Developer

At Metalab, we design some truly groundbreaking products, and our engineers help turn those designs into reality. Our engineering team needs your help to create and release new and exciting products into the wild. To thrive in this role, you’ll dive into the details alongside our engineering and product leads, deliver beautiful code, learn and develop new skills to adapt to project needs, work with cutting-edge web and mobile technologies, and show up ready for anything. 

This is an exciting opportunity for a developer to work alongside a team of talented engineers and contribute to innovative products that are pushing the boundaries of what's possible. You’ll gain exposure to cutting-edge technologies and have the chance to shape products that have an impact. 

We believe the magic happens when you combine thoughtful collaboration, strong processes, an eagerness to learn and grow, and the freedom for people to be themselves. When you’re comfortable being yourself, you do your best work and inspire others to do the same.

What you’ll do:

• Receive guidance and direction from our amazing engineering and product leads to develop new features and functionality for the products that we deliver across both frontend and backend technologies

• Collaborate with the Product team to plan future sprints by contributing to story definition, providing work estimates, and regularly identifying technical dependencies and blockers

• Review your team members' code submissions to ensure our work meets the needs of the project in terms of quality, correctness, consistency, and performance

• Participate in regular shares with client stakeholders on project progress and delivered features and functionality

• Support the engineering department by sharing the technical knowledge you learn with your project teams

• Produce documentation on methods, decisions, technical approaches, and other contexts to improve the developer experience on our projects

• Participate in your own career development and growth by working with your coach to identify areas where you can continue to build the knowledge, skills, and experience that are necessary to be successful at Metalab

Requirements: 

• 1+ years of development experience with at least one primary area of focus (frontend React or React Native, backend Node or Python)

• Deep appreciation of the design practice and can protect the integrity of design intent without compromising fidelity

• Responds positively to both professional and project-based feedback and can help the team adapt to changing priorities within fast-paced projects

• Organized, self-motivated, and comfortable advocating for your needs and the needs of the project  

You have experience implementing modern Typescript frameworks (ie. React, React Native, Next, Nest) and common coding tools and packages for localization, linting, state management, and styling

• You are excited to learn new technologies and adopt new solutions to deliver amazing products and further your depth of knowledge as an engineer and technologist

• You are comfortable following general Agile delivery methodologies and participating in regularly scheduled standups and ceremonies (we do our best to prioritize progress over process)

Nice to haves: 

• Experience in an agency setting

Compensation Philosophy

Pay Band: $70,000 CAD - $100,000 CAD

Our philosophy is simple: We hire people from all over the world. If you have the skills, strong wifi and excitement to work with us, we’d love to hear from you.

We’ve created a leveling and pay band framework that takes into consideration your location, skills, level of experience, market demands, and other relevant factors into consideration to determine your final compensation package.