Lead Frontend Engineer

Home Based, ZA, South Africa

Job Description

Help us bring people and businesses together


Our SaaS platform enables multi-location brands and businesses to boost their online presence. From big to small, from Adidas to ZenPark, our client base contains some of your favourite brands as well, we bet.

The Past, Present & Future

The Past:

Uberall was founded in 2013 by David Federhen and Florian Hubner, two longtime friends with a vision to improve customer experience across the online and offline worlds. They created a platform that connected companies with local customers in the digital-first moment.

The Present:

We're on a mission

to empower businesses to thrive locally

, and believe every business deserves success, regardless of size or location. Simply put, our location marketing platform exists to help our customers get found online and connect with customers through search, discovery, engagement, and conversion.

The Future:

We're a growing company with a bright future, and our journey to become the global leader in location marketing is well underway. We have a passionate and diverse team, a comprehensive, intuitive platform, and a clear vision for the future. We're looking for talented and passionate people (like you uD83DuDC4B) to join us on our journey.



You and us



We are approaching 400 Uberallers, with 50+ different nationalities, who live and breathe our core values:

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So, what are you waiting for? If you're passionate, driven, and ready to be bold, we want you on our team! Apply now and let's grow together.



Position Overview:



For our role as a Squad Lead Frontend Engineer, we are looking for a people-oriented lead to complement the Activation & Monetization Squad skillset. A combination of a strong technical background with a strong set of soft skills. Managing and leading a squad (4 people) with a 60/40 split between coding and management and reporting directly to the Engineering Director.
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Key Responsibilities:



You will define the vision for your team members, support them in achieving their goals, and lead the team to hit product milestones on time and stable You will contribute as an engineer and member of the squad: write code, work on features and bugs, review others' code, etc You will work closely with Product and Design to develop and implement complex new features and products, furthermore being engaged in feature discussions, product planning, collaboration across teams and departments You will have a high-level overview of the squad's work and progress, identifying areas of improvement, mentoring squad members, and ensuring the squad works as a team toward a collective goal You will continuously monitor the engagement, happiness, and productivity of team members by providing constructive feedback regularly to support them to grow in their careers You will collaborate with other Squad Leads to continually define and enact best practices as a manager You are a role model embodying the cultural behaviours Uberall expects, seeing growth as mutually beneficial, being passionate about what you and your team are doing and not being afraid of change, seeing it as an opportunity rather than a threat You will be closely involved with the hiring process to ensure we find the right people for Uberall
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Your Profile:



You have

at least 2 years

of leadership experience. You have a passion for all things in the browser, experience with modern front-end web technologies like React, Redux, Styled Components/CSS-in-JS, Webpack, and professional experience with JavaScript for

at least 5 years

. TypeScript experience is a plus. You ideally have already gained some experience in manual and automated testing with tools like React Testing Library You take ownership of your work and for you, a feature is done when it makes using the product a better experience for all users You are a creative mind! We're open here, and if you've got a great idea, we want to know about it You understand the importance of quality and testing, you value automated testing as much as we do and see it as an integral part of the process You want to grow and therefore you crave talented & experienced colleagues. But you also want to push us in return by sharing your skills and showing us what you can do You value maintainability, so clean & organized code goes without saying and you are also capable of understanding complex backend processes and how you work is influencing them

What we offer:



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A mission with meaning and purpose

At Uberall, we foster genuine connections between local businesses and people. Our diverse team allows us to win together with our partners, co-workers, and customers. Speaking of our customers, they're some of the most recognizable businesses in the world.

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A truly human culture

We're famous for our culture. Uberallers live by our values of mutual respect and boldness. We're open, collaborative risk-takers with a whole lot of passion and grit.

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Flexibility

to

fit

your

lifestyle

Want to come to an office for collaboration? We've got space for you in Berlin, Amsterdam, Barcelona, Detroit, and London. We also offer co-working access in Montreal, Paris, LA and San Diego. Prefer to work remotely? Fine by us! Bonus points if we meet your pets in a video call. If working from another country is legally possible for you and within a reasonable time zone, we happily support work-ations.

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A piece of the pie

Our pay & perks are competitive, and you better believe we review them on the regular to make sure they stay that way. We grow together, so of course all Uberallers are part of our long-term incentive program through VSOP/ESOP.

Emotional and intellectual connection

Events and alignment sessions - YES and YES. With the team, cross-functions, regional, you name it - we love bringing people together. Uberallers share a LOT of hobbies. Whatever you're into - reading books, baking, heavy metal, fostering kittens . . . you'll find kindred spirits on our team.


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Health and Wellness

We prioritize your wellness with generous holiday time, paid parental and circumstantial leave, and individualized health and wellness opportunities depending on your location.?

All-access pass

Get immersed in Uberall from day one. Your onboarding is packed with a deep dive into our values, insights into all our departments, and a chance to ask the CEO anything. We come together monthly for our town hall and product showroom so you're always in the know.


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Everyday growth

We support you on your non-stop learning journey. We offer development dialogues, live workshops on topics like resilience and feedback, and a Leadership Academy to make sure our leaders have all the tools to bring out the very best in teams. We also invest in your growth with a learning grant program reinforcing our commitment to fostering a culture of continuous learning.

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Top-of-the-line

tech

MacBook Pro, magic mouse, 2nd screen . . . Need anything else? Let the People & Culture team know.

Remember our "

Grow Together

" value from the beginning of the ad?

We mean it.



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Everything starts with getting in touch. The best way to express your interest is by applying online. We will be carefully reading your profile and can't wait to hear from you.

In the meantime, let our "Uberall" social account give you some real-life impressions.

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Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging:



At Uberall, we believe inclusion unlocks the potential of diversity. It's right there in our number one core value - Grow Together. Sure, we're approaching 400 unique people with over 50 nationalities working in 30 different countries, but we're all Uberallers. That means we're collaborative, open-minded, and assume positive intent in everything we do. We don't judge, and we don't exclude.

Our flexible ways of working are designed to make sure each and every Uberaller belongs and thrives, no matter their background, abilities, or lifestyle. We don't just think inclusion makes us stronger, we KNOW it.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1418661
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Contract
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Home Based, ZA, South Africa
  • Education
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