Job Description
Position Summary
The Eclipse Foundation is seeking a Front-End Web Developer to join our Software Development team and help build and maintain the web platforms, reusable components, and tools that support the Eclipse Foundation and its communities. This is an existing role on the team.
You will work on a range of public-facing websites and web applications, as well as shared front-end infrastructure used across our web properties. This includes developing reusable components, integrating with REST APIs, maintaining our component library, improving existing websites and applications, and helping establish consistent front-end development practices.
You will work closely with other developers and internal stakeholders in a geographically distributed team. Much of our work is developed in the open, and we value pragmatic solutions, maintainable code, good documentation, and continuous improvement.
About the Eclipse Foundation
The Eclipse Foundation is a globally recognised nonprofit organisation that supports a vibrant community of open source projects and contributors. With a commitment to vendor neutrality and transparency, we provide a collaborative environment for innovation across industries including cloud, edge, AI, and developer tooling. Our team is remote-first, collaborative, and passionate about open source.
Salary Range: $65,000 to $85,000 CAD / €40,000 to €50,000
Location:
This is a remote position. The selected candidate will work from their home office. All qualified candidates will be considered, with preference for candidates based in Canada (Ottawa), France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Belgium.
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, and maintain reusable front-end components and libraries used across Eclipse Foundation websites and applications.
- Contribute to the evolution and maintenance of our front-end design system and component library.
- Develop responsive, accessible, and standards-compliant user interfaces.
- Build and maintain front-end applications and reusable components that integrate with REST APIs and work across different web platforms and frameworks.
- Write clean, maintainable, and testable JavaScript and TypeScript code.
- Develop and maintain automated tests for front-end components and applications.
- Document components, development patterns, APIs, and technical decisions.
- Review code and contribute to shared development standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with designers, developers, and internal stakeholders to understand requirements and develop appropriate solutions.
- Work with stakeholders and other developers to prioritise requests, clarify requirements, and balance competing needs.
- Diagnose and resolve front-end defects, performance issues, and browser compatibility problems.
- Improve web accessibility, performance, search engine optimisation, and overall user experience.
- Contribute improvements and fixes to open source projects used by the Eclipse Foundation when appropriate.
- Evaluate new technologies and recommend their adoption when they provide clear benefits.
Required Skills and Experience
- At least two years of professional web development experience.
- Strong knowledge of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and modern front-end development practices.
- Experience developing applications with React.
- Experience with TypeScript.
- Experience designing and developing reusable UI components.
- Experience integrating applications with REST APIs.
- Experience writing automated tests and testable front-end code.
- Understanding of responsive web design and modern browser standards.
- Understanding of web accessibility principles and practices.
- Familiarity with Git and collaborative development workflows using platforms such as GitHub or GitLab.
- Ability to troubleshoot front-end issues using browser development tools.
- Ability to write clear technical documentation.
Assets
- Experience with component development and documentation tools such as Storybook.
- Experience developing or maintaining a design system or shared component library.
- Experience with Web Components and libraries such as Lit or Stencil.
- Experience with Bootstrap.
- Experience with Sass or other CSS preprocessing tools.
- Experience with static site generators such as Hugo.
- Familiarity with PHP and experience working with content management systems such as Drupal or WordPress.
- Knowledge of search engine optimisation.
- Experience with modern front-end build tools and the Node.js/npm ecosystem.
- Experience with continuous integration and automated deployment workflows.
- Experience with visual regression, end-to-end, or accessibility testing.
- Familiarity with Java and Java-based backend applications.
- Familiarity with relational databases.
- Experience contributing to open source projects.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
Work Skills
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent requests, prioritise effectively, communicate trade-offs, and adjust priorities as needs change.
- Ability to work independently within a geographically distributed team.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with technical and non-technical colleagues.
- Attention to detail and a focus on maintainable, high-quality solutions.
- Ability and willingness to learn new technologies and development practices.
- Ability to balance technical quality with practical project requirements.
Why Join Us
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.
- Flexible working hours and a remote-first working environment.
- Corporate Recharge days and a right-to-disconnect policy.
- The opportunity to work on open source infrastructure used by global developer communities.
- The opportunity to contribute to open source software and work in an open and collaborative development environment.
- A small development team where your work can have a direct and visible impact.
We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be
contacted. For more information about the Eclipse Foundation, please visit
https://www.eclipse.org/.
The Eclipse Foundation respects the dignity and independence of people with disabilities
and is committed to providing accommodation and support throughout any recruitment
process. If you require any special accommodation or support, please let us know when
applying.
While AI may assist in drafting materials like this posting, we do not use AI to evaluate applicants. Every application is reviewed by members of our team to ensure a fair and human-centered hiring process.
