Full Stack Software Developer - Intermediate

Job Title: Full Stack Software Developer Intermediate

Location: Toronto, Ontario - Remote

Must Haves

• 8+ years of professional software development experience
• Strong hands-on experience with Angular
• Strong hands-on experience with React.js
• Advanced proficiency with JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML5, CSS3
• Hands-on experience with Angular: Components, Services, Dependency Injection, Routing, Reactive Forms, RxJS, NgRx or equivalent state management
• Hands-on experience with React: Functional Components, Hooks, React Router, Context API, Redux or equivalent state management, Reusable component development
• Strong experience integrating frontend applications with REST APIs
• Good understanding of JSON, authentication, authorization, and API error handling
• Working knowledge of backend development using one or more of: Python, C#, .NET, Java, Node.js
• Working knowledge of SQL databases such as: SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL
• Experience with cloud environments such as AWS or Azure
• Experience using Git and GitHub
• Experience working within Agile/Scrum development teams
• Strong troubleshooting, debugging, analytical, and problem-solving skills

Description / Responsibilities / Skills

Role Overview

• frontend-heavy full-stack role with solid working knowledge of backend technologies, REST APIs, databases, cloud environments, and AI/LLM-enabled application development
• deep backend architecture or AI model engineering experience is not required

Key Responsibilities

• Translate UI/UX designs and business requirements into functional application components
• Troubleshoot frontend performance, browser compatibility, API integration, and application defects
• Work with backend developers to define API contracts and resolve integration issues
• Contribute to backend development and maintenance using Python, C#, .NET, Java, or Node.js, as required
• Work with relational databases such as SQL Server, MySQL, or PostgreSQL
• Support applications deployed within AWS or Azure environments
• Integrate applications with LLM and AI-enabled services through APIs
• Use AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar tools
• Participate in Agile ceremonies including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, reviews, and retrospectives
• Use Git/GitHub for source control, branching, code reviews, and collaborative development
• Write clean, testable, maintainable, and well-documented code
• Collaborate closely with product, architecture, backend, QA, and UX teams

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with frontend unit and integration testing using Jest, Jasmine, Karma, Cypress, Playwright, or similar tools

Experience & Skill Set Requirements

Required Qualifications General

• Strong understanding of responsive and component-based UI development

AI / LLM Experience

• Working knowledge of LLMs and generative AI concepts
• Experience integrating frontend or full-stack applications with AI/LLM services through APIs
• Familiarity with platforms or services such as OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI, or equivalent
• Understanding of how AI-generated responses can be consumed, displayed, validated, and managed within web applications
• Experience using AI-assisted development tools such as GitHub Copilot, Cursor, Claude, or similar tools

Backend Expectations

• Understand existing backend services and application architecture
• Consume and troubleshoot REST APIs
• Read and modify backend code when required
• Understand API request/response structures
• Work with authentication and authorization mechanisms
• Perform basic database queries and troubleshooting
• Collaborate effectively with backend engineers
• Understand microservices and API-driven architectures at an application-development level

Preferred / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience with Angular Material or comparable Angular UI libraries
• Experience with React UI/component libraries
• Experience building shared component libraries or enterprise design systems
• Experience with frontend unit and integration testing
• Experience with Jest, Jasmine, Karma, Cypress, Playwright, or similar tools
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines
• Experience with Docker
• Familiarity with microservices architecture
• Experience with Linux environments and command-line tools
• Exposure to cloud-native application development
• Knowledge of Python, C#, .NET, Java, or Node.js beyond basic integration work