleshoot complex or critical issues that cannot be handled by junior positions, and provides root cause analysis
Qualifications:
Required:
• Ideally, intermediate-advanced English Proficiency (B2+ reading, writing, and conversation)
• At least 2+ years of experience working with Front-End technologies (HTML/CSS/JavaScript)
• Experience dealing with Cross-browser and Responsive development
• Excellent knowledge of recent development practices (Mobile First, MVC, Object-Oriented development)
• Basic experience with popular JavaScript frameworks and cross-browser compatibility
• Work experience with automation and pre-processing tools (e.g., Gulp, SASS)
• Work experience integrating web solutions with external web services advanced-level knowledge of Front-End technologies (e.g., HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Knowledge of pre-processed CSS styling (SASS, LESS)
• Fluency with data transfer formats and protocols popular in web applications (e.g., JSON, XML, HTTP)
• Capable of working with version control systems (GIT)
• Capable of building proof of concept prototypes
• Capable of integrating a web solution based on a Content Management System
• Capable of troubleshooting, debugging, and doing root cause analysis of web applications issues
• Capable of consuming, parse and translate SOAP or REST web services
• Working experience with Emails or Banners development
• BS in Computer Science or related technical discipline; or equivalent experience as Software Developer
• Capable of writing code compliant with modern accessibility (e.g., ARIA, WCAG, Microformats, ADA, RDF) and SEO guidelines and best practices
Preferred:
• Previous experience in pharmacy accounts
• Experience in Digital Agencies projects, Web development projects, SCRUM/Agile software projects
• Knowledge of design patterns (e.g., model-view-controller, observer, object-oriented, etc.) and working with several mainstream libraries and frameworks (jQuery, React, VueJS, or any other)
Company:
Critical Mass is a digital experience design agency with a relentless focus on the customer. Founded in 1996, the company is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, CAN, with a team of 1001-5000 employees. The company is currently Late Stage.
