[Hiring] Lead Front-end Developer - Vue.js @Insider One

Role Description

We are looking for a Front-end Developer who will help our Web Development Team create and implement a wide variety of web-based products using Go, Node.js, or PHP.

• Owns the technical direction of frontend architecture across Vue.js applications running on 600M+ devices monthly in 25+ regions.
• Designs and evolves our Micro Frontend Architecture.
• Develops and maintains state-of-the-art web applications with a user-centric approach using Vue.js (Vue 3, Composition API, Pinia/Vuex).
• Writes reusable, well-tested code and creates/maintains scalable components.
• Leads technical decision-making — writes RFCs, drives architectural reviews, and sets frontend standards across teams.
• Improves the performance, scalability, and availability of our systems.
• Troubleshoots interface software and debugs application code.
• Leads, manages, and grows a team of frontend engineers — owning 1:1s, performance reviews, career development, and goal setting.
• Mentors engineers across seniority levels and coaches them on both technical and career growth.
• Fosters a culture of ownership, psychological safety, and continuous learning within the team.
• Identifies skill gaps, creates development plans, and advocates for promotions and recognition.
• Participates in hiring — interviews candidates, contributes to technical assessments, and helps grow the team.
• Plans and prioritizes the team's roadmap in alignment with product and business goals; mentors sprint planning, backlog grooming, and capacity allocation.
• Tracks team health metrics (velocity, quality, on-call load, engagement) and acts on them.
• Represents the frontend team to senior leadership, communicating progress, risks, and trade-offs to non-technical stakeholders.
• Drives cross-team alignment with product managers, designers, backend leads, QA, and SRE.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience as a Front-end Developer, with at least 2+ years in a Lead, Tech Lead, or Staff-level role.
• Deep expertise in Vue.js (Vue 2 & Vue 3, Composition API) and its ecosystem (Vuex/Pinia, Vue Router).
• Strong in TypeScript, modern JavaScript (ES2020+), HTML5, and CSS3 (Sass or other compiled CSS languages).
• Hands-on experience with modern Frontend DevOps (Vite, Webpack, NPM/Yarn, Babel, CI/CD pipelines).
• Solid testing experience with Jest, Vitest, or Cypress.
• Experience building and scaling Micro Frontend Architectures in production.
• Led performance optimization initiatives (Core Web Vitals, bundle size, runtime performance).
• Experience developing and testing across multiple browsers, platforms, and devices.
• Strong understanding of cross-browser compatibility and responsive design.
• 2+ years of direct people management experience (running 1:1s, performance reviews, hiring decisions).
• Proven mentoring experience and ability to coach engineers across seniority levels.
• Strong stakeholder management skills — comfortable presenting to executives and influencing without authority.
• Experience with agile delivery practices and team-level planning (OKRs, roadmapping, capacity planning).
• Handles team dynamics, resolves conflicts, and ensures healthy collaboration across personalities and seniority levels.
• Excellent written and spoken English (B2+ / Upper-Intermediate or higher).
• Self-motivated, independent, organized, proactive, and highly responsive when working with multiple teams.
• Empathy, emotional intelligence, and a service-oriented leadership style.
• Likes to stay up-to-date on emerging technologies and brings them to the team thoughtfully.

Benefits

• Enjoy a monthly meal allowance designed to enhance your daily routine.
• Access comprehensive private health insurance.
• Feed your curiosity with access to Spotify, LinkedIn Learning, Blinkist, MasterClass, Neoskola, and CloudGuru.
• Level up with internal trainings covering AI fundamentals, coding, foreign languages, and a wide range of personal development skills.
• Be part of a diverse team that’s as global as it gets, where every voice is heard and 50+ nationalities build together.
• Become a Shareowner through our eligibility-based “ESOP” and own a piece of what you build.
• Help build the team you want to work with and enjoy rewarding referral bonuses.
• Opportunities to give back to your community through volunteering and purpose-driven social impact projects.
• From global retreats to team-building activities, expect year-round events that turn into lifelong memories.
• Get inspired by the greatest minds in the tech industry through events like our Tech & Dev Talks.
• Work from anywhere in Turkey through our fully remote setup.