Senior Front-End Developer - Toronto (Hybrid)

Info-Tech Research Group delivers impartial, highly pertinent IT research, enabling CIOs and IT leaders to make well-informed, strategic decisions. We are currently serving over 30,000 professionals and collaborate closely with IT teams, equipping them with actionable tools and expert guidance to drive measurable results and enhance technology initiatives and organizational processes.

Why join us?

• We pride ourselves on consistent year-on-year growth, with double-digit growth even during a global pandemic.
• We are in the Top 3 on LinkedIn's Top Companies List in Canada.
• Info-Tech fosters a growth-focused, entrepreneurial culture with unlimited opportunities for professional growth and development.
• We provide financial support for professional development and training.

About the role

We're hiring a Senior Front-End Developer who loves crafting beautiful, intuitive interfaces and turning complex ideas into seamless user experiences. In this role, you’ll be a key contributor to our front-end architecture, champion best practices, and mentor others on the team. If you're someone who’s passionate about modern web technologies and shipping high-impact features, we’d love to meet you.

Responsibilities:

• Successfully gather and understand requirements from stakeholders in order to identify gaps and deliver on those objectives
• Work closely with Design and Development teams to manage the iterative agile development process for new and existing products; assist in estimating resource needs and timelines
• Develop effective user interfaces (UI) and user experience (UX); develop small iterative improvements to user interactions
• Conduct requirement gathering meetings/research with stakeholders; clarifying requirements and making necessary changes to meet business needs
• Work on an interdisciplinary team that includes designers and developers to build prototypes and conduct user testing
• The desire to attempt best-in-class execution in every project
• Mentoring Front-End Developers and Design Technologists
• Componentizing and improving our Front-End codebase

Education and Experience:

• Post-secondary education or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years of Front-End Development (or related) experience
• Experience working closely with designers and developers is a must

Skills:

• Software skills; ability to use/learn a variety of software i.e. Adobe CC, Figma, Sketch, VS Code, etc.
• Collaboration Skills – ability to brainstorm creative solutions using wireframes/sketches/whiteboarding while leveraging solid design principles on a diverse team in a dynamic, rapid growth environment
• The role requires a results-oriented and efficient planner focusing on user needs
• Committed to continuous professional development and training
• Mastery of HTML, CSS, SCSS, and JavaScript
• Familiarity with a variety of front-end development frameworks is valued
• Experience working in a Ruby on Rails-based environment is a plus

Language Skills: Bilingual proficiency in French, Spanish or German is preferred to support our diverse client base across North America and globally.

Info-Tech Research Group of companies is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion and does not discriminate on the basis of any legally protected status or characteristic including Minority/Female/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity/Disability/Veteran and are pleased to consider all qualified applicants. To that end, upon request, ITRG will ensure, to the extent possible, that accommodation be made available to applicants throughout the recruitment and hiring process.