OpenText

Lead UX Developer (React)

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5 days ago
Waterloo, CanadaStaff+

Base Salary

$118k - $168k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Design, develop, test, document, deploy, and maintain UX applications, APIs, integrations, and supporting services.
  • Build responsive, accessible, performant, and scalable user experiences with React, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, and Node.js.
  • Collaborate with product managers, designers, and developers to refine user stories and maintain the product backlog.
  • Conduct code reviews, troubleshoot issues, and implement unit, integration, and end-to-end tests.
  • Use source control, artifact repositories, containers, and cloud services to support repeatable deployments.
  • Participate in planning, estimation, backlog refinement, design reviews, debugging, releases, incident response, and root-cause analysis.
  • Apply secure-development, privacy, accessibility, and data-handling standards throughout the software lifecycle.
  • Evaluate technical options, communicate trade-offs, coordinate defined work packages, and guide less-experienced developers.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent, with 5+ years of client/front-end expertise.
  • 6–10 years of professional experience developing modern enterprise-grade cloud and web applications.
  • Strong proficiency in React, JavaScript, HTML/CSS, and Node.js, including responsive design, cross-browser compatibility, and accessibility.
  • Hands-on experience with RESTful APIs and asynchronous programming.
  • Experience independently delivering production applications or systems across multiple software lifecycle stages.
  • Experience with Git-based source control, automated testing, CI/CD, containers, and structured deployment practices.
  • Working knowledge of cloud application services on AWS, Azure, or GCP.
  • Additional useful skills include SQL or database providers, Kubernetes, Java, Python, SVG, WebAssembly, and state management fundamentals.
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, coordination, and technical decision-making skills.

Benefits

  • Benefits include vacation entitlement, paid time off, and compensation programs with variable and commission opportunities for eligible roles.
  • The company provides a diverse and inclusive workplace and reasonable accommodation support during the application process.
OpenText

About OpenText

10,000+ employees

OpenText builds enterprise information management software and cloud services spanning content services, customer communications, B2B/EDI integration, eDiscovery, and cybersecurity. It sells licenses, subscriptions, and managed services to large enterprises and governments, with offerings available on-premises and in the cloud. Founded in 1991 and headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, OpenText (NASDAQ/TSX: OTEX) has expanded through major acquisitions, including Micro Focus (2023) and Documentum (2017).

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