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At Vendasta, we believe in helping great local businesses survive and thrive in a world that’s more competitive than ever—and we’re growing our team! This is an opportunity to join one of the fastest growing tech companies in Canada and make a direct impact on local economies worldwide. In a world where local businesses all over the globe have had their livelihoods turned upside down, Vendasta continues to help them embrace digital solutions and flourish.
Vendasta is a certified Great Place to Work and Best Workplace™ for Today’s Youth and Women. Keep reading if you’d like to join us on our mission to support small businesses all over the world.
- This position is open for consideration of candidates in both Saskatoon, SK as well as remotely across Canada (dependent on experience)
About the Job
At Vendasta, we’re building the leading platform for channel partners to provide digital solutions to local businesses. We have ambitious goals over the next couple of years, and we are building one of the best design teams in Canada to achieve those goals. One big goal over this next year is to unify our platform experience. We are looking to hire a UX Engineer to help make this a reality. If you like diving deep, working in the details, using design systems and making delightful user experiences, then you are exactly who we are looking for.
What is a UX Engineer? To put it simply, a UX Engineer is a designer who can code, or a developer who can design.
The impact you’ll have
- Work across teams or even cross-divisionally to implement UI on design-heavy projects
- Help break down complex user problems into simple and easy to use prototypes
- Be involved in designing and implementing features from ideation to delivery to adoption
- To ensure a consistent and cohesive experience for our users by leveraging our design framework
- Pair and mentor other developers looking to build their front-end skills
- Identify and prioritize design debt and contribute to our design organization goals
The value you’ll bring
- 5+ years product design experience, ideally in cross-functional teams
- 5+ years of front end software development experience (HTML, CSS, and Javascript)
- Excellent communication and critical thinking skills
- Portfolio showing deep product understanding and craftsmanship, both UI and UX
- Proficiency with Figma or Adobe XD
- Solid understanding of cross-platform design systems and technical frameworks
- Motivated by feedback, and able to receive constructive feedback
- Excellent collaboration skills across disciplines
Bonus points for
- Experience with Angular and Typescript
- Experience with Git and Github
- Experience with Agile software development practices at SaaS companies
- Experience building and maintaining a design framework
About Vendasta
So what do we actually do? We create an entire platform full of digital products & solutions that help small to medium sized businesses (SMBs) have a stronger presence online through digital advertising, online listings, reputation management, website creation, social media marketing … and much more! Our platform is used exclusively by channel partners, who sell products and services to SMBs, allowing them to leverage us to scale and grow their business. We’re trusted by 65,000+ channel partners and 6 million SMBs worldwide!
Perks
- Benefits – health, dental, life, and disability insurance, an employee assistance program (EAP)*, and $500 annual Health Spending Account. Premiums for health & dental insurance will be covered by Vendasta!
- Vacation – Minimum 3 weeks paid vacation per year; uncapped sick time policy.
- Employee Options Program – get in on Vendasta’s growth and success!
- Sweet Eats – On site cafeteria with beverages & snacks all day and free catered lunch every Friday
- Training & Career Development – Education reimbursement program, professional development plans, leadership workshops, mentorship program, and so much more!
- Culture – comprised of our core values: Drive, Innovation, Respect, and Agility
- Social Events – Ideas on Tap, ski trips, virtual talent shows, yoga classes, and more!
- Giving Back – endless opportunities to take part in programs and initiatives that give back to the community we work in, including paid volunteer time.
