Job Description
If you take pride in building intuitive, accessible digital experiences that make people's lives easier, consider a rewarding career as a
If you take pride in building intuitive, accessible digital experiences that make people's lives easier, consider a rewarding career as a Senior Front-End Software Developer with Shannex.
Reporting to the Principal Software Engineer, you will design and build the internal web applications our residents, families, guests, and team members rely on every day. From employee self-service tools and resident portals to online dining reservations, recreation registration, and community experiences, your work will directly improve how people interact with Shannex.
This is an opportunity to lead our front-end development for modern web applications while helping shape user experience, accessibility, and technical standards across our digital platforms. You'll collaborate closely with designers, software engineers, operational leaders, and business partners to build secure, scalable, and accessible applications that support our organizations healthcare, hospitality, and seniors' living.
Meaningful Benefits
You will be surrounded by supportive and talented team members who make our communities great places to live, work, and visit. As an established and respected organization in the healthcare sector, Shannex offers opportunities for growth, development, and advancement in an environment where integrity, teamwork, and safety are at the heart of everything we do.
Additional Benefits Include
- Comprehensive health, vision, and dental benefits plan, including an Employee and Family Assistance Program
- Life, travel, and other insurances
- Access to virtual healthcare 24/5 through the group health benefit plan
- RRSP program (5% employer matching)
- Vacation accrual and travel insurance
- Free onsite parking
- Access to thousands of discounts through our WorkPerks program
- Access to continuing education and training through Shannex's Centre of Excellence
- Opportunities to participate in innovation and continuous improvement initiatives
- Recognition and Rewards for service excellence and safety
About The Opportunity
- Design, develop, and maintain responsive web applications used by team members, residents, families, guests, and club members
- Build reusable front-end components and design patterns that create consistent, scalable user experiences
- Develop secure integrations with internal APIs and third-party platforms while ensuring reliable authentication, validation, and performance
- Champion accessibility by designing and developing applications that meet or exceed WCAG 2.1 AA standards
- Collaborate with IT, Operations, Clinical, Recreation, Dining, and other business teams to translate user needs into intuitive digital solutions
- Participate in code reviews, automated testing, deployment, and continuous improvement of development practices
- Monitor application performance, troubleshoot issues, and continually enhance usability and reliability
About You
In addition to placing high value on collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement, you bring:
- 8+ years of professional experience building modern web applications
- Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, related discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
- Expert-level knowledge of HTML, CSS, responsive design, semantic markup, and accessibility best practices
- Strong TypeScript experience and proficiency with modern front-end frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue
- Experience integrating RESTful or GraphQL APIs into enterprise applications
- Familiarity with automated testing, source control, and modern CI/CD development practices
- Excellent understanding of web security principles and secure coding practices
- Great collaboration skills with the ability to explain technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences
Asset Qualifications
- Very comfortable designing digital experiences for older adults or highly accessible environments
- Experience contributing to design systems and working with tools such as Figma
- Comfortable with content management systems or low-code platforms
- Experience supporting hospitality, e-commerce, online payment, or reservation technologies
Great People is a core value at Shannex, grounded in the belief that our team members are the spirit and foundation of our organization. We are committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging, and to fostering a culture that celebrates individuality and ensures every person is treated with fairness and respect. Here, every team member belongs. With locations across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Ontario, our team members help build communities that support connection, wellbeing, and longevity.
Shannex-owned brands include Allbright Life, Parkland Retirement Living & Lifestyle Residences, Parkland at Home, Faubourg du Mascaret, and Shannex Enhanced Care. In addition, Shannex provides Transitional Health Services in partnership with Nova Scotia Health. For more information, visit shannex.com .
All applications are kept in strict confidentiality.
Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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