JavaScript Job: Front End Developer (1 year contract)

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Company

Rakuten

Location

Toronto - Canada

Job type

Full-Time

JavaScript Job Details

Job Description:
Here at Rakuten Kobo Inc. we offer a casual working start-up environment and a group of friendly and talented individuals. Our employees rank us highly in terms of commitment to work/life balance. We realize that for our people to be innovative, creative and passionate they need to feel valued and supported. We believe in rewarding all our employees with competitive salaries, performance based annual bonuses, stock options and training opportunities.
If you’re looking for a company that inspires passion, personal, and professional growth – join Kobo and come help us make reading lives better.
The Role
Rakuten Kobo is looking for an Intermediate Front-End Developer to join our dedicated Accessibility team that helps make sure our browsing experience is seamlessly available for all our customers. This position will be a primary contributor to our organization's effort to make our site comply with the AODA standards.
Who We Are
We’re a team that embraces continuous improvement, has a drive to own the products we create and observe how they live and breathe in front of real users. We merge development and QA harmoniously and we use peer reviews to learn new things from each other. We embrace agility and focus on delivering improvements to our customers continuously.
The Skillset:
  • Ample knowledge of JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML and CSS/SCSS
  • Knowledge of modern JavaScript frameworks such as React or Angular
  • Experience in writing meaningful unit tests using Qunit or similar libraries.
  • Experience in developing accessible applications using the accessibility standards
  • Knowledge of webpack, babel, or similar bundler
  • Creating mockups/prototypes for POCs
  • C#, ASP.NET MVC, WebAPI, RESTful Services
  • SOLID Principles and Practices, IoC & TDD
  • MS SQL, Raven DB, EntityFramework
  • Experience with Git, GitHub and AzureDevOps
  • Experienced and knowledgeable in CI/CD and different testing strategies and techniques (Unit, Integration, UI tests)
The Perks:
  • Flexible hours and remote working environment
  • Talent and development training budget
  • Free Kobo device + free weekly e-book or audiobook
  • Weekly Kobo Tech University sessions
About Rakuten Kobo Inc.
Owned by Tokyo-based Rakuten and headquartered in Toronto, Rakuten Kobo Inc. is one of the most advanced global e-commerce companies, with the world’s most innovative eReading services offering more than 6 million eBooks and audiobooks to 30 million + customers in 190 countries. Kobo delivers the best digital reading experience through creative innovation, award-winning eReaders, and top-ranking mobile apps. Kobo is a part of the Rakuten group of companies.
Rakuten Kobo Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Accessibility accommodations for candidates with disabilities participating in the selection process are available on request. Any information received related to accommodation needs of applicants will be addressed confidentially. Rakuten Kobo would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this role however only qualified candidates will be shortlisted.