About the role

Manager of Front-End Engineering leading web development team for Jobber's web services. Overseeing technical execution, team development, and platform migration while ensuring quality and collaboration.

Responsibilities

Lead the web development team as the primary technical partner to the Website Product Owner
Own technical execution and team development; while the Product Owner leads customer experience strategy and roadmap prioritization
Work closely with a design team to ensure that web experiences are delivered on time
Invest in your people by holding regular 1:1s, setting clear individual goals, and providing coaching and constructive feedback that drives both team performance and each person's career growth
Establish standards for high-quality, scalable, and maintainable code, creating an environment where people are set up to do their best work
Actively identify, evaluate, and roll out AI tools in day-to-day work, encouraging team experimentation
Provide mentorship and coaching, understanding each team member's strengths and career direction
Plan projects, contribute code, and help set the technical bar for quality, performance, and maintainability
Play an active role in the ongoing migration from WordPress to a headless Sanity CMS, managing the work of an external development agency
Establish engineering processes and documentation practices that enable reliable delivery and reduce friction over time
Build tight working relationships with web designers, translating priorities into sound technical plans and managing capacities
Collaborate closely with Marketing, IT, and Product Engineering to support web initiatives across the business

Proven front-end engineering experience with proficiency in React, Next.js, and TypeScript
Hands-on WordPress experience — theme and plugin architecture, custom development, and CMS content workflows
Experience with Sanity CMS or a comparable headless CMS
Strong back-end foundations and systems knowledge — enough to make sound architectural decisions and evaluate full-stack work
Experience managing or directing external development agencies or vendors, including quality review and standards-setting
Demonstrated experience leading and growing an engineering team, with a track record of coaching engineers at different career stages
Enough project management fluency to be a strong partner to a dedicated PM — including providing reliable effort estimates, identifying technical dependencies, and flagging delivery risk early
Experience introducing and scaling AI tooling within an engineering team — including tool evaluation, prompt engineering best practices, and responsible adoption
Comfort leading in and helping others adapt to an agile environment
Strong communication skills and comfort translating technical concepts for non-technical stakeholders and marketing leadership.

equity rewards
annual stipends for health and wellness
retirement savings matching
extended health package with fully paid premiums for body and mind
access to a dedicated talent development program including career coaching and opportunities for career development