Senior JavaScript (React/Node) Developer to develop online banking service Web applications with one of our major banking clients- 35180

Senior JavaScript (React/Node) Developer to develop online banking service Web applications with one of our major banking clients- 35180

Location Address: Hybrid - Toronto - 1-2 days/week (Wednesday and another day based on project needs)

Contract Duration: ASAP to 04/25/2025 - approx. 6 months

Schedule Hours: 37.5 hrs/week

Story Behind the Need

• Business group: Canadian Digital Banking Engineering - Core - Web Applications team that supports online banking services; app allows customers to log in and use self-service features - web solutions team
• Project: NDA project - digital banking web application for web platform - building new and services in the web app for BNS customers to use self-service features

Typical Day in Role:

• Full stack developer: Back-end, front-end - at times will be more back end at times more front-end, they should be able to handle both
• Tech stack: React, Node.js, Cloud technologies - typical stack for microservices; using Sprint methodologies
• Typical microapp that Digital is building, has a typical integration with downstream services
• Design, develop, and implement cloud-based applications, using in-demand languages and technologies (React Js, Node Js)
• Participate in all aspects of agile software development including design, implementation, and deployment
• Architect and provide guidance on building end-to-end systems optimized for speed and scale
• Design overall architecture of the web applications
• Maintain quality and ensure responsiveness of applications
• Collaborate with the rest of the engineering team to design and launch new features
• Maintain code integrity and organization.
• Work with development teams and product managers to ideate software solutions
• Responsible for developing the front end of the application in React and the back-end API in Node.JS.
• Work with BSA, QA, Designer, Architect, etc regularly to identify gaps and develop solutions

Must Have Skills:

• 8+ years of experience as a Developer
• 5+ years of experience with React.js and Node.js (for back-end REST API development)
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with web application development
• 3+ years of experience with Object Oriented and Functional Design - demonstrated in recent project work
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with modern JS toolsets (ES6, Typescript, Babel, Lerna, Jest, Protractor - should have 3-5 of these, please list which)

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Experience with HTML / CSS / SASS (BEM, OOCSS, SMACSS, CSS3 Transitions / Animations, Semantic HTML) - demonstrated in recent project work
• Financial/banking industry experience
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Tech Lead background an asset

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field such as computer science, computer engineering or related field

Best VS. Average Candidate:

• Best has online banking web development experience; in depth knowledge of concepts from business domain side to develop applications for the bank; experience with building web services; worked in an Agile fast paced team; ability to work with multiple stakeholders and teams

Candidate Review & Selection

• 1-2 Step Process - 1 hour each - MS Teams Video Interview - Camera ON
• 1st with Technical Team - technical questions, coding questions during interview (react and node based)
• Potential 2nd with Hiring Manager - culture fit