Senior Software Development Engineer (frontend)

Software Development Engineer – Frontend

Picton Investments is seeking a Software Development Engineer – Frontend who thrives on crafting intuitive, accessible, and polished web interfaces. You care about the details—from responsive layouts across viewports to interactions that feel effortless to users—and take pride in building applications that are reliable, scalable, and maintainable.

At Picton, technology is a competitive advantage, and this role offers the chance to shape how design and engineering come together, influencing both user experience and system architecture. You'll collaborate across product, design, and backend teams, contributing to projects that directly impact our business and clients.

We value engineers who are curious, fearless in proposing ideas, and authentic in their collaboration—someone who owns their work and strives for excellence.

What You'll Do

• Build responsive, accessible, and maintainable UIs using Next.js and React.
• Translate designs into smooth, consistent interfaces with modern CSS, flex/grid layouts, animations, and transitions where appropriate.
• Work with design libraries such as MUI, Chakra, or Tailwind, and help develop or extend custom design systems.
• Integrate cleanly with APIs and dynamic data sources, bringing structure and clarity to complex interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with designers using Figma, ensuring polished, cohesive experiences that align with Picton's design language.
• Explore modern tooling, frameworks, and build systems to improve performance, scalability, and developer productivity.
• Contribute to design systems, component standards, and UX best practices across teams.

What We're Looking For

• 7+ years of experience building production-grade web applications.
• Strong understanding of JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML, and CSS fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience with Next.js and the modern React ecosystem.
• Commitment to web accessibility and inclusive design practices.
• Comfort working with RESTful APIs and JSON data structures.
• Good judgment in choosing frameworks vs. custom solutions for design systems.
• Familiarity with modern CMS platforms.
• Experience using Figma or similar tools to interpret and collaborate on design work.
• Awareness of authorization mechanisms and their impact on frontend architecture.
• Ownership mindset, curiosity, and commitment to clean execution.

Nice to Have

• Experience building or contributing to design systems or component libraries.
• Understanding of SSR, ISR, and static site generation in Next.js.
• Familiarity with testing frameworks like Jest or Playwright.
• Awareness of SEO principles for modern web applications.
• Interest in animations and micro-interaction design.
• Curiosity about how frontend decisions affect product usability and business outcomes.

At PICTON Investments, we take pride in enhancing our employees' experiences through a comprehensive suite of exceptional perks and programs. Our benefits include corporate fitness reimbursement and discounts, VersaFi memberships, Picton investment counseling and portfolio management services, volunteer and charitable donation matching, maternity and parental leave top-up, recognition awards, semi-annual performance bonuses, a generous annual vacation entitlement, training and development reimbursement, extensive health and dental benefits, a healthcare spending account, and more.

These offerings are designed to support your career growth, well-being, and overall success. Join us and thrive in an environment that values and invests in you!