Senior Front-end Software Developer

As the largest Canadian-owned and operated K-12 publisher, Nelson Education Ltd. is Canada's only heritage education content provider, known for its innovative products and solutions catering to learners across the country.

Nelson is on a mission to make learning accessible, engaging, and effective for all. That's why Nelson continuously strives to create dynamic curriculum-aligned content that caters to diverse learning styles, fostering critical thinking, creativity, and life-long learning.

In response to the evolving education landscape, Nelson developed Edwin, a digital learning ecosystem. Edwin is a learning platform for classroom success, providing curriculum-linked content, engaging tools and unparalleled support to reach every student.

Nelson is redefining education and making a positive impact on the way knowledge is acquired and shared by creating the possible, one learner at a time.

About The Role

Reporting to the Team Lead, Development, the Senior Front-end Software Developer ("Developer III") is responsible for building and maintaining internal and customer-facing web applications. The person in this position implements new features and functionality, improves the user experience, optimizes applications, manages and creates data pipelines, and performs routine updates and maintenance.

This is a present vacancy, available as a net new position to the Development team as we continue to grow.

Key Accountabilities

• Design and develop new features and functionality for web applications using technologies such as JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and one or more JavaScript frameworks such as React, or NextJS
• Write clean, maintainable, and efficient code
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product management and design, to understand requirements and develop solutions
• Troubleshoot and debug issues as needed
• Write automated tests to ensure code quality and reliability
• Continuously improve the development process and best practices
• Participate in code reviews
• Stay current with new and evolving web technologies and techniques
• Actively participate in the SCRUM process

Requirements

Must have

• 5-8 years of experience as a Sr. Full-stack Developer
• 5-8 years of experience with Typescript/Javascript, React, NextJS required
• Experience with semantic HTML Web Accessibility required
• Experience with SCSS modules and Tailwind CSS required
• Experience with version control, Git, Github and Github Actions or similar
• BSc. in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a similar field
• Results-driven and can work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong communication and documentation skills
• Strong capacity to handle details; follow through and manage multiple priorities

Nice to Have

• Familiarity managing docker containers and hosting services in Kubernetes using Node.js and Golang

Benefits

Compensation

The base salary range for this position starts at $110,000 per annum based on experience. Compensation is part of our broader Total Rewards package, which includes benefits and programs that support employee well-being and growth.

What We Offer

At Nelson, we believe in taking care of our people.

Your well-being, growth, and work-life balance matter to us, which is why we offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support you—professionally and personally.

Health & Wellness

• Flexible and customizable health, dental, and paramedical plans for employees and their families
• Health Spending Account (HSA) for medical, hospital, or dental costs not covered by insurance
• Personal Spending Account (PSA) for wellness expenses, including fitness and health related products
• A comprehensive Employee Assistance Program (EAP) providing confidential support spanning from mental health services to financial counselling, and many things in-between

Financial & Professional Wellbeing

• Pension plan with company matching contributions
• Registered Retirement Pension Plan to help secure your future
• Annual educational reimbursement for professional development
• Access to LinkedIn Learning for continuous skill growth

Flexibility & Time Off

• Hybrid work model with remote and in-office options
• Flexible work hours (divisional dependent)
• Generous paid time off policies, including vacation time, sick leave, parental leave top-up, personal days, and more
• Annual paid volunteer day to support causes you care about
• Holiday closure from Christmas to New Year's
• Summer Fridays

Don't have 100% of the above qualifications? Do you still think Nelson is a great fit for you? We encourage you to apply anyway!

Our EDI Statement

Nelson teaches the world by learning from everyone in it.

We are committed to fostering an equitable, diverse, and inclusive workplace environment. This is an integral part of our company's culture and mission that aligns with our four key pillars of Employee Diversity, Developing Authentic and Accurate Content, Amplifying External Voices, and Support