Frontend Developer

Senior Front-End Developer / Team Lead

Location: Toronto, ON – 81 Bay Street

Contract: 6 months, with potential for extension and FTE conversion

Start Date: September 7, 2026

Work Schedule: Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM, 37.5 hours/week

Work Model: Hybrid – Wednesday and every third Friday in office

About the Opportunity

A major Canadian bank is looking for a Senior Front-End Developer / Team Lead to support the development, enhancement, and maintenance of enterprise-scale digital banking applications.

This is a hands-on senior-level opportunity where you’ll contribute to front-end architecture, development, technical design, code reviews, and release activities, while also mentoring developers and helping drive technical initiatives independently.

You’ll work alongside Front-End Developers, Chapter Leads, Senior Developers, Product Teams, Application Consultants, Technical Stakeholders, and Digital Delivery Teams within a 40+ member digital development environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, test, and maintain enterprise web applications.
• Lead and contribute to front-end development initiatives using modern JavaScript frameworks.
• Build responsive, accessible, and scalable web experiences.
• Participate in technical design discussions, architecture decisions, and code reviews.
• Collaborate with backend and native application teams on integrations.
• Support feature development, application enhancements, releases, and deployments.
• Mentor developers and promote engineering best practices.
• Drive development initiatives independently with minimal supervision.
• Contribute to continuous improvement of development standards and processes.

Must-Have Skills

• 5+ years of front-end web development experience
• Strong JavaScript development experience
• Strong HTML5 and CSS/SCSS
• Experience with Vue.js or comparable modern front-end frameworks; React is highly transferable
• Experience with state management libraries such as Pinia, Vuex, Redux, or similar
• Git/GitHub and modern development workflows
• Experience with Node.js packages and front-end build tooling
• Strong experience building responsive web applications
• Strong understanding of web accessibility standards
• Experience with release management and deployment
• Ability to work independently at a senior level with minimal ramp-up
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice-to-Have

• Pinia
• Mobile, hybrid mobile, or native application development
• REST APIs and JSON integrations
• Unit testing and UI automation testing
• Banking or financial services experience
• Team lead or mentorship experience
• Enterprise-scale digital platform experience

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a senior front-end developer with strong JavaScript fundamentals who can quickly contribute with minimal onboarding. You should be comfortable building responsive and accessible applications, collaborating across technical and business teams, mentoring peers, and taking ownership of development initiatives from technical design through deployment.

Why Join?

• Work on enterprise-scale digital banking applications
• Direct impact on client-facing digital experiences
• Work with experienced senior developers and technical leaders
• Exposure to modern front-end technologies and frameworks
• High-visibility role within a growing digital development team
• Potential for contract extension and FTE conversion