Web Team Lead

Madfish; Deutschland; Vor Ort; EUR 70.000 - 90.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

A leading genealogy platform in Germany seeks a Web Team Lead to guide their front-end development efforts. In this role, you will lead a team and develop intuitive tools aimed at enhancing the user experience. Ideal candidates will have over 7 years of experience in web development, with strong leadership abilities and expertise in React. Responsibilities include mentoring your team, designing engaging tools, and ensuring high coding standards. This opportunity is ideal for those looking to balance leadership with hands-on development.

Qualifikationen

• 7+ years of experience in front-end development with 3+ in leadership.
• Strong experience with architectural and design-related activities.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in Ukrainian is a plus.

Aufgaben

• Lead and mentor a front-end development team of 4+ members.
• Design user-friendly genealogy tools utilizing modern front-end technologies.
• Ensure adherence to front-end security best practices.

Kenntnisse

Leadership skills

React/Redux expertise

Problem-solving abilities

Excellent proficiency in JavaScript, HTML, CSS

Ausbildung

B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Jira

GitHub

CI/CD pipelines

Jobbeschreibung

About us

It is a leading global platform for family history that helps people around the world discover more about themselves and their roots. Offering intuitive tools, billions of historical records, affordable at-home DNA testing, and AI-powered photo features, it creates a deeply meaningful and rewarding experience of discovery. Tens of millions of people worldwide use the platform to explore, preserve, and celebrate their heritage.

Your goal

As the Web Team Lead, you’ll lead our genealogy-focused front-end development team, collaborating closely with UX/UI designers, product managers, and back-end and QA engineers to create seamless, engaging web experiences. Your mission is to develop intuitive interfaces that make exploring family history effortless, enjoyable, and data-driven.

What you'll do

• Lead and mentor a front-end development team of 4+ members, ensuring high performance and professional growth.
• Design and develop user-friendly genealogy tools utilizing modern front-end technologies, including React (with SSR), Redux, ES2015+ (Babel), GraphQL, SASS, and Webpack within a CI/CD environment (Jenkins).
• Uphold high coding standards with rigorous testing using Jest and React Testing Library.
• Extend and enhance our custom component library.
• Optimize web applications for speed, scalability, and cross-browser compatibility.
• Collaborate with back-end engineers to integrate APIs for historical records and family tree data.
• Ensure adherence to front-end security best practices, safeguarding against XSS, CSRF, and other vulnerabilities.
• Monitor the production environment, proactively identifying and resolving performance, security, and usability issues.
• Stay ahead of trends in web development, AI, and genealogy technologies to drive innovation.

What you bring

• 7+ years of experience in front-end development, with at least 3 years in a leadership role.
• B.Sc. in Computer Science or Software Engineering.
• Strong leadership skills, with a proven ability to inspire, motivate, train, and manage senior web developers.
• Proven track record delivering scalable, high-performance web applications.
• Comfort balancing leadership responsibilities with hands‑on development, actively engaging in code reviews and technical decision‑making.
• Extensive experience with architectural and design-related activities.
• Expertise with React/Redux or similar modern web libraries and frameworks.
• Excellent proficiency in vanilla JavaScript/ESNext, HTML, and CSS.
• Solid experience with RESTful APIs, GraphQL, and real-time data integration.
• Excellent problem‑solving abilities, adaptability, and an eye for UX/UI best practices.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies and tools such as Jira, GitHub, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Server-side familiarity and comfort with associated responsibilities.
• Visionary approach in pre-planning phases and capability to create long-term strategic goals.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in Ukrainian is a plus.