Job Description

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,

• 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.

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