Senior Web Developer

• Web Development builds and runs relayfi.com — the pages, components, content platform, and infrastructure that turn organic search, AI-driven discovery, and paid traffic into new Relay accounts. We’re a small team with a big impact, moving fast while holding a high bar for performance, accessibility, and SEO
• We’re looking for a Senior Web Developer to lead complex web projects, shape technical decisions, and help scale the platform behind Relay’s growth. You’ll work in a modern Next.js codebase with React, TypeScript, Tailwind, and Contentful, tackling architectural challenges that directly impact site performance, scalability, and discoverability
• You’ll own projects from technical planning through launch, mentor other developers, and partner closely with teams across the company
• Your technical judgment will carry weight here, and you’ll have the autonomy to challenge assumptions, influence priorities, and shape how we build
• Project Ownership: Lead complex, multi-part projects end-to-end — define scope, set milestones, coordinate with cross-functional teams, and deliver high-quality work on time. Own what happens after launch by measuring performance, identifying opportunities, and iterating on improvements
• Technical Architecture: Define the technical approach for features and projects, making thoughtful decisions around server/client boundaries, caching, revalidation, and CDN behaviour. Balance performance, scalability, and technical debt while proactively simplifying systems, improving maintainability, and addressing root causes
• Performance, Accessibility & Technical SEO: Proactively improve site performance, accessibility, security, and technical SEO, including structured data, metadata, and semantic markup that improve discoverability across search engines and AI platforms
• Content Platform Development: Build and optimize integrations between the headless CMS and front end, developing scalable content models and tools that empower non-technical teams to manage and publish content independently
• AI-Driven Development: Build and integrate AI workflows and agents that improve development efficiency, from automated code reviews and performance monitoring to design-to-component generation. Establish testing and review guardrails to maintain quality and help the team adopt AI effectively
• Measurement & Experimentation: Build and maintain analytics, event tracking, attribution, feature flags, and A/B testing infrastructure to support conversion optimization. Own integrations between the website, marketing tools, and CRM systems, including forms and lead routing
• Code Quality & Testing: Set a high bar for maintainable, performant, and well-documented code. Define testing strategies across unit, integration, and end-to-end tests, ensuring quality and reliability are built into every project
• Cross-Functional Leadership & Mentorship: Serve as a trusted technical partner to Marketing, Design, Product, and external agencies, translating business needs into technical solutions and driving alignment on priorities and tradeoffs. Mentor developers through pairing, code reviews, and knowledge sharing, while helping cross-functional partners navigate technical decisions

Benefits

• Competitive salary and meaningful equity: Relay employees are Relay owners, complete with equity and a competitive salary. Since 2023, 66%+ of employees have received salary increases, with multiple new team members joining just last year.
• Social connection: We believe in celebrating our wins with two annual company-wide get-togethers, quarterly team events, happy hours, and special events and networking opportunities with industry leaders.
• Personal and professional growth: Through ongoing feedback, mentorship, and coaching, work with peers and leaders who are invested in your growth and success. Even with more than half of our team joining in the last 12 months, almost 20% have received promotions in the last year alone.
• Parental leave with top-up: We offer 12 weeks off with a 100% salary top-up for all full-time employees, regardless of location, and accessible for all parents: birthing, non-birthing, and adoptive
• Comprehensive health benefits: Enjoy full health benefits from day one: no probation period required. We offer flexible Health or Wellness Spending Accounts and medical, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents.
• Hybrid work environment: We value meaningful collaboration and connection at our Toronto office three days per week, with lunch, snacks, and beverages on us.
• Top-tier equipment: As a Mac-first company, our Toronto offices have everything you need to produce your best work comfortably, from multiple screens to ergonomic seating.
• Flexible vacation and time off: Every team member starts with 15 vacation days and 5 flex days to use as needed, plus an extra week of office closure during the end-of-year holidays.
• Dog-friendly space: Can dogs really make you happy and healthy? We don’t know for sure, but since we don’t want to chance it, our office is 100% floof-friendly.
• Award-winning workplace: As a winner of CB Insights’ Fintech 100, Deloitte Canada’s Technology Fast 50, Forbes Fintech 50, and the CIX Top 10 Growth Award, Relay is a recognized innovative and high-growth company.

• This is an ideal role for a front-end developer who thrives on ownership, enjoys solving complex technical problems, and wants to make a measurable impact
• You’re skilled in modern front-end architecture, with a strong understanding of server/client boundaries, caching, revalidation, and CDN behaviour. You think in systems, designing scalable solutions while anticipating downstream impacts
• You actively use AI tools and workflows to improve development efficiency, with the judgment to evaluate outputs, manage risks, and maintain code quality
• You’re a proactive problem-solver who thinks beyond individual tasks, understands customer needs, challenges assumptions, anticipates downstream impacts, and adapts quickly to new technologies and feedback
• You have 4+ years of front-end development experience, ideally in a high-growth B2B SaaS or fintech environment, with a proven ability to work independently and deliver high-quality solutions
• You have a strong understanding of web performance, accessibility, and technical SEO, including Core Web Vitals (LCP and CLS), image optimization, bundle analysis, WCAG 2.1 AA, semantic HTML, metadata, structured data, sitemaps, and heading hierarchy
• You’re strong in React, Next.js, and Node, and you write TypeScript by default. Our repo is fully typed in strict mode with type checking enforced in CI, so strong TypeScript proficiency is essential
• You’re proficient in Tailwind and experienced working with design systems, reusable components, and headless CMS platforms. You understand content modelling and integrations, with experience in Contentful and GraphQL being valuable but not required
• You have strong project management and communication skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage competing priorities, and translate technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders
• You’ve built analytics, experimentation, and marketing integrations using tools like Segment, GTM, Statsig, and HubSpot
• You’ve worked with AWS Amplify Hosting or similar CI/CD platforms and built end-to-end tests using Playwright or equivalent tools
• You’ve built animations using GSAP or Framer Motion and have experience with SCSS
• You push relentlessly for reinvention: You’re always asking “how can this be better?” — in your work, in your craft, in yourself. Comfort is a signal to push harder, not coast. You’d rather build something better than defend something familiar
• Small businesses are why we’re here: Relay exists to help them thrive — and that mission has to resonate with you
• You build with AI, not just use it: You’re actively embedding AI into how you work, pushing what’s possible, and bringing your team along with you
• You seek out feedback: You see directness as respect, not criticism. You actively seek input, sit with hard truths, and use feedback as fuel for improvement
• You crave autonomy: We trust our team with big challenges and the freedom to solve them. If you’re someone who takes initiative, is comfortable taking risks, and seeks input when needed, you’ll find the freedom here empowering
• You own your work: You take pride in your work, follow through on commitments, and feel a deep sense of responsibility for outcomes, not just tasks
• You’re energized by complexity and ambiguity: You enjoy tackling problems that don’t come with a playbook. You’re comfortable building from scratch, iterating as you go, and collaborating to shape the best path forward
• You care about impact, not noise: You care deeply about the substance of your work. You measure success by results, not recognition, and you let your work speak for itself
• We’re looking for people who are relentless, curious, and care deeply about the work. You’re encouraged to apply even if your experience doesn’t perfectly match the job description — your perspective and drive matter more

• Stage 1: A 30-minute Google Meet video call with a member of the Talent team
• Stage 2: A 45-minute Google Meet video call with our Director, Web
• Stage 3: A take-home technical challenge
• Stage 4: A 60-minute Google Meet video call with the Web team, including a review of your take-home submission and a live exercise building on it
• Stage 5: A 45-minute in-person interview with a member of the Leadership team