ABOUT YOU
Weโre 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.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Development Management:Setting goals and planning the development process for the teamEstimating the time of the implementation of individual tasksOrganizing and facilitating team ritualsCreating product QA processParticipating in testing and delivery processesTeam Management:Creating a support team from a scratch (onboarding, retaining, etc.)Supporting the professional growth of employees through the accumulation of knowledge and experienceWorking with the strengths and weaknesses of team membersBuilding a culture of collective responsibility for commitmentsCreating a culture of trust, creativity and mentorship in the teamCreating and updating a competency map as well as working with personal development tracks for each employeeDefining future technologies and development architecture with the teamParticipating in the discussion of architectural solutions in the department
REQUIREMENTS
5+ years of frontend development experienceExperience working in an Agile/Kanban environmentStrong working knowledge of React and its ecosystem (state management, hooks, etc.)Solid understanding of backend components such as caches, networks, load balancers, and CDNsAbility to develop reliable, scalable, and maintainable frontend applicationsFluent English (B2+ level) with strong communication skillsFlexibility to thrive in a fast-paced environmentPreferred QualificationsHands-on experience with modern frontend frameworks such as React, Angular, or VueExperience building and optimizing CI/CD pipelinesFamiliarity with SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework) or other large-scale agile frameworksAutomation testing experience using Playwright or CypressExposure to key-value and document databases (e.g., Redis, MongoDB)Team leadership or management experience is a plus