Front End Developer (Digital) Full Time

COMPANY OVERVIEW:

The Globe and Mail is a national icon and one of Canada’s most recognized media brands. We proudly serve as a trusted destination for Canadians seeking the highest caliber of journalism, and we’ve garnered international acclaim for our data visualization, design, and creative storytelling.

We are committed to fostering diversity and inclusivity by reflecting all Canadians in both the stories that we tell and the composition of our workforce. We are proud partners with organizations like Indigenous Works, Pride at Work, the Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion, and we are a signatory of the BlackNorth Initiative. Recognizing the importance of work-life balance, we offer flexible work arrangements and support programs. We also invest in our employees’ growth through training and mentorship opportunities, enabling you to expand your skills and embrace new challenges.

No matter your position at The Globe, you’ll be an integral part of an organization dedicated to making a positive difference in Canada. Join us.

Position Overview

The Globe and Mail is seeking to expand its front-end development capabilities with the addition of a Front-end Developer to the Digital Experience Product Engineering team. In this position you will work as part of the team responsible for the majority of customer facing experiences on www.theglobeandmail.com. Your work will be seen and used by The Globe and Mail’s audience of millions across Canada and the world.

This is a unique opportunity for a front-end developer at the intermediate stages of their career to join a supportive, smart, quality focused team. You’ll learn a lot from your colleagues and you’ll make meaningful contributions to how customers experience our digital products.

What You Will Do

In your first year at The Globe and Mail you can expect to:

• collaborate with your colleagues in Product, UX Design, Digital Development and Data Science to help define, build, test and deploy new features for theglobeandmail.com
• learn about and become familiar with the platform that powers our web digital experience, Arc XP
• develop experimental features designed to improve customer experiences while showcasing our journalism in new and interesting ways
• maintain and improve the existing codebase, address technical debt
• participate in code reviews, build design system components, share your knowledge with the team, stay up-to-date with the latest front-end technologies and trends

Qualifications

• 3-5 years experience. You’re in the intermediate stages of your career and you have experience developing websites or web applications using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, React, Git and consuming third party APIs. You are familiar with Figma and may have some experience using AWS Lambda and the Serverless framework on previous projects.
• Proactive mindset. Your curiosity, communication skills, positive mindset, resourcefulness,  and awareness of the team’s larger objectives will help propel our digital products forward.
• Quality driven. You have a passion for quality and detail and take pride in producing organized, well-documented, maintainable code and improving existing code.

It would be great if you…

• have significant prior experience developing server/client-rendered websites or applications with React
• have previously worked as part of an agile team
• possess knowledge about web accessibility, web performance or web networking/http best practices
• have prior experience working with or developing design systems
• have experience with React Testing Library or have practiced Test Driven Development
• are keen to advance the future of digital journalism

WHY CHOOSE THE GLOBE:
 

The Globe’s mission is to deliver essential content – news, information, analysis and insights – for aspiring individuals and strong communities.  The Globe is committed to providing a respectful and inclusive workplace that upholds our values of integrity, collaboration, innovation and accountability. 
 

As Canada’s most respected media brand The Globe is dedicated to making a difference to Canada and you can make a difference by working with us.

WE OFFER:

• Competitive compensation to ensure we hire, retain and reward team members
• Hybrid work environment that promotes work-life balance
• Generous vacation and flexible work arrangements
• Parental leave top-up
• Competitive health and dental benefits
• Defined Benefit pension plan
• Annual wellness subsidy
• On-site chiropractor and registered massage therapist
• Employee and family assistance program
• Free digital subscription to globeandmail.com and 40% off other Globe products
• Education assistance for external training courses
  

SUPPORTING YOUR GROWTH:

• We are committed to creating equitable opportunities for all employees, to enable everyone to reach their full potential. This commitment is embedded in our strategic plan and core values.
• There are lateral and upward advancement opportunities for rewarding and developing careers.
• We believe in mentorship and collaborative peer-to-peer learning and have both formal and informal programs in place to encourage knowledge-sharing.
• We support continuing education and provide both internal and external opportunities for training and development.

VACCINATION POLICY:  

All offers of employment with The Globe and Mail are conditional upon the candidate being Fully Vaccinated. To be Fully Vaccinated is defined as someone who has received the full series of a vaccine or a combination of vaccines accepted by the Government of Canada (currently Pfizer, Moderna, AstraZeneca, Janssen) and has received the last dose at least 14 days prior to their start date. To prove they are Fully Vaccinated, all new hires will be required to provide evidence by emailing a copy of their vaccine dose administration receipt(s) to Human Resources prior to their start date. Those seeking exemption based on one or more of the protected grounds in the Human Rights Code will need to provide their request for accommodation to Human Resources for approval.  If the accommodation request is not approved and the candidate is not Fully Vaccinated, any offer of employment will be revoked.     

THE GLOBE AND MAIL IS DEDICATED TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION IN THE WORKPLACE 

The Globe and Mail is committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible work environment, where all employees feel valued, respected and supported. We believe this strengthens our business and our journalism. We welcome and encourage applications from individuals from all groups, regardless of race, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, religion, socio-economic status, age, and physical ability. As required by the Federal Contractors Program, The Globe also tracks the proportion of staff in the four Employment Equity categories (Women, Aboriginal Peoples, Persons with Disabilities, and Members of Visible Minorities) to ensure we are reflecting the areas in which we work.          

The Globe and Mail offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities as part of its recruitment process. If you are contacted to arrange for an interview, please advise us if you require an accommodation.