Staff Software Developer - Frontend / UI Job at Assent in Ottawa

Company Description

Assent is the leading solution for supply chain sustainability tailored for the world’s top-tier, sustainability-driven manufacturers. Hidden risks riddle supply chains, many of which weren't built with sustainability in mind. That's where we step in. With insights from experts, Assent is the tool manufacturers trust for comprehensive sustainability.

We are proud to announce that Assent has crossed the US$100M ARR milestone, granting us Centaur Status. This accomplishment, reached just 8 years following our Series A, makes us the first and only Certified B Corporation in North America's SaaS sustainability industry to celebrate this milestone.

Our journey from $5 million to US$100M ARR in just eight years has been marked by significant growth and achievements. With our $350 million US funding led by Vista Equity Partners, we're poised for even greater expansion and are on the lookout for outstanding team members to join our mission.

Hybrid Work Model

At Assent, we proudly embrace a remote-first work model, valuing the flexibility and autonomy it provides our team. We also acknowledge the intangible benefits of occasional in-person workdays. For team members situated within 50 kms/31 miles of our five global offices in Ottawa, Eldoret, Penang, Columbus, and Amsterdam, you can expect to come into the office at least one day a week. Similarly, those near our co-working spaces in Nairobi and Toronto are encouraged to work onsite once a month.

Job Description

The Staff Software Developer - Frontend / UI is a highly skilled developer recognized as a leader in front-end development and overall UI strategy. They play a critical role in driving the technical quality of user interface solutions, ensuring scalability, performance, and user delight. This individual collaborates with cross-functional teams to solve complex UI challenges, designs reusable components, and delivers impactful user experiences.

In this role, the Staff Software Developer is an ambassador for Assent's UI capabilities, demonstrating leadership both within the company and externally, and contributing to the success of Assent's platform by building adaptable, testable, and scalable UI components. They actively mentor other developers, help resolve technical challenges, and guide the team towards cutting-edge solutions.

Key Requirements and Responsibilities

• Own the technical quality of the UI solutions delivered by your team: from discovery to development to adoption;
• Lead the development of reusable UI components that align with Assent's design system and are easily consumable by other teams;
• Collaborate with product management, user experience, quality assurance, and back-end teams to understand customer problems and deliver seamless front-end solutions;
• Design and develop high-quality, scalable, and accessible front-end solutions that meet business and customer needs;
• Mentor other front-end developers, helping them grow their technical skills and overcome day-to-day problems;
• Guide the team in adopting emerging front-end technologies and ensure that these technologies accelerate the achievement of team objectives;
• Participate in code reviews and design discussions, ensuring adherence to UI and security standards;
• Evangelize best practices in front-end development, both within Assent and externally, through internal presentations or industry events;
• Lead the resolution of complex front-end technical challenges, ensuring scalability, performance, and user-friendly interfaces;
• Stay up to date with industry trends, driving innovation and the adoption of best practices for UI development.

This is not an exhaustive list of duties. Responsibilities may be altered and/or added from time to time to meet business needs

Qualifications

We strongly value your talent, energy and passion.  It will also be valuable to Assent if you have the following qualifications,

• 10+ years of experience in the software development field;
• Expertise in front-end frameworks, particularly Angular, and experience with front-end architecture;
• Proficiency with tools for building, testing, and deploying front-end software at scale, such as Git, Docker, or Kubernetes;
• Ability to design solutions that are aligned with business goals, customer problems, and architectural guidelines;
• A strong understanding of performance optimization, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility for front-end systems;
• A mentor and coach who supports the development of others and creates a collaborative environment;
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to influence and drive technical decisions across teams;
• Curiosity and drive to learn and keep up with the latest front-end technologies and industry trends;
• A passion for solving complex technical challenges and contributing to a culture of continuous improvement.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the aforementioned duties and responsibilities satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions. (#LI-DP)

Additional Information

Life at Assent

Wellness: We believe that you and your family’s well being is important. As a result, we offer vacation time that increases with tenure, comprehensive benefits packages (details vary by country), life leave days and more.

Financial Benefits: It’s not all about the money – well, it’s a little about the money. We understand that financial health is important and we offer a competitive base salary, a corporate bonus program, retirement savings options and more.

Life at Assent: There is purpose beyond your work. We provide our team members with flexible work options, volunteer days and opportunities to get involved in corporate giving initiatives.

Lifelong Learning: At Assent, curiosity is not only valued but encouraged. You will receive professional development days that are available to you the day you start.

At Assent, we are committed to growing and sustaining an environment where our team members feel included, valued, and heard. Our diversity and equal opportunity practices are guided and championed by our Diversity and Inclusion Working Group and our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs).

Our commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion includes recruiting and retaining team members from diverse backgrounds and experiences, and fostering a culture of belonging where all team members are included, treated with dignity and respect, promoted on their merits, and placed in positions to contribute to business success.

If you require assistance or accommodation throughout any part of the interview and selection process, please contact talent@assent.com and we will be happy to help.