UI Developer

Requisition ID: 233182

Join a purpose driven winning team committed to results in an inclusive and high-performing culture.

The Global Wealth Engineering client technology team is transforming the digital experience for its clients. The team partners and works closely with the Scotia Digital team to bring world-class digital experiences for all Scotia Wealth Management channels. The team plays a key role to help investor manage their investments and reach their financial goals.

Is this role right for you

• Developing new user-facing features using
• Building reusable scalable robust components and front-end libraries for future use
• Translating designs and wireframes into high quality code
• Optimizing components for maximum performance across a vast array of web-capable devices and browsers
• Working closely with architect UX designer other developers and product owner on software architecture design dependencies and codes maintainability
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills
• Be flexible and thrive in an evolving environment
• Leverage industry best practices to design test implement and support a solution
• Assure quality security and compliance requirements are met for supported area

Do you have the skills that will enable you to succeed in this role

Must Have Skills:

• 3 years of experience with and its core principles and React ecosystem JSX of react components life cycle.
• 3 years of experience with popular workflows (such as Flux or Redux) and data structure libraries (e.g. )
• 3 years of experience and Strong proficiency in JavaScript Fundamentals HTML5 CSS3 SCSS and newer specifications of EcmaScript (ES6) including DOM manipulation and the JavaScript object model
• 2 years of experience (1 or 2 recent projects) on front end optimization techniques such as Lazy Loading code splitting and memorization to improve front end performance Asynchronous Module Definition Callback and Promises Closures Image Compression
• 2 year experience and good knowledge of NodeJS (Yarn) to NPM registry libraries/packages.
• Strong working experience building for mobile web (such as Mobile First Responsive and PWA)
• Working experience in Microservices or Cloud based (GCP or Azure)
• Knowledge and understanding of Accessibility for Ontarians and Disability Act (AODA) and related Regulations and standards.
• Experience with writing unit tests with JEST React Testing Library Playwright test Cypress Testing
• Fast learner to grasp latest React technologies

Nice-To-Have Skills:

• Advanced knowledge of Webpack 5 and Babel configure to build React projects to improve/optimize UI performance.
• Familiarity with RESTful APIs GraphQL and ExpressJS framework
• Experience with Continuous Development or Continuous Integration is a plus
• Experience with Server-side Java Development is a plus
• Financial Industry is a plus but technology experience will be prioritized
• Experience and knowledge of isomorphic React and babel React webpack are pluses
• Knowledge of modern authorization mechanisms such as JSON Web Token are a plus
• Experience with code versioning tools such as Git Bitbucket
• Familiarity with modern front-end build pipelines and tools

• Bachelors degree in a technical field such as computer science computer engineering or related field required
• Working experience in Wealth or Brokerage business is an asset

Whats in it for you

• Diversity Equity Inclusion & Allyship - We strive to create an inclusive culture where every employee is empowered to reach their fullest potential respected for who they are and are embraced through bias-free practices and inclusive values across Scotiabank. We embrace diversity and provide opportunities for all employee to learn grow & participate through our various Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that span across diverse gender identities ethnicity race age ability & veterans.
• Accessibility and Workplace Accommodations - We value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. Scotiabank continues to locate remove and prevent barriers so that we can build a diverse and inclusive environment while meeting accessibility requirements.
• Upskilling through online courses cross-functional development opportunities and tuition assistance.
• Competitive Rewards program including bonus flexible vacation personal sick days and benefits will start on day one.
• Dynamic Ecosystem - Free tea & coffee universal washrooms and lots of space for team collaboration.
• Community Engagement - We offer opportunities for community engagement & belonging with our various programs such as hackathons.

Location(s): Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Scotiabank is a leading bank in the Americas. Guided by our purpose: for every future we help our customers their families and their communities achieve success through a broad range of advice products and services including personal and commercial banking wealth management and private banking corporate and investment banking and capital markets.

At Scotiabank we value the unique skills and experiences each individual brings to the Bank and are committed to creating and maintaining an inclusive and accessible environment for everyone. If you require accommodation (including but not limited to an accessible interview site alternate format documents ASL Interpreter or Assistive Technology) during the recruitment and selection process please let our Recruitment team know. If you require technical assistance please click here. Candidates must apply directly online to be considered for this role. We thank all applicants for their interest in a career at Scotiabank; however only those candidates who are selected for an interview will be contacted.