Full Stack Developer

Arrivals + Departures (A+D) is a national and proudly independent full-service creative and media agency, employing 80+ people with offices in Toronto and Halifax. More importantly, we are a group of passionate, down-to-earth people with an entrepreneurial spirit and hustle needed for today’s ever-changing world. In fact, our name is inspired by the changing world around us and reflects our mission to ‘See The World Differently’. This means we approach every challenge and opportunity with fresh eyes, not falling into the trap of delivering the expected. Simply put, we are for those who want to challenge the status quo with the relentless pursuit to see what no one else sees.

Arrivals + Departures is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to building an environment where everyone feels included, valued, and heard. Diversity and inclusion are an important part of our everyday work, and it is our belief that they enable us to reach our goal of seeing the world differently. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous peoples, racialized people, people with disabilities, people from gender and sexually diverse communications and/or people with intersectional identities. Accommodations can be made upon request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

What we’re looking for:

As a Full Stack Developer, you’ll work alongside our tech lead, UX/UI designers, project managers and data team to take projects from discovery through launch and ongoing support. You’re as comfortable building a polished, accessible front end as you are designing content models, integrating APIs and managing deployments and you enjoy the variety that comes with agency work.

Responsibilities:

• Build and maintain responsive, accessible websites and web applications on both traditional CMS platforms (WordPress, Drupal) and headless stacks (Contentful, Next.js, Vercel)
• Design content models and editorial workflows that make sites easy for clients to manage and scale
• Develop custom themes, plugins, modules and reusable components
• Integrate third‑party platforms through REST and GraphQL APIs, search, personalization, CRM, donation, forms and analytics tools
• Build to WCAG 2.1 AA and AODA accessibility standards, and deliver bilingual (English/French) sites
• Own performance, technical SEO and Core Web Vitals on the sites you build
• Implement analytics and tracking (GA4, Google Tag Manager) in partnership with our data team
• Manage code in Git, take part in peer code reviews, and maintain CI/CD pipelines and staging/preview environments
• Support hosting, security and maintenance across our client portfolio: updates and patching, backups, monitoring, and incident response
• Scope and estimate development work, contribute to technical sections of proposals and RFP responses, and recommend the right stack for each client
• Explain technical decisions clearly to clients and non‑technical teammates, and document your work so others can pick it up
• Use AI‑assisted development tools responsibly to work smarter, and help shape how our team uses them

Skills & Qualifications:

• 4+ years of professional full stack development experience agency or multi‑client experience strongly preferred
• Strong experience with React and Next.js
• Solid PHP skills and hands‑on experience building custom WordPress and/or Drupal sites (themes, plugins/modules, Twig)
• Experience with a headless CMS — Contentful strongly preferred
• Comfortable with Node.js, REST/GraphQL APIs and relational databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL)
• Working knowledge of cloud hosting and deployment (Vercel, AWS), DNS and SSL, and web security best practices (OWASP)
• Practical understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG, AODA) and accessibility testing tools
• Experience writing automated tests (unit, integration, end‑to‑end) and working in an Agile environment
• A solid grasp of UX principles and the ability to collaborate closely with designers working in Figma
• Appreciation for clean, well‑documented code

Nice to have:

• Search platforms such as Algolia
• Personalization and experimentation tools (e.g., Ninetailed)
• Donation, CRM or marketing automation platform integrations
• Reporting and dashboards in Looker Studio

Please note this is a six month contract position.

We love people who are curious ask questions like to share knowledge and collaborate. If that sounds like you we’d love to talk!