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Are you actively looking for a new opportunity? Or just checking the market? Well… you might just be in the right place!

We are looking for a Staff Frontend Developer to join one of our squads where you will be supporting Lightspeed’s Hospitality product group on the mission to expand our reach into new markets and countries while enhancing our advanced hospitality commerce platform.

For this role specifically, you will be joining the team focused on the Kitchen Display System (KDS), a product that sits in our customer’s kitchen and allows our customers to increase the efficiency of their restaurants. Our mission is to provide the best KDS product out there, that can streamline the processes of our customers, adapt to their needs, improve communication among their staff and ultimately enable them to provide the best dining experience to their guests.

You will join a healthy and collaborative team, continuously improving our engineering practices, and delivering state-of-the-art technology, all while keeping it fun. Above all, your work will change the way the world experiences hospitality.

What you'll be responsible for:

Working alongside some of the most brilliant minds in the industry, you will contribute to the product by building new features and creative workflows.
Design and create beautiful, elegant, and functional web applications.
Mentoring and training more junior members of your team, sharing your expertise
Report to the Team Lead of Development and have frequent interactions with Product Managers, Product Designers, and Platform Teams.
Your daily tasks will be split between development of new features, supporting the existing functionality through bug fixes and improvements and supporting our QA and PM team with customer escalations.
Take part in daily agile ceremonies, brainstorm on innovative ideas that challenge the status quo, and implement solutions.
Act as an advocate for the highest code quality and ownership while contributing to the health of the code base.
Raise the bar and elevate your team by sharing knowledge and best practices while always seeking improvement and progress.

What you'll be bringing to the team:

Strong knowledge of modern HTML and JavaScript (ES6+), TypeScript, CSS
Experience and in-depth knowledge of developing web applications with the Svelte framework
Knowledge of React.js, Next.js, or similar technologies
Excellent problem-solving and debugging skills in the context of Web applications
Solid understanding of Web application concerns

Authentication, OAuth2, JWT
API design, REST, GraphQL
Performance optimizations
Security best practices, OWASP

Experience developing in a back-end for frontend layer
Hands on experience with WebSockets
Familiarity with writing tests (e2e using Cypress) and ensuring the highest coding standards
Communication skills in English

Even better if you have, but not necessary:

Experience writing Backend services
Familiarity with modern cloud infrastructures
A keen eye for UI/UX design

Who you are:

We look for problem solvers that do not shy away from tackling complexity and love critical thinkers
You have a strong will to learn, grow and get out of your comfort zone
You have great energy and passion for technology

What’s in it for you

Come live the Lightspeed experience...

Lots of autonomy, flexible work culture with the option of working remotely or from one of our beautiful offices
Genuine career growth opportunities within a company that's continuously expanding.
Make a meaningful impact by helping merchants grow their businesses through creating or improving products and addressing customer feedback.
Be part of a team large enough for growth yet agile enough for real impact.
Work on high-traffic products with a global user base.
Opportunity to work alongside other highly skilled engineers, learn and expand your skill set, forge wonderful relationships and make your mark within the diverse and inclusive Lightspeed culture, a true Canadian tech success story.

… and enjoy a range of benefits that’ll keep you happy and healthy:

Lightspeed equity scheme (we are all owners)
Health & Wellness Credit- expense up to 400 EUR per year towards your gym membership, yoga classes, a new bike or whatever else you do for your health
Mental Health Support through the Modern Health App- whether it is meditation, coaching or counseling you need - each employee gets access to this platform
People Experience - Our PX benefit allows you to work from pretty much anywhere in the world for 60 days a year
LinkedIn Learning: At Lightspeed we believe in having a growth mindset, we provide free access to LinkedIn learning along with your career GPS to help you learn & grow
Time off to volunteer and give back to your community

Senior/Staff Frontend Developer (Svelte / React)