Frontend Engineering Team Lead - MarTech

Sporty Group; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first culture

28 days paid annual leave

Quarterly bonuses

Top-of-the-line equipment

Annual company retreats

Job summary

United States Digital Space LLC is seeking a Team Lead for Frontend to guide architecture, development, and delivery of high-quality software in the Marketing Tech and Social domain. You will lead a team, contribute hands-on coding, and manage performance and growth.

The role emphasizes Nuxt.js SSR migrations, web performance, Core Web Vitals, and collaboration with backend and product teams. Remote work with flexible hours and quarterly bonuses.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in software development with frontend focus.
• 2+ years in formal leadership or line management.
• Strong JS/TS (ES6+), CSS preprocessors (Less/Sass), Webpack, Git.
• Experience migrating large web apps to Nuxt.js/SSR and optimizing performance.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of Frontend developers in Marketing Tech and Social domains.
• Drive architecture decisions for high-performance, scalable systems.
• Lead Nuxt.js migration and SSR initiatives on the platform.
• Focus on Core Web Vitals and technical SEO for high-traffic sites.
• Contribute hands-on coding, reviews, and architectural design.
• Manage performance, 1-on-1s, and career development.
• Improve development processes and delivery standards.
• Collaborate with backend, product, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Frontend dev

Leadership

JavaScript/TypeScript

CSS/Less/Sass

Webpack

Git

Vuex/Redux

Nuxt SSR

Web performance

SEO

Stakeholder mgmt

Playwright

AWS/K8s/Jenkins

Tools

Vue.js

Nuxt.js

TypeScript

Java

Playwright

Job description

About the role

As the Team Lead for our Frontend development team, you will play a key role in driving the architecture, development, and delivery of high-quality software solutions. You will lead a group of talented developers, ensuring smooth collaboration, technical innovation, and strong delivery results. Your responsibilities will encompass both hands-on coding and line management, helping the team grow, improve, and thrive in a fast-paced environment.

Our stack

• Frontend: Vue.js, Vuex, Vue Router, Nuxt.js (Planned Migration), TypeScript, JavaScript (ES6+), Less, SCSS, Element UI
• Testing & Build: Webpack, Playwright
• Backend Exposure: Java, Spring Boot, Node.js
• Infra & DevOps Exposure: AWS, Kubernetes (K8s), Jenkins, FreeMarker

What you'll be doing

• Lead and mentor a team of Frontend developers within the Marketing Tech and Social domain.
• Drive high-level architecture and design decisions for complex software systems, ensuring high performance, scalability, and code quality.
• Lead major technical migration projects, specifically executing our roadmap to transition the platform to Nuxt.js and Server-Side Rendering (SSR).
• Focus heavily on performance engineering, optimizing site load speed, Core Web Vitals, and technical SEO for high-traffic environments.
• Maintain a heavily hands-on contribution level (coding, architecture, and code reviews) alongside line management responsibilities.
• Manage team members' performance, lead 1-on-1s, drive career development, and handle work allocation.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, modern tools, and delivery standards across the team.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional stakeholders, backend engineers, and product teams to refine requirements and ship high-quality features.

What you'll bring

• 8+ years of software development experience with a primary focus on Frontend technologies.
• 2+ years of experience in a formal leadership or line management role (mentoring, performance evaluations, work allocation).
• Strong technical mastery of JavaScript/TypeScript (ES6+), CSS preprocessors (Less/Sass), Webpack, and Git.
• Proven experience with state management architectures (e.g., Vuex, Redux, NgRx).
• Experience planning and executing large-scale web migrations, particularly with Nuxt.js or Server-Side Rendering (SSR) frameworks.
• Strong track record in web performance engineering, Core Web Vitals optimization, and technical SEO.
• Experience working in high-traffic, high-scale environments such as MarTech, AdTech, E-commerce, Betting, or Events platforms.
• Familiarity with modern end-to-end testing tools (e.g., Playwright) is a plus.
• Basic awareness/understanding of backend environments (Java, SpringBoot) and DevOps concepts (AWS, Kubernetes, Jenkins) is a plus.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

What's in it for you

• Sporty is a remote first company in pursuit of sustainability
• A competitive salary + individual performance based bonuses every quarter
• 28 days paid annual leave
• Our core working hours are 10am-3pm in your local time zone with flexibility outside of this
• Referral bonuses & flash bonuses
• Top of the line equipment
• Annual company retreats to provide great internal networking opportunities

Interview Process

• Remote video screening with our Talent Acquisition Team
• Offline Take home assignment
• Remote video interview with Team Members (60 Mins)
• Final discussion with the hiring manager (60 mins)