User Interface Developer

Belonging to Air Canada is belonging to a Canadian symbol, Air Canada recently elected best airline in North America. Take off your career by joining our innovative and diverse team at the forefront of passenger air transport.

We are looking for a creative and meticulous User Interface Developer to help bring product concepts and visions to life. In this role, you will play a key role in providing fluid, performant, and user-centric applications that define how customers interact with our digital platforms.

You thrive in collaborative environments, working closely with designers, backend developers, and cross-functional teams to create coherent, accessible, and inclusive experiences. Passionate about clean code, performance optimization, and continuous improvement, you bring both your technical expertise and your creativity in problem-solving to every project.

Air Canada IT is going through an exciting period, and several major projects are underway that will transform the IT landscape. Air Canada is also investing heavily in new technologies to support its digital transformation. This is therefore a unique opportunity to discover cutting-edge technologies with an industry leader and to contribute to shaping the future of Air Canada.

Responsibilities:

• Translate mockups into responsive, accessible, and high-performance user interfaces for 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.
• Create reusable UI components and contribute to a shared design system that ensures consistency across applications.
• Optimize user interface performance using techniques such as lazy loading, code splitting, caching, and reducing rendering times.
• Collaborate with backend developers to integrate APIs, optimize data flow, and ensure seamless communication between frontend and backend systems.
• Develop, customize, and maintain Drupal-based websites and applications, including module development, theme implementation, content architecture, and integration with enterprise systems, while applying 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 an inclusive user experience.
• Stay up-to-date with emerging technologies, frameworks, and best practices in user interface and mobile application development.
• Leverage AI-assisted development tools to simplify workflows and encourage adoption within the team.
• Participate in Agile team activities (sprint planning, meetings, retrospectives) and contribute to the continuous improvement of team processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (designers, Product Managers, Quality Assurance, Development and Operations, architects, and distributed development teams) to align objectives, timelines, expected outcomes, and technical direction across multiple regions and time zones.
• Write design documents and validation plans to support scalable development.
• Plan, prioritize, and oversee the development activities of distributed team members and external partners, facilitating knowledge exchange, problem resolution, and adherence to project deadlines and quality standards.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to junior and intermediate developers through code reviews, knowledge sharing, solution design guidance, and promotion of development best practices.

Qualifications

Requirements

• University degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related field.
• Three to five years of experience in user interface development for web or mobile platforms.
• Proficiency in HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript (ES6+), and responsive web design principles.
• Experience with React or Angular for web development.
• Experience in developing with PHP, including customizing Content Management Systems (CMS), API integrations, and backend support for web applications.
• Experience using Content Management System platforms such as Drupal, Strapi, or other similar headless CMS solutions.
• Deep understanding of functional and object-oriented programming in JavaScript.
• Knowledge of using RESTful APIs and processing JSON data.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
• Experience with performance tuning and debugging tools for UI optimization.
• Proficiency in 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 involving multiple contributors, and influencing technical direction, without direct hierarchical authority.
• Proven punctuality and reliability to contribute to the overall success of the team in a fast-paced environment.

Assets

• Experience with Content Management Systems, such as Adobe Experience Manager.
• Experience with integration and delivery pipelines and collaboration with the Development and Operations group.
• Passion for innovation and continuous learning.
• Experience in the airline or travel industry.

Terms of employment:

Candidates must be eligible to work in the country concerned at the time an offer of employment is made and are responsible for obtaining any necessary work permits, visas or other authorizations. Proof of eligibility must be provided prior to the start date.

Language requirements

Where qualifications are equal, preference will be given to bilingual candidates.

Diversity and Inclusion

Air Canada is firmly committed to diversity and inclusion and aims to create a healthy, accessible, and rewarding workplace that values the unique contribution of our employees to the success of our company.

As an employer that guarantees equal access to employment, we encourage the most diverse applications in order to build a varied workforce representative of our customers and the communities where we live and offer our services.

Air Canada thanks all candidates for their interest, but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.