Company Description
Who we are:
Founded in 2013, Ignition is the leading revenue generation platform for accounting and professional services businesses to spark greater efficiency and profitability.
Ignition automates and optimizes proposals, billing, payments and workflows in a single platform that fits seamlessly into existing technology stacks.
With a vision to transform how professional services and their clients do business together, Ignition empowers 7,250+ businesses to reach their full revenue potential.
To date, Ignition customers have engaged over 1.7 million clients and generated US $8b in revenue via the platform.
Ignition’s global workforce spans Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the Philippines, US and the UK.
Company Values:
- We are better everyday
- We work without ego
- We are smarter together
- We hero our customer
Role Location:
This is a fully remote role however, candidates must be based in the province of British Columbia, Canada. Please note that at this time, we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates must have the legal right to work in Canada without sponsorship.
We have an office located in Kelowna, BC that candidates living within a reasonable commute are more than welcome to use.
Job Description
The purpose of this role is to contribute to the ongoing improvement and development of our software and processes using modern engineering practices with continuous deployment of high quality software code.
What your day to day will look like:
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Building new, improving and maintaining existing frontend components
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Conversion of wireframes and mock-ups into fully functioning app features
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Implementing the structure and design of web app sections
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Developing features to enhance the user experience
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Automating tasks through appropriate tools and scripting
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Supporting validation and verification testing
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Delivery of cross-browser compatibility for the platform
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Creation and maintenance of software documentation
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Optimising web pages for maximum speed and scalability
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Committing to support a safe, mindful, and productive team environment, maintaining open, honest, and respectful communication
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Learn from others and mentor those around you to help them grow
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Play an important role in shaping the technical direction of frontend development
How we do it:
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Building high quality, clean, efficient, and reusable code for future use
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Collaborating with internal teams including other developers, designers, product managers and client-facing employees
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Communicating design ideas and approaches to enhancing the platform
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Ensuring user experience determines design choices.
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Collaborating with vendors to fix and improve products
Our stack:
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Single page app: TypeScript, React, Chakra, React-hook-form.
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Ruby/Rails, GraphQL, Postgres, Redis - managed by backend engineers
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Testing is done with Jest and Cypress (frontend); Rspec (backend)
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CI/CD using CircleCI and GitHub
How we work:
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Distributed team
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Continuous Delivery
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Code Reviews
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Sprints
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Spark Projects
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Retrospectives
Qualifications
Who you are:
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Curiosity to develop knowledge of a variety of programming languages and frameworks.
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Someone who can engage in robust and articulate dialogue while maintaining an open mind.
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There’s an unshakeable desire to write testable and well tested code.
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A skilful and dependable person who recognizes that there is always more to learn.
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A sense of humour, and the ability to focus yet still have a laugh in high pressure situations.
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A pragmatic, objective thinker who can weigh up options based on requirements, best fit and maturity of technology
What you need to succeed:
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4+ years frontend development experience
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Proficiency with TypeScript, React.js, HTML, CSS and modern JavaScript tooling
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Experience with responsive and adaptive design
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Good problem solving skills
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Excellent verbal communication skills
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Good interpersonal skills
Additional Information
Why join us:
Join our global SaaS scale-up company where we foster a collaborative, open, and transparent culture and work without ego. Our team comprises curious and intelligent colleagues who embrace challenges. Here's what we offer:
- Employee stock options from day one
- 20 days of accrued annual leave/vacation plus 10 wellbeing days to prioritize yourself and your loved ones
- Additional paid day off to celebrate your birthday, along with volunteering leave
- Health, dental, and vision benefits starting immediately
- Annual education allowance reimbursement to support your professional development
- Employee recognition program
- Quarterly wellness allowance to invest in your personal wellness
- Paid subscriptions to Headspace and LifeWorks EAP & Wellbeing Platform
- Flexible working arrangements, supported by WFH reimbursement and technology allowance to ensure your safety while working from home
- Personal tax return assistance (since we're in the accounting business!)
- Paid parental leave
As we work towards pay transparency, your recruiter will share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.
Please consider applying, even if you don’t tick all the boxes. Experience comes in many forms, and skills are transferable. We are committed to adding diverse perspectives to our teams and encourage everyone to apply if interested.
Ignition is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Ignition is proud to provide employment and recruitment accommodations during the recruitment process. Once our team reviews your resume and contacts you if there is a fit, we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any questions, suggestions or required documents regarding accessibility in a different format, please contact [email protected]
