Engineering Manager, Core UI

Jobtailor; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 90.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

SimSpace is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineering Lead to guide design and core frontend teams. You will own hiring, onboarding, and career development while shaping a clear frontend roadmap and architecture.

You will drive collaboration with UX, PMs, and engineers, balancing technical debt with velocity and quality, and champion accessibility across components and systems.

Qualifikationen

• 8+ years in frontend, UX, or design‑adjacent engineering with 2+ years leading engineers.
• Proven ability to grow and lead frontend/UX teams, including distributed/hybrid setups.
• Deep TypeScript and React knowledge to guide architecture and reviews.
• Experience owning design systems or shared UI libraries used across teams.
• Strong accessibility (a11y) understanding and operationalization.
• Track record of collaborating with designers, PMs, and engineers.
• Hands‑on Agile experience with leadership and communication skills.

Aufgaben

• Lead, grow, and develop a team of Design Engineers and Core Frontend Engineers; own hiring, onboarding, 1:1s, performance, and career growth.
• Set the team's direction, goals, and priorities, translating platform strategy into a roadmap and execution plan.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, inclusion, craft, and creativity.
• Mentor Design Engineers and frontend engineers, modeling strong craft and pragmatism.
• Own frontend repositories, design system (e.g., Monorail), component libraries, and frontend architecture as a product with a roadmap.
• Steward architectural decisions and manage technical/UX debt balancing long‑term health with delivery needs.
• Align engineering and UX Design ensuring design (Figma) and implementation (code, Storybook) converge.
• Partner with Product Management to align frontend work with business objectives and timelines.
• Champion accessibility (a11y) at component/system/organization levels with WCAG alignment.
• Drive UX quality, polish, responsive design standards, and product consistency.

Kenntnisse

TypeScript

React

Agile Methodologies

Frontend Architecture

UX Design

Component Libraries

Performance Management

Roadmap Development

Technical Debt Management

Collaboration

Mentoring

Communication

Creativity

Pragmatism

Tools

Monorail

Jobbeschreibung

Responsibilities

• Lead, grow, and develop a team of Design Engineers and Core Frontend Engineers; own hiring, onboarding, 1:1s, performance, and career growth.
• Set the team's direction, goals, and priorities, translating platform strategy into a clear roadmap and execution plan.
• Foster a culture that values collaboration, inclusion, craft, and creativity.
• Mentor Design Engineers and frontend engineers, modeling strong craft, collaboration, and pragmatism.
• Own SimSpace's core frontend repositories, design system (e.g., Monorail), component libraries, and overall frontend architecture—treating the platform as a product with a roadmap and measurable quality.
• Steward architectural decisions and manage technical and UX debt deliberately, balancing long‑term health with delivery needs.
• Own the relationship between engineering and UX Design, ensuring alignment between design (Figma) and implementation (code, Storybook).
• Partner with Product Management to align frontend work with business objectives and timelines, and maintain the plans and resourcing for predictable delivery.
• Champion accessibility (a11y) at the component, system, and organizational level, with WCAG‑aligned standards and guidance.
• Drive UX quality, polish, responsive design standards, and consistency across the product.

Requirements

• 8+ years in frontend, UX, or design‑adjacent engineering, including 2+ years directly managing or leading engineers.
• Proven ability to lead and grow frontend or UX engineering teams, including distributed or hybrid teams.
• Strong technical depth in TypeScript and React—modern component patterns and state management—enough to guide architecture and review work credibly.
• Experience owning or substantially contributing to design systems or shared UI libraries used by multiple teams.
• Solid understanding of accessibility (a11y) standards and how to operationalize them.
• Track record of partnering closely with designers, PMs, and engineers across teams.
• Hands‑on experience with Agile methodologies, paired with strong leadership and communication skills.

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Hard Skills

• TypeScript
• React
• Agile Methodologies
• Frontend Architecture
• UX Design
• Component Libraries
• Performance Management
• Roadmap Development
• Technical Debt Management
• Collaboration

Soft Skills

• Mentoring
• Communication
• Collaboration
• Creativity
• Pragmatism