Manager, Engineering - Frontend Platform

At Vimeo, we love designing and engineering tools that combine power with ease of use. Our engineers work on professional-grade video tools for creators and have the opportunity to do way more than write code.

The Frontend Platform team builds tools and libraries that make it easy for Vimeo engineers to write high quality frontend code that delivers an exceptional experience for our users.

We’re a small team that cares about collaboration, encourages curiosity, celebrates technical excellence, and is driven by careful attention to detail and planning for the future. We believe diversity of perspective and experience are key to building great technology and believe that the best way to iterate towards success is by taking care of ourselves, our families, our users, and one another.

What you'll do:

• Lead a team of experienced engineers working on the foundation of Vimeo’s frontend infrastructure and UI tooling
• Collaborate with designers to improve Vimeo’s UI component library, focusing on accessibility, performance and scalability
• Work with the team to create a roadmap for the future of the Vimeo frontend, balancing short-term impact with long-term vision and tying it into larger company goals
• Provide technical guidance as the team works to adopt server-side Next.js
• Work cross functionally with internal engineering teams to improve the developer experience of the frontend tools
• Advocate for frontend best practices and champion the team’s work across the engineering org
• Balance competing priorities and clearly set and communicate deliverables to the team

Skills and knowledge that you have:

• 5+ years of experience leading high-performing UI engineering teams, specifically focused on internal developer tools and libraries
• A solid understanding of modern JavaScript, TypeScript, semantic HTML, and the DOM
• Strong knowledge of React conventions and best practices, with an emphasis on composable component patterns
• Hands-on experience running Next.js in a production environment is a must
• Experience working with component libraries, design systems and design tools like Figma and Storybook
• Experience with common CSS tooling like CSS-in-JS and SCSS
• An understanding of performance optimization for web applications
• A strong eye for product design with a focus on interactivity, usability and accessibility
• Knowledge of WCAG and WAI-ARIA accessibility standards

Base Salary Range:

• NYC Metro, Bay Area, Seattle, & Los Angeles:    $158,000 - $216,500 
• All other US cities outside above metro areas:    $142,200 - $194,850

At Vimeo, we strive to hire and nurture amazing talent across the globe. Actual salaries will vary depending on factors including but not limited to experience, specialized skills, internal alignment, and location.

Base salary is just one component of Vimeo’s total rewards philosophy. We offer a wide range of benefits and perks that appeal to the variety of needs across our diverse employee base! Other rewards may include variable compensation and Restricted Stock Units (RSUs). 

We also offer paid time off, generous 401k match, commuter benefits, Health Savings Account (HSA), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), fertility reimbursement, group term life insurances, wellbeing resources, and more.

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