About HighPath

HighPath is a software platform for businesses to identify, research, and apply for funding opportunities. Businesses that are on HighPath use it to identify investors, grants, banking products and more. HighPath is working to automate the matching and application drafting process to provide businesses with a single solution for running their funding process.

Our mission is to help 100,000 businesses across Canada and the US get funding in the next 5 years. To do this we are assembling a team of incredible software engineers, data scientists, and sales gurus to help build the next generation of funding software.

We are a small team which means that new team members will be instrumental in shaping the direction of the technology, strategy, and culture. HighPath team members have the distinct pleasure of trying to help SMB’s bring their visions to life and grow developing businesses into powerhouse industry players.

About You

We’re looking for a Junior Front-End UI Developer to join our team and ensure the smooth operation of our development and deployment processes. You will work closely with our engineering team to design front-end workflows, bring customer feedback to life through thoughtful UI implementation, and ensure our platform is reliable and scalable. You should be proactive, detail-oriented, and have excellent creativity skills.

Component Building & UI Implementation

• Ability to build clean, reusable React components from Figma designs or written specifications
• Strong CSS fundamentals: Flexbox, Grid, responsive layouts, and layout debugging
• Experience with modern styling systems (CSS Modules, Styled Components, Tailwind, or equivalent)
• Strong sense for UI spacing, alignment, typography, and overall visual polish
• Comfortable navigating Figma to extract spacing, component structure, and interactions

UI Animations & Interaction

• Hands-on experience creating UI animations and micro-interactions (CSS transitions, keyframes, or JS-based animation libraries)
• Experience with Framer Motion, React Spring, GSAP, or similar
• Strong eye for motion design, timing, easing, and interaction feel
• Ability to take a static design and add meaningful interaction polish that enhances UX

Performance Mindset

• Understanding of React rendering behavior and how to avoid unnecessary re-renders
• Basic experience using performance tools (React Profiler, Lighthouse, browser performance panel)
• Awareness of bundle size, image optimization, and interaction performance best practices

TypeScript Fundamentals

• Solid TypeScript experience (typing props, API responses, enums, utility types)
• Ability to write predictable, type-safe code in a component-driven architecture

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have)

• Stronger TypeScript knowledge, including generics and advanced typing patterns
• Familiarity with SEO best practices (semantic HTML, metadata, performance implications)
• Experience using Storybook for component documentation or visual testing
• Basic accessibility awareness (focus management, keyboard interactions, ARIA roles)
• Exposure to design systems or contributing to shared component libraries

What’s In It For You

• Competitive salary and stock options package.
• Generous annual vacation, health benefits plan, and workspace setup stipend.
• A chance to build something big from the ground up.
• Hybrid working environment.

Sound like a fit? Let’s chat. We appreciate your interest in joining our journey—but only those moving forward in the process will be contacted.