Web App Tech Lead, IKEA Kreativ

Job Description:

  • Geomagical Labs builds and operates the pioneering IKEA Kreativ 3D+AI app, used by tens of millions in partnership with IKEA.
  • About the role: We have an opening for an ambitious, hands-on, web technical lead, with strong Computer Science foundations, and expert Javascript, Typescript & React Web Engineering skills, to lead our flagship web application team.
  • As our Web Engineering Tech Lead, you will design & engineer compelling features and smart architectures --- linking the UI, 3D engine, AI pipelines, and cloud microservices.
  • In this role you will be expected to:
  • Be the ambitious tech leader of a 5 person web tech team.
  • Design, build, and innovate our IKEA Kreativ 3D web apps and features --- making them successful and loved by customers.
  • Be the go-to expert for challenging front-end tech issues.
  • Make awesome software, and make your team more awesome.
  • Promote wise practices, leading to stability & velocity.
  • Reliably coordinate roadmaps with distributed tech teams.
  • Work closely with IKEA for an integrated IKEA experience.
  • Drive Geomagical’s cultural values & leadership principles.

Requirements:

  • Strong foundations in Computer Science.
  • Expert skills with modern Javascript/Typescript languages.
  • Expert skills developing within React framework.
  • Mastery of Internet technologies & modern web stacks.
  • 5+ years engineering full-stack codebases live in production.
  • Success guiding 3+ person tech teams for important projects.
  • Proven success solving complex systems engineering problems.
  • Familiar with best practices of web devops, CI/CD and QA.
  • USA resident + can adjust calendar for meetings with Europe.
  • BONUS: Experience building consumer internet apps desired.
  • BONUS: Experience programming 3D graphics technologies.
  • BONUS: Startup experience preferred.

Benefits:

  • Big role — Highly-visible product used by tens of millions.
  • Interesting technology — Convergence of mass-scale product usage, lovable UI, hybrid client-cloud architecture, modern 3D graphics, and breakthrough visual AI.
  • Noteworthy team — Opportunity to work in a dynamic team of successful serial entrepreneurs, engineers, computer vision & AI researchers, and graphics engineers.
  • Flexible location — Our team is distributed globally, any nearby timezone is great as long as you are a USA resident, and can overlap with both US Pacific and Europe CET work hours for meetings as needed. Eastern Time is preferred.
  • Good benefits — USA salary ranges from $180,000 to $220,000 (determined by location, skill, and experience), plus annual performance bonus, based on team & company OKRs. Excellent health and retirement benefits.
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