Team Lead Frontend Development (fmd)

Your mission

• You own the frontend architecture and technical direction of the platform ensuring scalability performance reliability and long-term maintainability
• You drive the evolution of our React-based frontend including state management server-side rendering with and modern build and deployment tooling
• You define and uphold engineering standards across code quality testing performance accessibility and security
• You make sound technical decisions and ensure strong alignment with backend platform and product architecture
• You lead coach and develop a team of frontend engineers including hiring onboarding performance development and career growth
• You foster a high-trust high-accountability engineering culture focused on feedback learning ownership and craftsmanship
• You enable collaboration pairing knowledge sharing and continuous improvement within the team
• You act as the primary frontend point of contact for Product Design and Engineering leadership
• You support the transition from functionally separated teams to cross-functional value-aligned teams where it makes sense
• You own frontend delivery outcomes ensuring predictable planning prioritisation quality and execution
• You work closely with Product Management and Design to translate business and user needs into executable technical roadmaps
• You balance feature delivery platform evolution and technical debt in a sustainable way

Your profile

• 5 years of experience building robust scalable and performant web applications using React and the modern JavaScript/TypeScript ecosystem.
• Deep understanding of React state management patterns (e.g. Redux or alternatives) and frontend architecture principles.
• Experience with Server-Side Rendering (e.g. ) modern build tooling (Vite Webpack Rollup) and CI/CD pipelines.
• Hands-on experience with technical integration of advertising platforms including ad serving tracking implementation and tag management.
• Proven ability to collaborate closely with UX/UI designers backend engineers and product managers.
• First hand experience leading mentoring or coordinating other developers (either formally as a Team Lead or informally as a senior technologist).
• Strong ownership mindset: you care about outcomes not just output.
• Excellent English skills for working in our international team; German is a plus.

What we offer

• A meaningful role with purpose we create a great product that delivers real value to local communities
• Working in a cheerful and experienced team that actively exchanges knowledge and learns from one another
• A high level of responsibility and ample opportunities to actively contribute and make an impact
• Your SpenditCard you receive an additional 35 per month to spend on benefits of your choice
• 30 days of paid vacation per year plus the option for workation models and a sabbatical
• A strengths-based development culture (we work with the Gallup StrengthsFinder)
• A workplace in Berlin-Kreuzberg and regular events such as Lunch Roulette Lunch & Learn and Yoga
• A hybrid working model combining office and remote work days