Front-End Developer

Being part of Air Canada is to become part of an iconic Canadian symbol, recently ranked the best Airline in North America. Let your career take flight by joining our diverse and vibrant team at the leading edge of passenger aviation.

We’re seeking a creative and detail-oriented Front-end Web Developer to help bring design concepts and product visions to life. In this role, you’ll play a key part in delivering seamless, high-performance, and user-centric applications that define how customers interact with our digital platforms.

You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with designers, back-end developers, and cross-functional teams to build consistent, accessible, and inclusive experiences. With a passion for clean code, performance optimization, and continuous improvement, you bring both technical expertise and creative problem-solving to every project.

These are exciting times for IT at Air Canada, with many major projects underway that will transform the IT landscape. Air Canada is also massively investing in new technologies that will facilitate its digital transformation. This is a unique opportunity to learn state of the art technologies at an industry leader, as well as to contribute to the creation of the Air Canada of tomorrow.

Responsibilities

• Translate design mockups into responsive, accessible, and high-performance user interfaces for both web and mobile platforms.
• Write clean, scalable, and modular code using modern JavaScript frameworks (e.g., React, React Native, Angular) and native mobile technologies where applicable.
• Build reusable UI components and contribute to a shared design system that ensures consistency across applications.
• Optimize front-end performance through techniques such as lazy loading, code splitting, caching, and minimizing render times.
• Collaborate with back-end developers to integrate APIs, optimize data flow, and ensure seamless communication between front-end and back-end systems.
• Develop, customize, and maintain Drupal-based websites and applications, including module development, theme implementation, content architecture, and integration with enterprise systems, while following Drupal best practices for security, performance, and scalability.
• Develop comprehensive unit, integration, and end-to-end tests to ensure code reliability and maintainability.
• Implement accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1, Section 508) to ensure inclusive user experiences.
• Stay current with emerging technologies, frameworks, and best practices in front-end and mobile development.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to streamline workflows and encourage adoption across the team.
• Participate in Agile ceremonies (sprint planning, stand-ups, retrospectives) and contribute to continuous improvement of team processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (designers, product managers, QA, DevOps, architects, and distributed development teams) to align goals, timelines, deliverables, and technical direction across multiple geographies and time zones.
• Author design documents, and validation plans to support scalable development.
• Plan, prioritize, and oversee development activities across distributed team members and external partners, facilitating knowledge sharing, issue resolution, and adherence to project timelines and quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and intermediate developers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, design guidance, and development best practices.

Qualifications

Required

• University degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related field.
• 3–5 years of experience in front-end development for web and/or mobile platforms.
• Strong proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and responsive design principles.
• Experience with React and/or Angular for web development.
• Experience with PHP development, including CMS customisation, API integrations, and backend support for web applications.
• Experience working with CMS platforms such as Drupal, Strapi, or similar Headless CMS solutions.
• Deep understanding of object-oriented and functional programming in JavaScript.
• Familiarity with consuming RESTful APIs and handling JSON data.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
• Experience with performance tuning and debugging tools for UI optimization.
• Proficiency with version control systems (e.g., Git) and Agile development methodologies.
• Strong problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to work independently or in a team.
• Experience leading technical initiatives, coordinating development activities across multiple contributors, and influencing technical direction without direct authority.
• Demonstrate punctuality and dependability to support overall team success in a fast-paced environment.

Assets

• Experience with content management systems (e.g., Adobe Experience Manager).
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps collaboration.
• Passion for innovation and continuous learning.
• Experience in the airline or travel industry.

Conditions of Employment

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country of interest at the time any offer of employment is made and are responsible for obtaining any required work permits, visas, or other authorizations necessary for employment. Prior to their start date, candidates will also need to provide proof of their eligibility to work in the country of interest.

Linguistic Requirements

Based on equal qualifications, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

Diversity and Inclusion

Air Canada is strongly committed to Diversity and Inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible and rewarding work environment which highlights employees’ unique contributions to our company’s success.

As an equal opportunity employer, we welcome applications from all to help us build a diverse workforce which reflects the diversity of our customers, and communities, in which we live and serve.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest; however only those selected to continue in the process will be contacted.