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We want an individual who will challenge the norm, strive to create the best experience’s and someone who always puts the customer first. You will have a passion for writing clean, simple code and a willingness to share learnings within your development team.\nThis is a hands-on Team Lead role where you will develop and lead teams. You will also have a passion to write and mentor the team with clean simple code.\nIn this role, you will be participating in refining and implementing solutions that improve Staples Canada’s E-Commerce platforms. This will include working with Product Managers, User Experience designers, Architecture, and Quality Assurance engineers to design and build high-quality solutions.\nDay-to-day activities will include writing code as well as unit tests to ensure you’re meeting the requirements. 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