Technical Lead, Front-end Development at Bazaarvoice (Austin, TX)

Who we want

We are seeking a Technical Lead for our Small Web-Apps Technology team (or SWAT) which is focused front-end development across many of our products. This team is responsible for building the next generation of consumer-facing displays that serve billions of page views a month on sites that you've most certainly heard of. This role requires someone that can architect, and mentor others to architect and contribute to, a scalable front-end solution that serves thousands of visitors a second; someone that can lead and influence across multiple teams to deliver comprehensive solutions; and someone that is eager to work alongside other smart, capable people to build new capabilities across our entire platform.

What we need

This is a front-end role, so standard rules apply: JavaScript (React), HTML, and CSS. However, were looking for more than satisfying a list of buzzwords - were looking for someone that lives and breathes web applications. This is a fairly senior level role, so you have 7+ years of professional software development experience.

What you'll be doing

• Scale new display applications for collecting and displaying various forms of consumer generated content
• Build client-facing tooling to configure consumer applications and interact with Bazaarvoice services
• Understand and improve application performance and monitoring of performance
• Mentor front-end developers
• Effectively build, cache, and serve our client-customized applications for thousands of clients to serve millions of consumers

Who you are 

• 7+ years building software in a professional environment
• 3+ years recent experience with front-end development using JavaScript and ideally React
• Youre aware of, and are excited about, new ESnext features
• You can articulate how to architect a testable React application
• You understand what it takes for a browser to obtain and execute JavaScript, as well as the things that impact that process negatively or positively
• You know how to build software that not just functions well, but can be maintained and improved my multiple people effectively
• You understand how to break large, abstract problems down into smaller, workable tasks
• Someone that has experience with the challenges of third-party JavaScript application development, such as synchronously loading pieces of a large application, debugging large asynchronous chains, and shipping bullet-proof, tested code that works in, and doesnt impact, a wide range of runtime environments
• Someone committed to excellence. That means building collaborative relationships up, down, and across the organization; staying positive when tackling tough challenges that often require cross-team contribution; taking pride in not just shipping massive-scale applications, but shipping the best massive-scale applications

Brownie points

• Youve authored third-party JavaScript applications
• Youve deployed applications and assets to AWS
• When you think of building web applications, you think past the console to the CI/CD pipeline
• You have considered and articulate opinions (preferably based on experience) about the challenges of front-end development in an enterprise setting
• Youre excited about using Kanban / Lean software development methodologies
• You like speaking in public about what youre working on
• BS in Computer Science or equivalent experience

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