Open Source Software Engineer

We’re seeking passionate and motivated developers who enjoy learning rapid application development techniques. Our industry moves pretty fast, and we need developers able to keep up and help innovate the future of ecommerce with us.

Characteristics

  • Excited about modern JavaScript architecture
  • Experience with ecommerce and CMS platforms
  • Experience in one or more other JavaScript frameworks and libraries like Meteor, Angular, React
  • Experience with Node and the npm environment
  • Likes to think about project tooling like WebPack, Babel, ESLint
  • An opinion about styles and tooling such as Sass, LESS and PostCSS
  • A good eye for design and an understanding of what makes a usable User Interface
  • Cares about making a high-quality experience and has good intuition for how to build a feature just the right way to make customers happy
  • Must be confident in your ability to learn and quickly ramp up on new and cutting edge technologies
  • An understanding of the intricacies of simultaneous development for both desktop and mobile targets
  • Know the key differences between SQL and MongoDB and NoSQL databases
  • Experience with automated testing and the ability to write your own unit tests, preferably with Mocha + Chai + Sinon
  • Positive communication style.

Details

  • Position: 6 months contract with possibility to extend
  • Location: Vaughan, you can do this job remotely with occasional visit on a client site
  • Compensation: Hourly rate based on experience
  • Hours: Flexible, full dedication to the project required

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