Web Team Lead / MyHeritage

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Requirements:

• 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.

Responsibilities:

• 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.