Engineering Team Lead

Job Description

Vimeo is looking for a highly skilled and experienced Engineering Team Lead (Frontend oriented) to lead the Editor team.

The Editor team is the heart of Vimeo’s creation area where users can edit their videos - add images/videos, trim, position, color, manage sound, text animations, effects and much more.

As the ideal candidate, you should possess a strong background in JavaScript, CSS, React, Redux, and browser performance and have proven experience in managing frontend-oriented projects from conception to production. Your leadership abilities and technical expertise will be essential in guiding our team toward building cutting-edge and user-friendly web applications.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead and mentor a team of developers (Frontend and backend), fostering a collaborative and growth-oriented environment. Provide guidance, support, and constructive feedback to help team members excel in their roles.
• Project Management: Manage and oversee projects from ideation to production, ensuring timely delivery, adherence to quality standards, and effective resource allocation.
• Technical Expertise: Leverage your strong knowledge of JavaScript, CSS, React, and Redux to make informed decisions and offer technical guidance to the development team.
• Agile Development: Promote and implement Agile development methodologies to ensure efficient project execution, iterative improvement, and effective collaboration with other teams.
• Recruitment and Onboarding: Participate in the hiring process for frontend developers, and actively contribute to onboarding new team members, helping them integrate into the team and project smoothly.
• Performance Evaluation: Conduct regular performance evaluations for team members, recognizing achievements, and identifying areas for improvement.
• Stakeholder Communication: Collaborate with product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to understand project requirements, set expectations, and provide progress updates.
• Quality Assurance: Enforce best practices, coding standards, and ensure the delivery of high-quality, maintainable code.
• Continuous Learning: Stay abreast of industry trends, advancements, and emerging technologies, and encourage the team to do the same, fostering a culture of continuous learning.

Requirements:

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience as a frontend developer, with at least 2 years of experience in a leadership or managerial role, leading teams of at least 3 developers.
• Technical Skills: Strong proficiency in JavaScript, CSS, React, and Redux, with a proven track record of delivering successful frontend projects.
• Project Management: Demonstrated experience managing and delivering frontend projects from conception to production, with a focus on meeting deadlines and project goals.
• Agile Environment: Proficiency in working within Agile environments, utilizing Scrum methodologies to manage and deliver projects efficiently.
• Education: Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or a related field is preferred.
• Communication: Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Leadership: Strong leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire, motivate, and guide the team towards achieving excellence.
• Problem-Solving: Exceptional problem-solving and decision-making capabilities, with a focus on finding pragmatic solutions to complex technical challenges.

Passion: A genuine passion for frontend development and staying up-to-date with the latest industry trends and best practices.

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About Us:

Vimeo (NASDAQ:VMEO) is the world’s most innovative video experience platform. We enable anyone to create high-quality video experiences to connect better and bring ideas to life. We proudly serve our growing community of nearly 300 million users — from creative storytellers to globally distributed teams at the world’s largest companies. Learn more at www.vimeo.com .

Vimeo is headquartered in New York City with offices around the world. At Vimeo, we believe our impact is greatest when our workforce of passionate, dedicated people, represents our diverse and global community. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer where diversity, equity, and inclusion is championed in how we build our products, develop our leaders, and strengthen our culture.