Senior Back End Developer

Company Description

Joining Dentsu Creative, you will be part of a creative network, delivering ideas that are brought alive in new ways. Along the way, you will team up with inspiring people across the world and become part of a truly inclusive culture where everyone is given the opportunity to thrive and create the best work of their careers; always learning and always listening to shape ideas, create culture and change behavior. By bringing together the capabilities, experience and relationships of our collective experts, the opportunities for personal growth and development are endless.

Diversity is embedded in who we are and all that we do: our mindset, our solutions, and in our teams to empower an inclusive, equitable environment. We put our people at the center, creating space for growth, understanding, and learning so they can thrive. Our differences make us richer and enable stronger relationships with each other and foster greater impact for our clients. We engage with our communities to drive positive social impact by fostering equity and working to create a digital society that works for all. Dentsu Creative is an agency of dentsu.

The demand for consumer benefit from brand interaction is increasing at a rapid rate, and our business is answering this with services to design, build and/or implement systems, platforms, and products that enable these transactions and deliver excellence for our clients.

Developers are at the core of these solutions and are responsible for ensuring their code quality meets the team’s high standards.

A Developer will achieve this with an advanced knowledge of implementing best practices and a knowledge base that spans the full stack of technologies applicable in the creation and development of digital products, combined with excellent communication and collaboration skills. As a member of the development team, you must also be creative, proactive, detail-oriented and be able to work independently in a fast-paced environment, while meeting deadlines.

Developers will collaborate with the wider development team, Technical Leads and Product team to execute the product roadmap.

Responsibilities

• Performs other duties, as assigned.
• Contribute to the company culture through innovation and on-going discovery of new technologies.
• Being an excited team player, ready to tackle new challenges.
• Work closely with the wider development team to make product or platform something the entire team can be proud of.
• Work with development and quality assurance teams to review releases to ensure an excellent degree of quality and reliability.
• Ask questions and make the team aware of any risks to delivery as soon as possible.
• Being hands-on in development sprints.

Qualifications

• NodeJS experience will be essential for the backend potion.
• A degree in Computer Science, engineering or related is preferred, but not essential
• Experience working within Adobe Experience Cloud and Figma is an asset.
• Client facing experience is an asset, including working with client business internal stakeholders
• Agency experience is an asset
• Advanced knowledge of API development and integration with third-party systems
• Track record in delivering web-based products and platforms across multiple technologies
• Excellent verbal and written skills, including technical writing skills
• 5+ years of experience in a web-based development role - full stack exposure is essential
• Advanced knowledge of modern frameworks and coding paradigms – e.g. React (including Hooks & Context API), Typescript
• Experience with source control management, continuous integration and Atlassian tools – Jira, Bitbucket, etc.
• Experience with Material UI is an asset but not required.
• Experience with cloud hosted application platforms – preferably GCP, Firebase & Firestore
• Experience working in Agile (Kanban & Scrum) & Waterfall delivery methods
• Strong front-end fundamentals, with an eye for pixel prefect executions
• Experience with React Native is an asset but not required.
• Auto and/or retail advertising experience is an asset.

Additional Information

We know through experience that different ideas, perspectives and backgrounds foster a stronger and more creative work environment that delivers better business results. We strive to create workplaces that reflect the clients we serve and where everyone feels empowered to bring their full, authentic selves to work.

We are committed to working with our candidates from all ability levels throughout the recruitment process to ensure that they have what they need to be at their best. If you need accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact [email protected] or to begin a conversation about your individual accessibility needs throughout the hiring process.