illumin Logo

illumin

Front End Engineer Tech Lead

Reposted 4 Days Ago
Be an Early Applicant
In-Office
Toronto, ON
Senior level
In-Office
Toronto, ON
Senior level
As a Front End Engineer Tech Lead, you'll design and develop frameworks, provide technical leadership, collaborate across teams, and drive architecture decisions.
The summary above was generated by AI

illumin is a leading technology company that provides marketers with a one-stop solution for omnichannel digital advertising with best-of-category return on advertising spend. Our journey automation technology, illumin™, offers planning, buying, and real-time intelligence from one platform. With proprietary Artificial Intelligence, illumin™ brings unique programmatic capabilities to close the gap between advertising planning and execution. illumin is headquartered in Toronto and has offices throughout Canada, the U.S., Europe, and Latin America. For more information, visit illumin.com and check out our Life @ illumin video here! 

We are hiring a Senior Software Engineer on our UI team at illumin! In this role, you will work cross-functionally to build and scale new technologies and features for our customers. Reporting to the Engineering manager, you will work with a smart, highly-motivated team of UI engineers to solve engaging technical challenges. 
 

What You Will Do 

  • Design, develop, and deploy system-wide frameworks to be leveraged by feature teams. 

  • Build in-house development tools to improve developer efficiency. 

  • Explore and evaluate new technologies (e.g., storage, monitoring) in collaboration with the Enterprise Architect. 

  • Provide technical leadership for the Front-End Engineering team. 

  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams across the organization. 

  • Own end-to-end feature development, including implementation and testing. 

  • Drive critical architecture and technology decisions at both feature and project levels. 

  • Conduct thorough code reviews to maintain high-quality standards. 

What You Will Need 

  • Master’s degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field. 

  • 8+ years of hands-on software development experience with TypeScript, React, Node.js, and Next.js. 

  • 8+ years of experience working with MySQL. 

  • 5+ years of experience in AdTech, MarTech, or related industries. 

  • 3+ years of tech leadership experience. 

  • Proficiency in Kafka, Aerospike, Druid, and HBase. 

  • Deep understanding of ECMAScript, Web APIs, HTML, and CSS. 

  • Strong technical documentation and communication skills. 

  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities. 

  • Experience optimizing the performance of web applications. 

  • Proven ability to collaborate closely with design and product teams. 

  • Expertise in architecting and implementing end-to-end solutions with modern front-end frameworks. 

  • Experience working in hybrid teams with offshore resources (preferably in Ukraine). 

  • Fluency in English, Russian, and Ukrainian. 

  • Strong knowledge of software development methodologies, including Agile and iterative processes. 

  • Deep understanding of the online media market, including DSPs, pay-per-click advertising, media buying, industry trends, and competitors. 

  • Extensive experience with Git, Bamboo, Jira, and Confluence. 

  • Proven experience in large-scale, high-frequency transaction processing environments, ensuring reliability, scalability, and performance optimization. 

Top Skills

Aerospike
Bamboo
Confluence
CSS
Druid
Ecmascript
Git
Hbase
HTML
JIRA
Kafka
MySQL
Next.Js
Node.js
React
Typescript

Similar Jobs

4 Days Ago
In-Office
Toronto, ON, CAN
Senior level
Senior level
Fintech • Information Technology • Software • Financial Services
As a Lead Frontend Engineer, you will build responsive web applications, improve frontend architecture, and enhance engineering processes.
Top Skills: CSS3FigmaHTML5JavaScriptJestNext.JsReactReact Testing LibraryTypescript
24 Days Ago
In-Office
Toronto, ON, CAN
Senior level
Senior level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
The Senior Front End Developer at Cineplex will design, develop, and optimize consumer-facing applications using React and Next.js while ensuring performance and accessibility standards are met.
Top Skills: AxeCSSGitGithub CopilotHTMLJawsLighthouseNext.JsNvdaReactRest ApisSassTypescriptWave
8 Days Ago
In-Office
Ottawa, ON, CAN
Senior level
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Security • Software • Cybersecurity
The Senior Frontend Developer will design and implement micro-frontend applications, collaborating with teams to enhance user experience, optimize development processes, and mentor junior developers.
Top Skills: AWSCSSCypressHTMLJavaScriptJestPuppeteerReactTypescriptViteWebpack

What you need to know about the Toronto Tech Scene

Although home to some of the biggest names in tech, including Google, Microsoft and Amazon, Toronto has established itself as one of the largest startup ecosystems in the world. And with over 2,000 startups — more than 30 percent of the country's total startups — Toronto continues to attract new businesses. Be it helping entrepreneurs manage their finances, simplifying business operations by automating payroll or assisting pharmaceutical companies in launching new drugs, the city's tech scene is just getting started.

Sign up now Access later

Create Free Account

Please log in or sign up to report this job.

Create Free Account