Applied AI Sr. Web Developer - Ottawa, ON

Responsibilities

• Design the Modern Web: Design and implement the development of modular, high-performance websites using Astro, React, and TypeScript. You’ll be responsible for ensuring our web architecture is scalable, accessible, responsive and optimized for a global audience.
• Defining AI-Enabled Workflows: You will influence our AI software development practices. You’ll evaluate and implement AI agents (such as Claude Code, Kiro, and GitHub Copilot) to accelerate the team's delivery, ensuring these tools are used ethically and effectively to maintain high code quality.
• Builder & Teacher: While you continue to build complex features independently, you will also dedicate time to mentoring junior developers. You’ll conduct code reviews, share best practices in AI tool usage, component library customization, and foster a culture of continuous technical growth.
• CMS Customization: You will contribute to the development of our content management workflow, specifically leveraging Sanity to empower our content creators while maintaining a seamless developer experience.
• Cloud & Infrastructure as Code: You will contribute to our web infrastructure on AWS. This includes managing deployments via S3 and CloudFront and utilizing Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK) to ensure our environments are robust and reproducible.
• End-to-End Ownership: Take ownership of tasks from inception to completion, writing clean, efficient, and maintainable code in TypeScript, JavaScript, React, Web Components, or modern frameworks like Astro or Next.js.
• Productivity Optimization: Expertly use ethical AI tools to enhance personal and team productivity, reducing time-to-market for complex security dashboards and tools.
• Quality Engineering: You will set the standard for testing, lead a test-driven approach by incorporating unit tests and employing end-to-end frameworks such as Cypress or Playwright. Utilize AI to construct comprehensive test suites and address edge cases, while developing and coordinating a team of AI agents to perform testing and continually improve coverage.
• Continuous Improvement: Proactively manage uncertainties and identify opportunities for architectural growth, staying current with the modern front-end ecosystem (e.g. visualization, signal, browser APIs etc.).

Qualifications

• Senior Technical Expertise: Extensive experience building production-grade websites with Astro, React, and TypeScript. You have a deep understanding of web performance, SEO, GEO and modern browser APIs.
• AI Tooling Proficiency: Proven experience using AI tools to enhance productivity and a willingness to experiment with modern AI web technologies (e.g. CopilotKit, AG-UI protocol, AI SDKs).
• CMS Experience: Proven experience working with Headless CMS platforms, specific expertise with Sanity is a significant advantage.
• Styling Mastery: Mature-level knowledge of Tailwind CSS and experience building or maintaining design systems using component libraries like Preline, Flowbite, or DaisyUI.
• Cloud Proficiency: Demonstrated experience with AWS services (S3, CloudFront, IAM) and a strong understanding of Infrastructure as Code (AWS CDK).
• Soft Skills: Exceptional attention to detail, a proactive approach to problem-solving, and a growth mindset.

Bonus

What We Offer You

• You're important to us. What matters to you, matters to us too. TrendAI provides benefit options for you and your family.
• Group benefits program with health and dental coverage
• Telehealth Virtual Health Services
• Life Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability
• Pre-partum, maternity, parental and medical leave
• Critical Illness Insurance
• Mental Health Wellness Program
• Wellness Incentive Program
• Retirement Savings Programs with company match
• Paid Time Off
• 14 Annual Holidays
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Resource Groups
• We offer competitive compensation with bonus opportunity tied to company performance, along with room to enhance your skills through ongoing learning and broad technological opportunities. Achieving work-life balance is a priority, complemented by team activities, fostering an environment rooted in equity, inclusion, and collaboration, that is reflected in both our culture and our work.
• The expected compensation for this position ranges from $105,000 to $130,000 CAD annually, based on experience and qualifications
• Be Passionate. Be Innovative. Be a Trender.

No sponsorship will be provided for work permit applications or renewals for this position now or in the future.

• At Trend Micro, we embrace change, empower people, and encourage innovation in a connected world. Our diversity and multicultural workforce are key contributing factors to our success across the globe. Trend Micro welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.