Lead Frontend Developer

The role

Our client are searching for an experienced Engineer to take ownership of their Frontend and the exisitng team. By partnering with the CTO, you will be driving the technical direction, developing and growing a team and Engineers fostering a collaborative fast paced environment.

The opportunity is an exciting one. You will be playing an integral part in building the Engineering foundations in a successful early stage start up. Every new feature idea will run through you and every future Frontend hire will live and breathe the engineering values that you instill on the team.

Initially, the role will be 90% IC and 10% management, however our client is anticipating the management piece will grow to over 40% within the first 6-12 months, with potential upside as they scale.

About you

• You’re a technical expert, with strong JavaScript, TypeScript, and CSS fundamentals and extensive hands-on experience with Angular. You have experience designing and building scalable front-end architecture.
• You have a proven track record of managing front-end teams.
• You have an owner mindset, iterating and taking pride in owning customer-facing features from ideas to going live fast.
• You thrive in the startup world.
• You’re passionate about sharing knowledge and championing new technologies.

Role responsibilities

• You’ll be the go-to person for all things ‘Front End,’ taking full ownership and collaborating with the CTO to set technical direction. Working closely with product and design teams, you’ll shape and design features for both new and existing products.
• Your main responsibilities on the individual contributor side will include designing, developing, and maintaining user-facing features using Angular and TypeScript, with a focus on creating visually stunning and scalable UI components. Additionally, you’ll improve the frontend architecture, prioritising pragmatic solutions suited to our current development stage.
• On the management side, you’ll spearhead hiring – working with our Head of People to scale a first-class engineering team. You’ll develop the existing team, conducting 1:1s, providing mentorship, and enabling a culture of continuous learning and collaboration. You’ll ensure clean code through extensive code reviews.

At all times you’ll live by and champion, our values:

• We are obsessed with our customers.
• We build smart.
• We create trust.
• We are hacky.
• We take ownership.
• We are leaders of remote.

Tech stack

• Frontend: Angular, TypeScript, Ngrx
• Design Systems: Tailwind, Material Angular components
• Backend: Java Springboot, Postgresql, Hibernate, Golang
• Infrastructure: AWS with ECS
• Tools: Gitlab CI/CD, Figma, Slack, Notion, Gather.town, Clickup

What They Offer

• Remote Work: 100% remote work with a virtual office in Gather.
• Equity: Generous equity package – We will all benefits from the companies success
• Holidays: 26 days holiday + local public holidays.
• Health Insurance: Comprehensive health coverage.
• Development Budget: €1,000 annual personal development budget.
• Workspace Budget: Remote workspace budget and access to co-working spaces.
• Annual Retreat: Annual retreat to build connections, something we believe is important in fully remote companies!
• Tech Equipment: Latest tech equipment (MacBook, monitors, headphones).
• Company Events: Company-wide events to build relationships and have some fun!
• Mentorship: We are backed by top VCs and accelerators and have direct access to world-class mentors.

Interview Process

• 30 min interview with Head of People
• Take-home Task and technical presentation
• 30 min interview with co-founder & CTO
• 2h final “Virtual on-site” where you’ll meet the team and co-founders on Gather.