Job Specifications
At Fresh Tracks Canada, we craft tailor-made Canadian vacations for people from all over the world. Since 1996, our team of Canadian Insiders have helped our customers plan their vacations and enjoy life-changing travel experiences.
We believe in keeping our customers front and center in everything we do; in fact, focus on serving our customers is one of our core values. Everyone acts and operates as an owner, treating this business as their own. We raise the bar constantly, embracing that nothing is perfect but continuous improvement is key. Our team is made up of passionate, positive experts who drive healthy collaboration by winning or losing as one, and we bring out the best in each other.
About The Role
As a Developer, you’ll work with a cross-disciplinary team, using your knowledge of building front-end applications to make the Fresh Tracks web experience the best it can be.
Fresh Tracks Canada (https://www.freshtrackscanada.com) currently operates multiple websites for users to explore unique travel experiences in Canada, like https://www.canadiantrainvacations.com or https://northernlightscanada.com.
You’ll play an important role in the architecture and migration of the sites, while maintaining the performance and integrity of the existing one.
This is a hybrid position ideally based in Vancouver, BC or Calgary, AB.
Salary Range: $65,000 – $75,000 CAD annually, based on experience and qualifications.
Responsibilities
Write, test and deploy code for the Fresh Tracks Canada operated websites that integrate with the existing content management (Dato CMS) and back-end systems.
Design, implement, and support reliable, secure, and scalable code in support of consumer-facing website, ensuring SEO and Accessibility are top of mind.
Participate in architectural discussions and recommendations for performance, stability, scalability and security.
Build and maintain React plugins for Dato CMS.
Support the development of the legacy websites and APIs that use PHP
Support the Marketing and other teams on content publishing and processes involving the websites.
Be willing and demonstrating a great attitude (Relentlessly Positive).
Cultivate knowledge and continuous learning through peer-training, as well as seminars and webinars on technologies that support the codebase such as: JAMstack, TypeScript, React, CSS, NextJS.
Requirements
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
3-5 years of relevant work experience in front-end or full stack development in JavaScript/TypeScript, HTML and CSS.
Demonstrated experience building responsive websites.
Experience working with APIs and dynamic content.
Experience implementing search engine optimization (SEO) best practices.
Comfortable in helping develop new projects, as well working with design teams on improving the look and feel of our websites.
Technical Requirements
JAMstack development
Javascript + Typescript
Headless CMSs – we use DatoCMS
GraphQL
React + NextJS
Styled components
Tailwind + CSS
Accessibility/accessible components and front-end development
GitHub
NICE TO HAVE
Storybook
Vercel
UI design
Rapid prototyping
Proficiency in PHP
REWARDS
You may be eligible to receive the following benefits, based on your contract type:
3 weeks vacation (4 weeks after your first year)
Extended health benefits package
Applauz Recognition
Comprehensive employee assistance program
Paid anniversary day off
“Pawternity leave” days for your new furry family members
Great working hours
Friendly and fun team environment with company celebrations and social events
Access to Canadian travel industry discounts!
DE&I initiatives and events
Community (volunteer) Hours
Social Clubs including Book Club & Fitness Club
Paid Maternity & Parental leave
Paid Pregnancy loss leave
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION
We are an equal opportunity workplace. We strongly encourage applications from under-represented communities, diverse backgrounds, identities, and experiences. We don’t judge based on race, religion, ethnic background, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or anything else that you might bring to the table. We don’t care about where you went to college, your degree, your age, or what names you might have on your resume. Instead, we’re looking for motivated, compassionate people who can execute from the ground up. We also know that everyone has a unique career journey and experience comes in many forms.
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About the Company
Fresh Tracks is proud to be officially certified as a Great Place to Work! We are an energetic and passionate team of travel enthusiasts who love Canada. We craft personalized vacations for travellers from around the world, giving them the best possible experiences in our vast country -- and we do it with warmth, caring, individual pride and company spirit. Using our unique Canadian Insider knowledge, we save our customers hours of pointless internet trawling. By taking the time to get to know them, we can recommend the expe...
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