What’s in it for you as an employee of QFG?

- Health & wellbeing resources and programs
- Paid vacation, personal, and sick days for work-life balance
- Competitive compensation and benefits packages
- Work-life balance in a hybrid environment with at least 3 days in office
- Career growth and development opportunities
- Opportunities to contribute to community causes
- Work with diverse team members in an inclusive and collaborative environment

Locations: Toronto, ON (70 York St) OR Calgary, AB (Our Brand-New Office!)

We’re looking for our next Senior Software Engineer. Could It Be You?The Senior Software Engineer is a hands-on technical leader who will define and drive the future of user interface development at Questrade. You will be responsible for leading the architectural design and development of our next-generation front-end applications, with a primary focus on React Native for mobile and a strong secondary expertise in Angular for web platforms. As a foremost expert in front-end technologies, you will mentor a talented team, champion innovation, and ensure our applications deliver a seamless, high-performance, and world-class user experience. The ideal candidate is a strategic thinker with a passion for tackling complex UI challenges across multiple platforms.

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Technical Vision & Strategy

- Define and drive the long-term technical vision and strategy for our front-end applications (both mobile and web), aligning with business goals and industry trends.

Architecture & Design

- Lead the architectural design and development of complex, high-performance front-end applications using React Native and Angular.
- Make critical decisions on technology, frameworks, and patterns to ensure scalability and maintainability.

Performance & Streaming Optimization

- Lead efforts to identify and resolve performance bottlenecks across our front-end platforms.
- Architect robust solutions for handling high-frequency, real-time data streaming to ensure a responsive user experience on our trading applications.





Best Practices & Quality

- Establish and govern front-end engineering best practices, including code quality, component libraries, state management, testing strategies, CI/CD, and cross-platform development.

Innovation & Research

- Spearhead research, prototyping, and the adoption of new front-end technologies and frameworks to solve business problems and keep our platform modern and competitive.

AI Adoption & Innovation

- Champion the exploration and integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools and technologies to enhance developer productivity and improve application features.
- Support the adoption of AI best practices within the engineering squads.

Cross-functional Collaboration

- Collaborate closely with product managers, UX designers, architects, and other engineering leaders to influence the product roadmap and ensure seamless integration across our platform.

Problem Solving

- Tackle the most complex technical challenges in the front-end domain, including performance, cross-platform compatibility, and state management at scale.

Qualifications & Responsibilities

- Experience: 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, with a significant focus on front-end development and a proven track record of shipping successful, large-scale web and mobile applications.
- Primary Skill (React Native): Expert-level knowledge and hands-on mastery of JavaScript/TypeScript and the React Native ecosystem.
- Deep understanding of React Native's internal workings and performance characteristics.
- Secondary Skill (Angular): Robust, hands-on experience with modern web development using Angular.




- Proven ability to build and maintain complex single-page applications.
- Nice to Have (NodeJS): Experience with or an understanding of back-end development using NodeJS is considered a strong asset.
- Architectural Leadership: Demonstrated experience designing, building, and scaling complex, high-traffic front-end applications.
- Strong knowledge of front-end architecture patterns, data storage solutions, and system design principles.
- Performance & Streaming Expertise: Proven experience in optimizing front-end application performance (web and mobile), including memory profiling, bundle size reduction, and render optimizations.
- Deep understanding of real-time data streaming technologies (e.g., WebSockets).
- Technical Leadership: Proven experience in a technical leadership or mentorship capacity.
- Ability to guide technical discussions, influence peers, and make pragmatic, long-term decisions.
- Ecosystem Knowledge: In-depth experience with state management libraries (e.g., Redux, NgRx), RESTful APIs, and front-end build tools and CI/CD practices.
- Analytical Skills: Possesses exceptional analytical and problem-solving abilities to tackle the most complex technical challenges.
- Communication & Influence: Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences and influence technical direction.
- Ownership & Mindset: Demonstrates a strong sense of ownership, a pragmatic, results-oriented mindset, and accountability for outcomes.
- Passion for Innovation: A genuine passion for continuous learning, staying current with industry trends, and driving innovation within the team.

Compensation Information:

- Base salary range: $120,000-140,000
- The final compensation package will be commensurate with the successful candidate's experience, skills, and geographic location (Canada).
- It includes a comprehensive benefits plan and a competitive incentive (bonus) program for Full-Time Permanent roles.

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