Senior Front-End Software Developer

Job Description

If you take pride in building intuitive accessible digital experiences that make peoples lives easier consider a rewarding career as a Senior Front-End Software Developer with Shannex.

Reporting to the Principal Software Engineer you will design and build the internal web applications our residents families guests and team members rely on every day. From employee self-service tools and resident portals to online dining reservations recreation registration and community experiences your work will directly improve how people interact with Shannex.

This is an opportunity to lead our front-end development for modern web applications while helping shape user experience accessibility and technical standards across our digital platforms. Youll collaborate closely with designers software engineers operational leaders and business partners to build secure scalable and accessible applications that support our organizations healthcare hospitality and seniors living.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live work and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector Shannex offers opportunities for growth development and advancement in an environment where integrity teamwork and safety are at the heart of everything we do.

Additional benefits include:

• Comprehensive health vision and dental benefits plan including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Life travel and other insurances
• Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 through the group health benefit plan
• RRSP program (5% employer matching)
• Vacation accrual and travel insurance
• Free onsite parking
• Access to thousands of discounts through our WorkPerks program
• Access to continuing education and training through Shannexs Centre of Excellence
• Opportunities to participate in innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

• Design develop and maintain responsive web applications used by team members residents families guests and club members
• Build reusable front-end components and design patterns that create consistent scalable user experiences
• Develop secure integrations with internal APIs and third-party platforms while ensuring reliable authentication validation and performance
• Champion accessibility by designing and developing applications that meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 AA standards
• Collaborate with IT Operations Clinical Recreation Dining and other business teams to translate user needs into intuitive digital solutions
• Participate in code reviews automated testing deployment and continuous improvement of development practices
• Monitor application performance troubleshoot issues and continually enhance usability and reliability

About You

In addition to placing high value on collaboration accountability and continuous improvement you bring:

• 8 years of professional experience building modern web applications
• Degree in Computer Science Software Engineering related discipline or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Expert-level knowledge of HTML CSS responsive design semantic markup and accessibility best practices
• Strong TypeScript experience and proficiency with modern front-end frameworks such as React Angular or Vue
• Experience integrating RESTful or GraphQL APIs into enterprise applications
• Familiarity with automated testing source control and modern CI/CD development practices
• Excellent understanding of web security principles and secure coding practices
• Great collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Asset Qualifications:

• Very comfortable designing digital experiences for older adults or highly accessible environments
• Experience contributing to design systems and working with tools such as Figma
• Comfortable with content management systems or low-code platforms
• Experience supporting hospitality e-commerce online payment or reservation technologies

Apply today to join the Shannex team of Great People!

Great People is a core value at Shannex grounded in the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of our organization. We are committed to equity diversity inclusion and belonging and to fostering a culture that celebrates individuality and ensures every person is treated with fairness and respect. Here every team member belongs. With locations across Nova Scotia New Brunswick and Ontario our team members help build communities that support connection wellbeing and longevity.

Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences Parkland at Home Faubourg du Mascaret and Shannex Enhanced addition Shannex provides Transitional Health Services in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information visit .

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Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.