Senior Front-End Developer, Customer Application Development

Who we are

As the Working and Learning Company, we at Staples Canada, are dynamic, inspiring partners to our customers and the communities in which we live.

At Staples, we inspire people to work smarter, learn more and grow every day. We look for people who are curious, approachable and passionate, and who enjoy finding solutions.

If that's you, let's work, learn and grow together.

We are building an inclusive and diverse team

Staples Canada is creating an inclusive and diverse work environment. We welcome, value and thrive on perspectives and contributions from backgrounds that vary by race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion or physical ability.

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.

Some of what you will do

To enable to promise of work, learn, grow for our customers, the tech team is on a journey to create new digital products which remove friction and create value in Canadian's lives.

We are building new technology teams who will act like startups to solve consumer and business needs. As the Senior Front-End Developer, you will challenge the norm, strive to create the best experience's and someone who always puts the customer first.

With your passion for writing clean, simple code and willingness to share learnings within your development team, each day will be fast-paced, challenging, rewarding and meaningful.

Specifically, you will :

• Create customer facing web applications using modern technologies
• Maintain code quality by using or implementing development best practices
• Work with technology and business leadership to define the right technology solutions to solve complex problems
• Design, develop, test and deploy software applications
• Collaborate with team members in an agile environment
• Work with UI and UX teams to design and implement the best customer experiences
• Work within a mix of JavaScript front end technologies Some of what you need
• 2+ years of experience building web applications using Angular 7+, React and Bootstrap
• 4+ years of JavaScript experience building web applications using jQuery, HTML and CSS
• 4+ years working with browser API's and optimizing front end application performance
• Post-secondary degree or diploma in Computer Science or related field
• Excellent knowledge of UI / UX best practices and client-side templating (mustache, handlebars, jade) and working with Bootstrap
• Experience using source control such as GitHub and working with data-handling using AJAX, JSON and REST API
• Github account with a portfolio for demonstration
• Experience writing unit test and automated testing tools
• Experience with Smart Phone application development
• Experience building and deploying solutions to cloud infrastructure
• Experience working in an agile environment
• Familiarity with design thinking and customer centric design
• Strong understanding of .Net framework
• Ability to think digital first and work in an ambiguous environment
• You are always up to date on new technologies and how the industry is changing
• A strong understanding of web application security best practices
• Curious
• Approachable
• Passionate
• Problem solver Some of what you will get
• Associate discount
• Health and Dental benefits
• RRSP / DPSP
• Performance bonuses
• Learning & Development programs
• And more... Additional Information
• Hybrid work environment both onsite and offsite

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