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. RESPONSIBILITIES

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

REQUIREMENTS

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

Job Description

This job description is intended to outline the general nature and level of work currently performed and is not an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications required.

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