Senior Front End Developer

Exiger • Toronto • 2w ago

Senior Front-End Developer Exiger is looking for a passionate Senior Front-End Developer to join our UI team and help build high-quality, user-centric experiences using Angular v18+. You’ll work closely with product managers, designers, and other developers to deliver intuitive, accessible, and performant web applications that empower users to make better decisions using complex data.

This is a senior-level role suited for someone who can balance hands-on development with mentoring, architecture discussions, and improving our UI engineering practices across teams - with a strong emphasis on building and evolving a shared design system to scale UI development across products. Key Responsibilities Collaborate with product owners to define user stories and translate them into front-end solutions Develop, test, and maintain responsive and accessible web applications Participate in design and architecture discussions to deliver scalable and maintainable UI solutions Review code and mentor junior developers across the front-end team Troubleshoot issues and squash bugs to continuously improve product stability Recommend and implement improvements to the front-end stack, tooling, and workflow Work closely with the UX team to ensure fidelity to design and an excellent user experience Design System Engineering Expertise Experience building a design system from the ground up, including setting foundational architecture and scalable component patterns Collaborate closely with the Design System Lead to define system goals, drive architectural decisions, and align with design principles Proficiency with tools like Storybook and Chromatic for building, testing, and documenting reusable components Familiarity with design tokens and the supporting ecosystem (e.g., Style Dictionary, Figma Tokens) Translate Figma component designs into robust, accessible, and reusable Angular components Deep understanding of accessibility best practices (semantic HTML, ARIA, keyboard navigation, WCAG compliance) Maintain and evolve a shared component library within an Nx monorepo, ensuring modularity and maintainability Establish theming and customization strategies to support multiple brands or product variants Serve as a technical champion to support adoption across engineering teams, with clear documentation and feedback processes Knowledge & Skills Modern JavaScript (ES2015+) and TypeScript Angular (v18+) and component-based architecture Experience with Angular Material and extending its component APIs RxJS and reactive programming principles Modern CSS, including flexbox, grid, custom properties, and responsive design SCSS or other CSS pre-processors RESTful API integration Nx monorepos and module federation Webpack and front-end build tooling Docker for local development and containerization Kubernetes awareness — understanding how front-end apps are deployed and scaled in containerized environments Agile software development practices Nice to Have (Bonus Points) Experience with GraphQL, Web Components, or custom design systems Experience with React, especially in component or design system architecture Contributions to open-source projects, personal GitHub repos, or technical writing/blogging Professional Experience Required 8+ years of professional software development experience 5+ years of experience with JavaScript, HTML, and CSS 4+ years of experience using Angular in production 2+ years working in agile development teams 2–3 years of experience building a design system from scratch for a SaaS product or platform, or leading the development and ongoing maintenance of core components within an existing design system An undergraduate or graduate degree in computer science, HCI, or equivalent experience Why Join Us? Work on mission-driven products that make a real impact Collaborate with thoughtful teammates who care deeply about code quality and design Enjoy flexible work arrangements and modern development practices Have the freedom to propose and lead technical initiatives Access to learning budgets, industry conferences, and clear career growth opportunities Exiger is revolutionizing the way corporations, government agencies and banks manage risk and compliance with a combination of technology-enabled and SaaS solutions. In recognition of the growing volume and complexity of data and regulation, Exiger is committed to creating a more sustainable risk and compliance environment through its holistic and innovative approach to problem solving. Exiger's mission to make the world a safer place to do business drives its award-winning AI technology platform, DDIQ, built to anticipate the market's most pressing needs related to evolving ESG, cyber, financial crime, third-party and supply chain risk. Exiger has won 30+ AI, RegTech and Supply Chain partner awards. Exiger’s core values are courage, excellence, expertise, innovation, integrity, teamwork and trust. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law. Exiger’s hybrid work policy is periodically reviewed and adjusted to align with evolving business needs.