Entry Level Frontend Developer Jobs in Ontario (NOW HIRING)

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Job Description:

The Associate Software Front-End Developer, Co-op will be an entry-level member of a team that provides research, design and development efforts and support on a variety of projects. The Co-op will also utilize his/her keen interest, enthusiasm and experience to produce prototype deliverables in a cost-effective and timely manner, and support our front-end design and development practice that creates innovative front end solutions while continuing to be industry leaders from a UI perspective.

What will you do?

• Collaborate with skilled team members to develop, deliver and maintain high quality applications
• Develop efficient, high-quality, documented code
• Complete coding, testing, debugging and implementation activities as required
• Manages or coordinates small to medium prototypes from ideation through planning, requirements, construction and presentation
• Develops an understanding of the business and technical needs of a project
• Identifies gaps in their own knowledge and actively seeks out assistance from senior team members in order to effectively deliver high quality solutions and services in a timely and efficient manner
• Ensures that solutions meet both business and technical requirements, including performance, maintainability and stability

What Do You Need to Succeed?

This role will have an in-person requirement. The successful candidate will be expected to join in-person team events at our One York office and any team meetings at One York - approximately 2 to 3 meetings each term.

Competencies:

• A self-starter and self-motivated
• Good organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills
• Ability to quickly ramp-up on new technologies
• Results focused - able to understand and act based on requirements & needs
• Analysis and problem solving - ability to break down an idea, articulate the requirements into more detail in order to create a working proof-of-concept and/or prototype
• Teamwork - ability to work collaboratively with others (technical and non-technical partners or team members) within an Agile team structure
• Strong communication and presentation skills(written and verbal) - ability to express ideas, thoughts and questions so that they can be understood by various audiences, technical and non-technical

Technical Skills and qualifications:

• Studying towards a university degree in Computer Science or a related field with a graduation date of April 2027 or later
• The ideal candidate will have complementary experience with some/several of the following: Agile methodology, participation in Hack-a-thons, a keen interest in Innovation and Artificial Intelligence
• Experience in web application development using some or all of the following technologies: JavaScript/ES6, React.js, HTML, CSS, Webpack, XML/JSON
• Good understanding of web based applications and client server technologies especially frameworks such as Bootstrap

What's in it for you?

The Base Pay range is for the primary location for which the job is posted for. The Base Pay which you will be considered for will vary depending on the Campus program you are selected for.

Eligible Sun Life employees for various Campus Graduate programs will also participate in various incentive plans, payment under which is discretionary and subject to individual and company performance

Diversity and inclusion have always been at the core of our values at Sun Life. A diverse workforce with wide perspectives and creative ideas benefits our Clients, the communities where we operate and all of us as colleagues. We welcome applications from qualified individuals from all backgrounds.

Persons with disabilities who need accommodation in the application process, or those needing job postings in an alternative format, may e-mail a request to thebrightside@sunlife.com.

We are proud to be a hybrid organization that offers our employees the choice and flexibility to work from both the office and virtually based on the needs of the business, our Clients and you.

We may use artificial intelligence to support candidate sourcing, screening, interview scheduling.

We thank all applicants for showing an interest in this position. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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