Front End Developer Job In Montreal

ABOUT THE JOB:

The aim of Global Banking Technology & Operations (GBTO) Canada is to deliver day-to-day services to Société Générale investment and corporate bank units and their clients to accelerate their transformation. GBTO differentiates itself from competitors with the pace of the agile transformation delivered, spreading the technology and data culture, shortening the decision-making process, and adopting a true industrial approach, leveraging on different teams either transversal or aligned to the different sub business units.

Our SGM team is responsible for developing and maintaining our B2B platform front ends under the name "SG | MARKETS". These platforms include APIs directly accessible by our clients, as well as our "Client Intelligence" systems, aimed at enhancing the efficiency of our client-facing teams. SG Markets serves as a comprehensive electronic platform offering B2B services across pre-trade, execution, and post-trade stages, providing digital solutions for various markets such as financing, cash management, equipment finance, and securities.

TEHCNICAL STACK

React | TypeScript | Bootstrap | Java │ PostgreSQL | Jenkins | GitHub Actions | Azure | Private Cloud | Kubernetes

What will be your DAY-TO-DAY?

• Collaborating in business and technical analysis of user stories with teammates and other teams
• Developing and deploying software components that provide tangible business value
• Ensuring proper testing of each component according to the team’s test strategy
• Seeking optimal technologies and practices for solving problems in terms of security, scalability, maintainability, and user experience
• Minimizing technical debts through software craftsmanship
• Contributing to production releases, monitoring, and support
• Investigating and resolving bugs
• Participating in the continuous improvement of our solutions
• Enhancing our continuous integration and continuous delivery processes in both pre-production and production environments
• Engaging in code review sessions
• Sharing best practices and technology knowledge with teammates

Skills and Qualifications:

Competencies:

• Focus on software craftsmanship and developing software to high quality standards
• Experience in designing Web solutions and implementing single-page applications with React / TypeScript
• Experience with CSS preprocessors (SASS / Less) and bundlers like webpack
• Experience in testing strategies, and ensuring regular, predictable releases with minimal disruptions using React Testing Library / Jest / xUnit
• Hands-on experience in implementing Web APIs using an object-oriented language
• Hands-on experience in building and automating continuous integration pipelines like Jenkins and/or GitHub Actions
• Experience with deploying and maintaining Cloud-based Web applications, preferably using Azure

Technical Must Have:

• Typescript
• React
• Bootstrap
• Jest / React Testing Library
• Jenkins / GitHub Actions

Technical Nice to Have:

• Java REST API / SpringBoot
• Working in a monorepo architecture using Lerna
• Experience with Cucumber / Playwright, test-driven development (TDD) and behaviour-driven development (BDD)
• Knowledge of UI/UX design principles with tools like Figma
• Experience in performance tuning and code profiling

Languages: French, English

Ability to communicate in English, both orally and in writing, is a requirement as the person in this position will need to collaborate regularly with colleagues and partners in the United States.

OUR BENEFITS:

WHAT WE DO DIFFERENTLY AT SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE

Competitive compensation & benefits offering, including but not limited to:

• Minimum of 20 Vacation days+ 4personal days
• Supportive Maternity, paternity, parental and adoption leave policy
  • Health spending($2,000/year) andpersonal spending($1,000/year)accountswith 75+ eligible reimbursement categories (health, training, electronics etc.)
  • Fully sponsored virtualhealthcare assistanceandEmployee Assistance Programto you and your immediate family
  • Various Employee Resource Groups(ERG) to engage withsuch as Pride and Allies, American Women Network, Black Leadership Network, One planet, etc.
• Aculture of continuous developmentby encouraging our employees varioustraining programs(online training and coaching platform such as Coursera, GoFluent, Pluralsight, First Finance, and others)

OUR CULTURE:
At Societe Generale, we live by our 4 core values of commitment, responsibility, team spirit and innovation. We are engaged and demonstrate consideration for others. We act ethically and with courage. We focus our talent and energy on collective success. We experiment and propose new ideas. This way, we maximize our ability to serve client needs and anticipate market changes. Societe Generale is committed to strengthening bonds with colleagues, communities, and the world in which we live, because relationships are at the heart of how we operate.
For more information about our Culture and Conduct initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/careers/get-know-culture/)
D&I:
Our Diversity & Inclusion Mission: Recruit, develop, advance, and retain a diverse workforce that is united in our efforts to enhance our competitive position and deliver innovative solutions to our clients.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Vision:
• Engaged workforce that is demographically diverse in a way that reflects the communities in which we operate
• Inclusive culture and workplace that recognizes employees' unique needs and utilizes their diverse talents
• Engage our community and marketplace, and position the organization to meet the needs of all its clients

For more information about our D&I initiatives, please visit this link (https://americas.societegenerale.com/en/societe-generale-about/diversity-and-inclusion/)

HYBRID WORK ENVIRONMENT:
Societe Generale offers a hybrid work arrangement that offers employees the flexibility to work remotely, as well as on-site, in order to promote interaction and collaboration with colleagues while adhering to all SG standard protocols. Hybrid work arrangements vary based on business area. The applicable Business lines will determine and communicate the work arrangements that best meet their business needs.