Frontend Developer

NOTE – candidate will need to be comfortable being the sole engineer lead. They will not have the support of a senior to oversee their work. Not just responsible for the design and architecture but also the full end to end implementation.

Description

Looking for a seasoned Front End Developer to lead the development of a brand-new design system built on the shadcn/ui framework. This developer will be pivotal in shaping public facing products, ensuring our users have a consistent design throughout their journey.

The successful candidate will drive the technical implementation of the design system, through requirements gathering, build & testing, and empower the internal teams through documentation and training. This initiative builds upon Supply Ontario’s objective to build a new digital experience with a focus on improving usability for both buyers and vendors.

Software Developer- Front End - Senior

Start Date: 2025-08-05

End Date: 2025-12-31

Must Haves:

· 5+ years experience architecting and implementing a scalable, maintainable design systems – preference is using shadcn/ui as the foundation

· 5+ years experience designing the system architecture plan and strategy for system adoption & evolution

· 5+ years experience enhancing and extending the core components to align with brand and accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 Level AA),

· 5+ years experience in collaboration with the UX team, writing comprehensive documentation for all design system components and usage guidelines and testing

Required Skills & Experience:

- Candidate must have a minimum of 5 years of expert level - hands on experience with JavaScript libraries and frameworks (React), Typescript and modern web technologies and build tools,

- End to end ownership mindset, ability to take full responsibility for design, implementation, documentation and maintaining scalable front-end solutions independently,

- Proven experience creating and maintaining component libraries or design systems from scratch, preferably using or extending shadcn/ui

- Strong background in accessibility practices and standards, WCAG compliance, and semantic HTML,

- Proficient in writing technical documentation for cross functional teams,

- Experience with visual regression testing, unit/integration testing and component QA workflows and best practices