Director of Engineering - Frontend
We are seeking an experienced Director of Front End Engineering to lead our front-end engineering team. This strategic role involves mentoring a talented group of 10 front-end engineers, overseeing the technical architecture, and ensuring the highest quality of front-end developments. The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of team leadership and expertise in scaling high-performing engineering teams in product companies through various growth stages.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentored a team of front-end engineers to promote a culture of technical excellence.
- Oversee the frontend technical architecture, particularly the implementation and maintenance of our Micro Frontend applications.
- Ensure the quality, performance, and reliability of all front-end codebases.
- Define and guide the implementation of new features, maintaining alignment with the overall product strategy.
- Establish and enforce best practices and processes for front-end development to facilitate scaling and quality outputs.
- Collaborate with backend teams, product managers, and designers to ensure seamless integration and optimal user experience.
- Collaborate with Architects and CTO to ensure scalability, reliability and performance of the front-end system.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
- Minimum of 8 years of experience in front-end development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
- Profound knowledge of frontend technologies and extensive experience with Micro Frontend architectures.
- Strong expertise in JavaScript and experience with our in-house frontend framework developed by our CTO.
- Demonstrated ability to manage front-end projects from conception to production, ensuring high performance and responsiveness.
- Excellent problem-solving, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Strong communication skills with the ability to convey technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience in designing and implementing API-first services and contract-driven development.
- A strong eye for design.
Why Albert
We love distributed teams. Great opportunity to be part of a fast-growing, global team. Albert’s homebase is in the San Francisco Bay Area, but we have several offices and employees sprinkled around the globe. In fact, over 50% of our employees work outside of California. An international remote culture is in our DNA.
We care about you. Albert works hard to create a positive environment for our employees, and we think your life outside of work is important too. As a small team, we operate in a very fast-paced environment and set high expectations for ourselves and our peers. We work hard and we play hard.
We value diversity. Growing and maintaining our inclusive and diverse team matters to us. We are committed to being a company where our employees can comfortably bring their authentic selves to work and succeed every day.
We’re always looking for humble, sharp, and creative folks to join the Albert team. If you think you might be a fit, please apply!