Tech lead - Frontend
ABOUT YOU
We’re seeking an ambitious Team Lead with strong communication skills, strong work ethic, and the ability and desire to work in an exciting and demanding environment. You will help us to adopt our products to the China market.
ABOUT US
Xsolla is a global commerce company with robust tools and services to help developers solve the inherent challenges of the video game industry. From indie to AAA, companies partner with Xsolla to help them fund, distribute, market, and monetize their games. Grounded in the belief in the future of video games, Xsolla is resolute in the mission to bring opportunities together, and continually make new resources available to creators. Headquartered and incorporated in Los Angeles, California, Xsolla operates as the merchant of record and has helped over 1,500+ game developers to reach more players and grow their businesses around the world. With more paths to profits and ways to win, developers have all the things needed to enjoy the game.
For more information, visit xsolla.com.
Development Management:Setting goals and planning the development process for the team
Estimating the time of the implementation of individual tasks
Organizing and facilitating team rituals
Creating product QA process
Participating in testing and delivery processes
Team Management:Creating a support team from a scratch (onboarding, retaining, etc.)
Supporting the professional growth of employees through the accumulation of knowledge and experience
Working with the strengths and weaknesses of team members
Building a culture of collective responsibility for commitments
Creating a culture of trust, creativity and mentorship in the team
Creating and updating a competency map as well as working with personal development tracks for each employee
Defining future technologies and development architecture with the team
Participating in the discussion of architectural solutions in the department
5+ years of frontend development experience
Experience working in an Agile/Kanban environment
Strong working knowledge of React and its ecosystem (state management, hooks, etc.)
Solid understanding of backend components such as caches, networks, load balancers, and CDNs
Ability to develop reliable, scalable, and maintainable frontend applications
Fluent English (B2+ level) with strong communication skills
Flexibility to thrive in a fast-paced environment
Preferred Qualifications
Hands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or Vue
Experience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelines
Familiarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or other large-scale agile frameworks
Automation testing experience using Playwright or Cypress
Exposure to key-value and document databases (e.g., Redis, MongoDB)
Team leadership or management experience is a plus, could accept candidates without management experience
