Senior Front-End Software Developer

If you take pride in building intuitive, accessible digital experiences that make people's lives easier, consider a rewarding career as a Senior Front-End Software Developer with Shannex.

Reporting to the Principal Software Engineer, you will design and build the internal web applications our residents, families, guests, and team members rely on every day. From employee self-service tools and resident portals to online dining reservations, recreation registration, and community experiences, your work will directly improve how people interact with Shannex.

This is an opportunity to lead our front-end development for modern web applications while helping shape user experience, accessibility, and technical standards across our digital platforms. You'll collaborate closely with designers, software engineers, operational leaders, and business partners to build secure, scalable, and accessible applications that support our organizations healthcare, hospitality, and seniors' living.

Meaningful Benefits

You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work, and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development, and advancement in an environment where integrity, teamwork, and safety are at the heart of everything we do.

Additional benefits include:

Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program

Life, travel, and other insurances

Access to virtual healthcare 24/7 through the group health benefit plan

RRSP program (5% employer matching)

Vacation accrual and travel insurance

Free onsite parking

Access to thousands of discounts through our WorkPerks program

Access to continuing education and training through Shannex's Centre of Excellence

Opportunities to participate in innovation and continuous improvement initiatives

Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety

About the Opportunity

Design, develop, and maintain responsive web applications used by team members, residents, families, guests, and club members

Build reusable front-end components and design patterns that create consistent, scalable user experiences

Develop secure integrations with internal APIs and third-party platforms while ensuring reliable authentication, validation, and performance

Champion accessibility by designing and developing applications that meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 AA standards

Collaborate with IT, Operations, Clinical, Recreation, Dining, and other business teams to translate user needs into intuitive digital solutions

Participate in code reviews, automated testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of development practices

Monitor application performance, troubleshoot issues, and continually enhance usability and reliability

About You

In addition to placing high value on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, you bring:

8+ years of professional experience building modern web applications

Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Expert-level knowledge of HTML, CSS, responsive design, semantic markup, and accessibility best practices

Strong TypeScript experience and proficiency with modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue

Experience integrating RESTful or GraphQL APIs into enterprise applications

Familiarity with automated testing, source control, and modern CI/CD development practices

Excellent understanding of web security principles and secure coding practices

Great collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Asset Qualifications:

Very comfortable designing digital experiences for older adults or highly accessible environments

Experience contributing to design systems and working with tools such as Figma

Comfortable with content management systems or low-code platforms

Experience supporting hospitality, e-commerce, online payment, or reservation technologies