Front End Developer
Remote - Kitchener, ON
Encircle is leading the $1.6 trillion dollar property insurance industry out of the dark ages of pen and paper processes, into the digital age of transparency and empowerment. Our easy-to-use software platform enables thousands of restoration contractors and insurance professionals around the world to process claims faster. We’re a remote-first company with a collaboration hub located in the heart of downtown Kitchener. We’re looking to add new members to our all-star team as we continue to grow and scale!
About the Role
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Software Developer to join our dynamic team at a B2B SaaS company. Applying your previous experience, you will have an immediate impact in one of our Agile teams working along side product management and design. We deploy code to production often so your ability to thrive in a continuous integration environment will be a key asset. You have strong Typescript, React, HTML, CSS experience including working with design systems. Bonus points for server development, mobile development, and/or infrastructure experience.
What You’ll be Doing:
- Solution - Work cross-functionally with our product and design team to understand the problem to be solved and lead efforts to define how to solve that problem.
- Code - Join a results-driven Agile team to implement features, fix bugs, and refactor code where necessary. We use tools such as Jira, GitHub, Confluence, and Slack to help get work done.
- Test - Understand how our product works and how to test it. Design and implement automated tests in our CI pipeline to ensure your code is safe to run in production.
- Learn - We focus on continuous improvement and encourage everyone to utilize their professional development budget. You will have ample opportunities to investigate custom components, and optimize our code to help us scale our product for long-term growth.
- Collaborate - Work with developers, QA, product, and design providing two way feedback to create the best field documentation platform for restoration contractors.
- Grow - Continue to broaden your skills in areas of our product that are critical to our rapidly growing customer base.
What You’ll Bring:
- A Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering degree or equivalent experience.
- 5+ years of experience as a full-stack software developer or as a developer with focus and expertise in front-end technologies.
- A passion for learning and continuous improvement but also a bias towards action and driving to achieve results.
- A demonstrated understanding of how large complex systems work. Can clearly describe previous systems and which components they worked on.
- A demonstrated ability to understand and balance business requirements and technical prerequisites to achieve product and architecture goals.
- Excellent organizational and communication skills.
- Experience working in a CICD environment and developing automated tests
- Experience working in Agile teams using Jira and GitHub is considered an asset
- Experience implementing design systems is an asset.
Reporting
This position will report to the Software Development Manager.
Encircle is an equal opportunity employer that does not unlawfully discriminate against any employee or applicant based on race, ancestry, place of origin, colour, ethnic origin, citizenship, religion, gender identity, gender expression, creed, sex, sexual orientation, age, record of offences, marital status, family status or disability. Encircle is committed to a fair and inclusive work environment. We will endeavour to accommodate the needs of qualified applicants in all parts of the hiring process.
At Encircle, we VALUE the team we’re building!
- Define your own BALANCE - we want our team to take the time they need with flexible work arrangements, and self-managed vacation time, so they're well-rested and energized.
- Work where you WORK BEST - we invest in creating both a comfortable work-from-home environment for our employees with the flexibility to join us in our co-working space (collaboration hub) in downtown Kitchener.
- We are PEOPLE-FOCUSED and our success is achieved through a culture of collaboration, trust and transparency.
- Choose your path and we’ll support your continued GROWTH along the way.
- Your personal WELL-BEING is important to us and we’ll provide the support you need to bring your best self to work every day.
