Tech Lead, JavaScript Engineering (JavaScript, React, AWS Amplify)

TL;DR

Tech Lead, JavaScript Engineering (JavaScript, React, AWS Amplify): Lead a team of frontend and backend engineers building and maintaining web applications and JavaScript libraries with an accent on scalable architecture, code/design reviews, and agile delivery. Focus on planning and executing cross-stack projects, resolving risks and blockers, and guiding both technical and people leadership to improve system quality and team effectiveness.

Location: Santa Monica, California

Salary: $186,000 - $215,000 annually

Company

GumGum builds contextual-first digital advertising technology using AI-powered, non-invasive data and media solutions.

What you will do

• Set team best practices and guidelines, and provide architectural guidance through design and code reviews.
• Own system(s) end-to-end, help define the architectural roadmap, and keep solutions scalable and maintainable.
• Plan and execute cross-stack projects: define technical requirements, estimate effort, scope work to deadlines, and manage agile processes.
• Coordinate with product owners, engineering teams, and stakeholders; triage risks/blockers and provide timely status updates.
• Experiment with new frameworks and tools to improve the system(s) and support creative solutions to customer issues.
• Develop people leadership skills: run 1:1s, give feedback and 360 reviews, support hiring/training, and foster best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of software experience.
• Strong track record shipping products into production.
• Experience coaching and mentoring team members.
• Ability to work cross-functionally with engineering, product, and stakeholder teams.
• Core understanding of web applications, including frontend architecture concepts, APIs, and vanilla JavaScript.
• Familiarity with JavaScript, React, and AWS Amplify.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive base pay as part of a total rewards package including benefits, recognition, development, and wellness.
• Employer-matched 401(k) retirement plan.
• Stock incentive program depending on role.
• Emphasis on development and wellness, with support for learning and training needs.

Hiring process

• Interviews including candidate interviews led by the Tech Lead.
• Assessment may include updates to coding/pair-programming questions and/or design questions.
• Recruiter shares additional compensation and benefits specifics during the hiring process.