Funkhaus | https://funkhaus.us | Technical Director, Junior Partner Remote or Onsite, but must be +/- 2 hours of Los Angeles timezone, no visa
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Funkhaus is a digital agency working at the intersection of strategy, design, content, and technology.
Developers at Funkhaus work across a wide range of projects for all kinds of creative clients, from design driven websites for the world’s best filmmakers and production companies, to forward thinking e-commerce, webapps, and editorial website experiences. We use Nuxt.js, Headless WordPress and Shopify a lot, but our work takes us into all sorts of interesting areas, so it helps to be well versed in emerging tech.
We’re searching for a thoughtful and motivated Technical Director to join our growing company and oversee an engineering team of 5 frontend engineers. You’ll work magic as a go to person for our design, engineering, content and clients teams for all things technical. You will oversee the day to day of an award winning, high volume digital agency's programming pipeline. You’ll drive the quality of the entire technical team.
You will report to the Managing Director and have limited access to the Technical Founder for guidance.
* What we’d like to see:
- For this English speaking role, we’re looking for someone with 8+ years of experience in a similar capacity at a high end, international level. - Hands-on knowledge of prevailing technical stacks, predominantly Nuxt, Vue and Shopify is essential as we produce ever more advanced projects. - You’re experienced in providing quick ballparks and accurate project estimates, clearly defining the scope and underlying assumptions. - Teamwork is at the core of how you work. You know when you need to acquire help from a specialist to help you reach the common end goal. - Be the technical point person when pitching for new projects. - Create and ensure adherence to technical standards by the engineering team. - Maintain a culture of excellence in our programming team. * Requirements:
- At least 6+ years frontend experience, 4+ years with Nuxt or Vue. - Live on +/- 2 hours of Los Angeles timezone. - Experience in technical leadership and mentorship. - Good knowledge of design patterns and best practices in development. - Good knowledge of modern build pipelines and tools (CI/CD). - Good knowledge of the code review process. - Experience with using a headless CMS. * Bonus points:
- Experience with Static Site Generators (Netlify). - Experience with Shopify. - Experience with WordPress plugin development. - Demonstrated capability building highly animated websites. * Salary:
- $120k to $180k depending on fit. - As Junior Partner you will also earn a company profit share. * How to apply:
Email me directly with a resume and ideally a link to some code you've written. Email is hidden.