Front End Developer (Onsite - Halifax)

at  CGI

Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Onsite - 5 days required in office weekly.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI is among the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world. As a Canadian multinational information technology consulting and software development company, CGI operates across 400 offices in 40+ countries with around 91,000+ employees. We are insights-driven and outcomes-based, committed to accelerating returns on your investments. CGI’s continuous growth is a testament to the confidence clients place in them and to the dedication of their professionals. At CGI, all employees are called members because they feel a powerful sense of ownership and accountability. Members at CGI are building their own company – in 100+ offices worldwide. CGI has the global resources, expertise, stability and dedicated professionals needed to achieve results for clients – and for members; that’s why an astounding 90 percent of them are CGI shareholders.

About the Role

• We offer the opportunity to work with Canada’s largest Information Technology Outsourcing and Management Consulting Company with a true global presence in a fast-paced and energetic atmosphere where your personal and professional growth is accelerated by your desire and sense of commitment.
• We’re expanding in Atlantic Canada and we need your skills, enthusiasm, and dedication as part of our team.
• Front-end Software Developer – Software Developer
• If you are an experienced hands-on Software Developer with strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with business and technical teams in a dynamic environment, we have exciting opportunities to build your career.
• We are looking for a Front-end Developer having a high degree of competence

Consultative Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate software engineering and/or development concepts and principles
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate with other engineers including distributed team members
• Contribute to continual improvement by suggesting improvements to all aspects of the developmen

YOUR FUTURE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in design and implementation of software solutions that meet functional and non-functional requirements and aligned to overall Architecture
• Design, Develop and test highly scalable Web and API services that power both web and mobile platforms
• Participate in design reviews
• Participate in CI/CD activities
• Developing easy-to-use, customer focused APIs and capabilities which power web and mobile online platforms.
• Design and develop re-usable APIs that focus on customer experience.
• Develop responsive user interfaces to integrate with backend services.
• Contribute to the entire development lifecycle from concept to deployment as a member of an agile, multi-functional team.
• Develop new user-facing features
• Build reusable code and libraries for future use
• Ensure the technical feasibility of UI/UX Designs
• Optimize application for maximum speed and scalability

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THIS ROLE

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in Computer Science or a related field
• 6-9 years of proven software development experience developing enterprise solutions
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in developing Web services and API solutions using various Java based frameworks
• Minimum 8+ years proven development experience in frameworks such as Angular 8+ and/or ReactJS, NodeJS, Typescript.
• Proficient in building Web User Interface (UI) using HTML4/HTML5, CSS2/CSS3, XHTML, JavaScript, jQuery, XML, JSON, SOAP, REST API’s
• Experience with frameworks such as Bootstrap, Tailwind, Material is a nice to have
• Working together with Back End Developers to improve usability
• Good understanding of asynchronous request handling, partial page updates
• Proficient understanding of cross-browser compatibility issues and ways to work around them
• Good understanding of SEO principles and ensuring that application will adhere to them
• Good understanding of Domain Driven design & Microservice Architecture
• Proficient in Java, J2EE, Spring MVC, Spring Core, Spring boot.
• Knowledge of relational and NoSQL database management systems
• Being up to date with current trends and emerging technologies

Consultative Skills:

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to communicate software engineering and/or development concepts and principles
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong teamwork skills with the ability to collaborate with other engineers including distributed team members
• Contribute to continual improvement by suggesting improvements to all aspects of the development

About the Role

• We offer the opportunity to work with Canada’s largest Information Technology Outsourcing and Management Consulting Company with a true global presence in a fast-paced and energetic atmosphere where your personal and professional growth is accelerated by your desire and sense of commitment.
• We’re expanding in Atlantic Canada and we need your skills, enthusiasm, and dedication as part of our team.
• Front-end Software Developer – Software Developer
• If you are an experienced hands-on Software Developer with strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate with business and technical teams in a dynamic environment, we have exciting opportunities to build your career.
• We are looking for a Front-end Developer having a high degree of competenc