Senior Frontend Developer 12 month FTC

Senior Frontend Developer
Toronto hybrid

DEPT is a Growth Invention company built to help the worlds most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing our 4000 specialists deliver growth invention services across Brand & Media Experience Commerce CRM and Technology & Data. Were 5050 tech and marketing partner-led and first to move. Clients include Google Lufthansa Meta eBay and OpenAI. We have been certified B Corp and Climate Neutral since 2021.

This is a 12 month fixed term employee contract.

This posting reflects an existing vacancy.

JOB PURPOSE

This role is part of our Global Studios team. We create emotive yet conversion-focused ideas products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our specialty is hyper-personalised digital communications that change perceptions shape new behaviours and shift market share for our clients.

Were looking for a Senior Frontend Developer to join a team delivering high-profile digital experiences for one of the biggest technology brands in the world.

This role sits at the intersection of design and engineering. Were looking for someone who can take a static design and turn it into a polished high-performance interactive experience with exceptional attention to motion responsiveness and detail.

Youll work closely with designers and engineers to build robust reusable frontend components and experiences using Angular TypeScript and modern CSS. Alongside strong technical capability this role requires someone with a genuine appreciation for UX UI animation and craft someone who cares as much about how an experience feels as how it is built.

Youll operate within a structured development environment with established patterns review processes and quality standards. The ideal candidate is proactive highly detail-oriented comfortable challenging inconsistencies and confident bridging the gap between design intent and technical implementation.

WHAT YOULL DO:

• Develop high-quality frontend experiences using Angular TypeScript and modern CSS
• Build scalable reusable components aligned to broader design systems and frontend architecture
• Translate Figma designs into polished responsive production-ready implementations
• Create fluid scripted animations and interactions that enhance usability and user experience
• Collaborate closely with designers proactively questioning and refining designs to ensure consistency and scalability across components and flows
• Champion high standards for frontend quality responsiveness accessibility and performance
• Follow established coding standards patterns and development best practices consistently
• Contribute to frontend architecture decisions and implementation approaches
• Guide and support other developers through code reviews and technical collaboration
• Work within structured development and code review workflows maintaining strong attention to detail throughout delivery
• Proactively identify implementation issues inconsistencies and opportunities for improvement
• Contribute to a clean maintainable and scalable codebase

WHAT YOU BRING:

Front-End Development

• Strong experience with Angular and TypeScript
• Advanced knowledge of modern CSS and component-based frontend development
• Strong understanding of responsive development and scalable UI architecture
• Experience building modular reusable frontend components and systems
• Experience translating complex UI designs into polished implementations

Motion UX & Creative Technology

• Strong eye for UX UI layout interaction and motion design
• Experience creating scripted animations and fluid interactive experiences
• Ability to balance creative ambition with technical feasibility and performance
• Comfortable collaborating closely with design teams and contributing to UX discussions

Code Quality & Engineering Standards

• High attention to detail in both visual implementation and code quality
• Experience working within structured engineering environments and established development patterns
• Comfortable with code review workflows automated checks linting and validation pipelines
• Ability to proactively identify issues propose improvements and drive solutions forward

Collaboration

• Comfortable operating between design and engineering teams
• Clear and direct communicator with a collaborative mindset
• Experience mentoring or supporting other developers is a plus

Portfolio

• Strong portfolio demonstrating hands-on contribution to high-quality interactive frontend experiences
• Clear examples of polished UI implementation animation and component-driven development
• Demonstrated ownership of implemented features systems or frontend experiences

Desirable

• Experience with 3D technologies such as
• Experience building immersive or motion-heavy digital experiences

The anticipated annual salary range for this position is $90000 - $125000 CAD. Salary is based on relevant experience expertise and organizational impact.

WE OFFER

• A flexible hybrid working policy.
• An excellent salary based on experience and equal pay policies.
• Mental health support and company sick pay scheme.
• 15 days paid holiday annually (plus Public Holidays).
• Refreshments are provided in the office all week.
• Enhanced family friendly policies to support new parents.
• Social and Cultural Events plenty of opportunities to connect with colleagues through organised activities and celebrations.
• Inspirational Talks bringing the outside in with regular guest speakers and events.
• Learning and Development supporting your growth with continuous opportunities to learn and advance.
• Buddy Programme: You will be paired with a Buddy to help you through your first weeks at DEPT.
• A reputation for doing good. DEPT has been a Certified B Corp since 2021 and named Agency of the Year at both The Lovies and The Webby Awards.
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small local or global at DEPT youll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• The opportunity for possibility. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training development and certifications.

WHY DEPT

We are a Growth Invention company built to help the worlds most ambitious brands grow faster. Operating at the intersection of technology and marketing we create what is next by pioneering ideas acting fast and moving further because standing still just is not in our DNA.

We are drawn to people who stay curious move with intent and never stop inventing. Our culture runs on three values: better together relentlessly curious and get sh*t done. It is how we work how we grow and how we make things that matter.

At DEPT you will find the freedom to explore the space to collaborate and the trust to make a real impact for our clients for each other and for the world we are helping to build.

AI Disclosure: At DEPT we use AI-assisted technology (Metaview) to capture notes and summarize interview conversations so our interviewers can stay fully focused. Using the AI is optional just let us know if youd prefer it not be used.

DIVERSITY EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit develop nurture and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds with varying skills and perspectives.

Not sure you meet all qualifications Apply and let us decide! Research shows that women and members of underrepresented groups tend not to apply for jobs when they think they may not meet every requirement when in fact they do. We believe in giving everyone a fair chance to shine.

We also encourage you to reach out to us and discuss any reasonable adjustments we can make to support you throughout the recruitment process and your time with us.

Want to know more about our dedication to diversity equity and inclusion Check out our efforts here.