OPENTEXT - THE INFORMATION COMPANY
OpenText is a global leader in information management, where innovation, creativity, and collaboration are the key components of our corporate culture. As a member of our team, you will have the opportunity to partner with the most highly regarded companies in the world, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape the future of digital transformation.
AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered.
At OpenText, AI is at the heart of everything we do—powering innovation, transforming work, and empowering digital knowledge workers. We are hiring talent AI can't replace to help us shape the future of information management. Join us.
TheCommon Componentsunit provides shared software engineering services to global Product Management and development teams in the OpenText™ Products group. This includes User Experience Design support (guidelines and individual product designs), Product Information artifacts (product documentation and help), Localization support, Accessibility governance (VPAT, WCAG), Performance Engineering and Product Security, Build and release management tools and services.
Your Impact:
A Development role at OpenText is more than just a job; it's an opportunity to impact lives. As a key contributor, you'll be instrumental in constructing cutting-edge Information Management Solutions that contribute to sustainable supply chains, support refugees, and enhance medical information access to save lives. You will engage in solving meaningful challenges within a motivated team, gaining exposure to advanced technologies beyond individual access. You will be encouraged to cultivate an engineering mindset, driving the creation of innovative software solutions that address real-world problems and shape the future.
You will join our design system common components team to create, maintain, test and document our composable component architecture which is used by hundreds of engineers internally across many products and releases. Communication and technical abilities will help you understand business needs and design system needs. You will have the opportunities to lead technical discussions and provide technical knowledge of the web platform that may help solve and produce solutions for the design system but also in products where they are consuming the library.
What the role offers:As a Lead Software Developer, you will:
- Possess 8-12 years of previous professional experience.
- Provide strong leadership for the team, wielding technical and business influence beyond team boundaries.
- Drive multi-team initiatives spanning diverse domains, consistently delivering value that extends beyond the immediate team.
- Quickly grasp the business context to enhance customer value significantly.
- Make timely decisions, prioritizing customer trust over expediency, and leverage input to determine optimal technical solutions.
- Identify and course-correct when the current path does not meaningfully serve customer needs, playing a key role in setting longer-term business strategy.
- Lead in setting the quality standards for the team's technical work, from code to software designs, while raising the skill level of less experienced team members.
What you need to Succeed:
- Frontend: React/Angular, CSS, HTML, JavaScript, TypeScript
- UX design Systems: Experience creating, testing, documenting and maintaining highly polished UI components on a reusable scale for multiple products
- Programming languages: JavaScript, TypeScript, Node.js
- CI/CD: GitLab; Jenkins, NPM, Artifactory
- AI: Understanding of MCP, Agent definition files, AI Skill definitions
- Accessibility: Working and demonstrated knowledge of how to engineer and build components and applications with WCAG guidelines.
One last thing:
OpenText is more than a corporation—it’s a global community built on trust, character, and purpose. Here, we act ethically, care deeply about people, and always put our customers first. We help teams succeed through collaboration, tackle challenges with resilience, and innovate with intention.
Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and teamwork. At OpenText, we don’t just have a culture—we live our values. Choose us because you want to be part of a company that empowers you to make a meaningful impact.
OpenText's commitment to diversity and inclusion surpasses legal requirements, evident in ourEqual Employment Opportunity Statement of Policy which promotes a respectful and empowering environment for employees of all backgrounds, culture, national origin, race, color, gender, gender identification, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other basis protected by applicable laws.
If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please submit a ticket atAsk HR. Our proactive approach fosters collaboration, innovation, and personal growth, enriching OpenText's vibrant workplace.
Compensation: At OpenText, we offer a thoughtfully designed benefits package that supports your physical, emotional, and financial wellbeing. As you move through the hiring process, we’re happy to provide more details about our compensation programs, including variable and commission compensation opportunities for eligible roles, vacation entitlement, and paid time off.
Salary Range: $118,000.00 - $168,000.00; Depending on the candidate’s education, experience, skills, geographical location, and alignment with internal equity and external market, actual salary may vary and be higher or lower than the range posted.0
AI Usage Disclosure: As part of our commitment to transparency, we use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in various stages of our recruitment process, including resume screening, candidate matching, interview scheduling, and communications. These tools are designed to improve efficiency, reduce bias, and enhance candidate experience. All decisions regarding hiring are made by qualified human professionals, and we continuously monitor our AI systems to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable regulations.
