Senior Inclusive Developer

Are you interested in building more equitable digital labour platforms? The Inclusive Design Research Centre is seeking team members for the Platform Cooperative Development Kit project. You'll join an international community of designers, developers, researchers, unions, and activists who are creating open source tools and resources for worker cooperatives. Be part of a movement to inclusively design fair alternatives to the gig economy.

Reporting to the Project Manager(s), Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) , the Senior Inclusive Developer works with architects, developers, designers, testers, and others to build interactive and accessible web applications and solutions.



Summary of Responsibilities :

Working closely within a development team or alone, design and develop web or desktop user interfaces and applications using a variety of architectures and technologies
Play a lead role in performing code reviews, conducting reviews of proposed standards and contributing to standards
Mentor other developers and strategize about development approaches, processes and collaborative methods
Collaborate with Inclusive Designers and testers to ensure that the implemented user interfaces are highly usable, accessible, inclusive, visually appealing and efficient
Communicate with IDRC staff and stakeholders to ensure prototypes/applications meet the needs of the larger community
Assist the Project Manager(s), technical lead, and development team in creating various forms of technical documentation, including API references, tutorials and code examples to be shared in the context of collaborative and open communities
Collaborate with the project design team in the technical implementation of software prototypes/applications on the assigned platform, ensuring proper integration of the software prototypes/applications with other features of the interface and with functions of host prototypes/applications where appropriate
In collaboration with the development team, help share and present software prototypes/applications and research results to the wider open source and accessibility communities, including promotional activities, participating in open source communities, assisting in technical training of partners and assisting with demonstration materials
Stay informed about the latest web development approaches and trends
Coordinate, supervise and work with graduate students, visiting faculty and postdoctoral fellows, ensuring relevant training (e.g. health and safety, AODA, etc.) have been provided
Assist the Project Manager(s), IDRC and IDRC staff in other tasks that contribute to the successful operation of IDRC


Qualifications :

Graduate degree in Computer Science or Engineering with advanced courses in computer software, computer interface, and access technology, with a minimum of five years of related work experience, or equivalent
Advanced command of CSS, HTML/XHTML, JavaScript, DOM, AJAX, LINUX, and several programming languages,
An understanding of both object oriented and functional programming paradigms
Demonstrated experience planning software development iterations using agile techniques
Experience in all areas of application development, from building static HTML pages to developing complex interaction-layer code, database persistence, and infrastructure such as web services
Experience with collaborative development tools including source code repositories, bug tracking, and wiki based documentation
Proven ability to thoroughly test, comment, and write code that is user-friendly and adaptable, and the ability to mentor and provide code review to developers in a sensitive, collaborative and rigorous manner
Familiarity with test-driven development and building maintainable large-scale systems, interaction design and patterns, and ARIA and HTML accessibility techniques
Strong planning, analytic and problem solving skills with a demonstrated ability to prioritize tasks and meet deadlines and the ability to respond effectively to multiple and changing priorities
Strong oral, written and presentation communication skills, with exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills
Excellent interpersonal skills and judgement, with a demonstrated ability to deal with sensitive or confidential matters with discretion and tact
Demonstrated ability to work independently and participate collaboratively in a distributed team environment
Demonstrated commitment to the principles of equity and diversity and experience promoting a respectful work and learning environment for students, staff and faculty