Lead Web Engineer

London, UK

£70,000 - £80,000 + equity

We’re looking for an experienced leader to take charge of our 3 person frontend web team, driving the development of user-facing applications that serve millions of users globally. You’ll work closely with product teams to build and optimise highly responsive, secure, and scalable web applications using the latest in frontend technology.

As the Senior Frontend Engineer, you’ll guide your team through the development of new interactive features and integrations with backend services using tools like gRPC Gateway and Protocol Buffers. You’ll ensure the team delivers high-quality code, fosters innovation, and contributes directly to the business’s success.

Additionally you’ll oversee the development of muzz.com as we execute on an SEO and localisation roadmap.

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What we're looking for

5+ years tackling hard frontend problems
3+ year working with frontend web apps using a framework like NextJS
Proficiency in writing safe, strict and well tested code in Typescript
Seasoned experience with different protocols like HTTP and websockets
Used to developing complex services from requirements to shipping
Willing to learn new skills and really get stuck in
Bags of common sense with the raw ability and energy to make things happen, a real entrepreneurial spirit

Day to day

Collaborating on building new product features for our members
Improving performance with investigative work
Oversee improvements in our web CI + CD processes
Troubleshooting problems across distributed systems
Understanding and automating away common problems
Work with senior leadership to grow the web team over time and ensure best practises are implemented and scale

Requirements

NextJS, React
Node, Typescript
Cypress, Storybook
Protocol buffers, gRPC
Go, Python

Why join Muzz?

We’re a profitable Consumer Tech startup, backed by Y Combinator (S17) and based in London . Join our fast growing team and work on an amazing product that’s changing the world.

A great product

We’re the leading app in this space with over 12 million members worldwide and counting!

Level up quickly

Work with talented, generous people on the kinds of challenges you’ll be proud to share.

A diverse team

We have people from all walks of life all adding their unique perspective. Muslims and non-Muslims, cat lovers and dog lovers. Everyone is welcome!

Meaningful equity

We’re all working together to succeed and everyone on the team gets a slice of the pie.

A hackathon every quarter

We value curiosity and building something wacky (but useful!). Every quarter we organise into random teams and together we build, code, and prototype. Prizes and dinner complete the day!