JavaScript Developer

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TD is committed to providing fair and equitable compensation opportunities to all colleagues. Growth opportunities and skill development are defining features of the colleague experience at TD. Our compensation policies and practices have been designed to allow colleagues to progress through the salary range over time as they progress in their role. The base pay actually offered may vary based upon the candidates skills and experience job-related knowledge geographic location and other specific business and organizational needs.

As a candidate you are encouraged to ask compensation related questions and have an open dialogue with your recruiter who can provide you more specific details for this role.

Job Description:

Summary:

We are seeking a skilled JavaScript Developer with a solid understanding of HTTP request/response flow client-server communication and web architecture. The ideal candidate will have experience building scalable front-end and/or back-end applications using modern JavaScript frameworks and be capable of diagnosing optimizing and implementing performant network interactions.

Responsibilities:

Design develop and maintain web applications using JavaScript ( React or similar frameworks).

Build and optimize features with a deep understanding of HTTP methods headers status codes and request lifecycle.

Collaborate with backend teams to define RESTful APIs or GraphQL schemas and ensure efficient client-server communication.

Analyze and troubleshoot HTTP-related issues such as latency failed requests caching problems and CORS errors.

Implement secure and efficient data transmission using proper HTTP practices including authentication (OAuth JWT) compression and caching headers.

Work closely with DevOps or infrastructure teams to monitor and improve API performance and reliability.

Write clean maintainable code and participate in code reviews.

Qualifications & Experience

Strong proficiency in JavaScript (ES6).

Solid understanding of the HTTP protocol including:

Request/response lifecycle

Methods (GET POST PUT DELETE etc.)

Status codes and headers

Connection handling (keep-alive pipelining)

Cookies sessions and authentication flows

Experience with front-end frameworks (e.g. React or Angular) and/or back-end ( working with REST APIs GraphQL or WebSockets.

Familiarity with tools like Postman curl or browser DevTools for analyzing HTTP traffic.

Understanding of browser and server caching mechanisms CDNs and content negotiation.

Familiarity with cross-origin communication (CORS) and security best practices related to HTTP.

Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.

Nice to Have:

Experience with API gateways load balancers and reverse proxies (e.g. NGINX).

Exposure to cloud environments (AWS GCP Azure).

Understanding of TCP/IP TLS/SSL and DNS in context of web communication.

Familiarity with performance profiling tools and APMs (New Relic Datadog etc.).

Who We Are:

TD is one of the worlds leading global financial institutions and is the fifth largest bank in North America by branches/stores. Every day we deliver legendary customer experiences to over 27 million households and businesses in Canada the United States and around the world. More than 95000 TD colleagues bring their skills talent and creativity to the Bank those we serve and the economies we support. We are guided by our vision to Be the Better Bank and our purpose to enrich the lives of our customers communities and colleagues.

TD is deeply committed to being a leader in customer experience that is why we believe that all colleagues no matter where they work are customer facing. As we build our business and deliver on our strategy we are innovating to enhance the customer experience and build capabilities to shape the future of banking. Whether youve got years of banking experience or are just starting your career in financial services we can help you realize your potential. Through regular leadership and development conversations to mentorship and training programs were here to support you towards your goals. As an organization we keep growing and so will you.

Our Total Rewards Package
Our Total Rewards package reflects the investments we make in our colleagues to help them and their families achieve their financial physical and mental well-being goals. Total Rewards at TD includes a base salary variable compensation and several other key plans such as health and well-being benefits savings and retirement programs paid time off banking benefits and discounts career development and reward and recognition programs. Learn more

Additional Information:
Were delighted that youre considering building a career with TD. Through regular development conversations training programs and a competitive benefits plan were committed to providing the support our colleagues need to thrive both at work and at home.

Please be advised that this job opportunity is subject to provincial regulation for employment purposes. It is imperative to acknowledge that each province or territory within the jurisdiction of Canada may have its own set of regulations requirements.

Colleague Development
If youre interested in a specific career path or are looking to build certain skills we want to help you succeed. Youll have regular career development and performance conversations with your manager as well as access to an online learning platform and a variety of mentoring programs to help you unlock future opportunities. Whether you have a passion for helping customers and want to expand your experience or you want to coach and inspire your colleagues there are many different career paths within our organization at TD and were committed to helping you identify opportunities that support your goals.

Training & Onboarding
We will provide training and onboarding sessions to ensure that youve got everything you need to succeed in your new role.

Interview Process
Well reach out to candidates of interest to schedule an interview. We do our best to communicate outcomes to all applicants by email or phone call.

Accommodation
Your accessibility is important to us. Please let us know if youd like accommodations (including accessible meeting rooms captioning for virtual interviews etc.) to help us remove barriers so that you can participate throughout the interview process.

We look forward to hearing from you!

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