Frontend Software Engineer (u.s. And Canada)

About Lorica

We’re growing fast, and our team is working to build one of the most innovative cybersecurity companies in the world. We're looking for talented people who want to help us move quickly and make a huge impact. Join us on our mission to create a new standard in data encryption!

Lorica Cybersecurity is on a mission to develop the next generation of secure applications using homomorphic encryption technology. Homomorphic encryption (HE) is a privacy-enhancing technology (PET) that allows computations to be performed on encrypted data without ever revealing either the contents of the data, the computation, or the result. Located in Toronto, Canada and Maryland, USA, Lorica is currently building, with industry partners, the world’s most secure private query and machine learning platform.

About this role:

Lorica is seeking an exceptional and experienced Frontend Software Engineer to join our team and contribute to the delivery of large-scale enterprise applications. In this role, you will be working on designing and developing Lorica's cross-platform web applications.

You’ll love this role if you:

• Enjoy contributing to a disruptive technology in a high-growth startup.

• Have experience designing, developing, and shipping the frontend of cross-platform web applications.

• Are a passionate programmer interested in developing major components of Lorica’s platform.

• Enjoy close collaboration with a tight-knit, smart and fun group of engineers.

• Are self-starter and eager to learn and adapt quickly to keep up with the team’s pace.

• Have the potential to demonstrate leadership and take ownership of your work.

What you will be doing:

• Innovate, lead and contribute to front-end development of Lorica products.

• Owning full end-to-end custom web development process and deliverables, from wireframing to production.

• Working closely with both the development and business teams to develop user friendly cross platform applications.

• A desire to stay ahead of the competition on use and development of emerging software engineering technologies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline (or the equivalent).

• 2+ years of professional non-internship experience with front end, web or mobile software development using JavaScript, TypeScript, HTML and CSS.

• Proficiency in front-end development, with experience in one or more relevant front-end frameworks - React, Vue, Angular etc., UI Test Automation frameworks.

• Deep understanding of state management and componentization and the related libraries (Redux, Vuex).

• Demonstrated passion for a high user experience with customer focus.

• Experience with A/B testing Experience with Vue or other modern javascript frameworks.Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Passion for building new products in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment; not afraid to invent and try new things; take calculated risks.

• Sharp analytical abilities, design skills, strong sense of ownership, urgency, and drive to accomplish.

• Excellent learner who can adopt new technologies quickly. Interest in solving complex, intellectually challenging problems.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Expertise with cloud services, such as AWS.

• Knowledge of professional software engineering best practices for the full software development life cycle, including coding standards, code reviews, and code instrumentation.

• Prior knowledge of cross-platform development in WebAssembly, Electron, Ionic , React Native etc.

Our Benefits:

• Truly competitive salary and equity

• 100% medical, dental, and vision for employees and family coverage

• Disability and life insurance

• Hybrid workplace culture

What we offer:

This is your chance to be part of a supportive and highly skilled team in a growing company with all its exciting challenges and benefits. Lorica is committed to equity and inclusion and welcomes applications from everyone, regardless of gender, disability, and/or aboriginal status. If you have the experience, motivation, and initiative for this fast-paced and impactful start-up, please apply.