Jr Front End UI Developer

About HighPath

HighPath is a software platform designed to help businesses identify, research, and apply for funding opportunities. Our platform enables businesses to connect with investors, grants, banking products, and more. We are actively working to automate the matching and application drafting process, aiming to provide businesses with a comprehensive solution for managing their funding journey.

Our ambitious mission is to facilitate funding for 100,000 businesses across Canada and the US within the next five years. To achieve this, we are building an exceptional team of software engineers, data scientists, and sales professionals dedicated to developing the next generation of funding software.

As a small team, new members play a crucial role in shaping HighPath's technology, strategy, and culture. HighPath team members have the unique opportunity to help small and medium-sized businesses realize their visions and grow into industry powerhouses.

About You

We are seeking a Jr Front End UI Developer to join our team, focusing on the seamless operation of our development and deployment processes. You will collaborate closely with our engineering team to design efficient front-end workflows, translate customer feedback into thoughtful UI implementations, and ensure our platform remains reliable and scalable. The ideal candidate will be proactive, detail-oriented, and possess excellent creativity skills.

About The Role

Component Building & UI Implementation

• Ability to build clean, reusable React components from Figma designs or written specifications.
• Strong CSS fundamentals: Flexbox, Grid, responsive layouts, and layout debugging.
• Experience with modern styling systems (CSS Modules, Styled Components, Tailwind, or equivalent).
• Strong sense for UI spacing, alignment, typography, and overall visual polish.
• Comfortable navigating Figma to extract spacing, component structure, and interactions.

UI Animations & Interaction

• Hands-on experience creating UI animations and micro-interactions (CSS transitions, keyframes, or JS-based animation libraries).
• Experience with Framer Motion, React Spring, GSAP, or similar.
• Strong eye for motion design, timing, easing, and interaction feel.
• Ability to take a static design and add meaningful interaction polish that enhances UX.

Performance Mindset

• Understanding of React rendering behavior and how to avoid unnecessary re-renders.
• Basic experience using performance tools (React Profiler, Lighthouse, browser performance panel).
• Awareness of bundle size, image optimization, and interaction performance best practices.

TypeScript Fundamentals

• Solid TypeScript experience (typing props, API responses, Enums, utility types).
• Ability to write predictable, type-safe code in a component-driven architecture.

Preferred Qualifications (Nice To Have)

• Stronger TypeScript knowledge, including generics and advanced typing patterns.
• Familiarity with SEO best practices (semantic HTML, metadata, performance implications).
• Experience using Storybook for component documentation or visual testing.
• Basic accessibility awareness (focus management, keyboard interactions, ARIA roles).
• Exposure to design systems or contributing to shared component libraries.

What’s In It For You

• Competitive salary and stock options package.
• Generous annual vacation, health benefits plan, and workspace setup stipend.
• A chance to build something big from the ground up.
• Hybrid working environment.

Sound like a fit? Let’s chat. We appreciate your interest in joining our journey - but only those moving forward in the process will be contacted.

Key skills/competency

• React Development
• UI/UX Design
• CSS Fundamentals
• Figma Design Tool
• TypeScript Programming
• UI Animations
• Performance Optimization
• Component Architecture
• Responsive Design
• Front-end Development