Frontend Tech Lead, Muse Group
Ultimate Guitar Team
Tools, communities, and content for musicians
Job no longer available
Tools, communities, and content for musicians
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
201-500 employees
Company mission
To continually improve the quality of life for the ordinary musician.
Role
Who you are
- 6+ years of experience in frontend development
- Knowledge of design patterns in OOP and FP, with a focus on React/Redux applications. Strong architectural thinking and an understanding of SOLID principles
- Strong understanding of JS (ES2019 specification) and TypeScript
- Knowledge of core web vitals and page speed metrics
- Experience in optimizing application bundle size, deep understanding of web application rendering types (CSR, SSR), and different approaches to routing
- Understanding web application debugging and profiling using Chrome DevTools and similar tools, especially for optimizing long tasks
- Experience with technical debt management: planning, prioritizing and taking action
- Experience with implementing product experiments
- At least B2 level of English
Desirable
- Music Tech backgorud
- Knows how to play the guitar
What the job involves
- Implement and deliver high-quality customer-facing features for Ultimate Guitar's website
- Lead a frontend team and increase its productivity
- Partner with managers, designers, analysts, and engineers to address user needs and enhance the product's growth
- Improve SEO and performance metrics to meet traffic goals
- Motivate the team and encourage the use of best practices
Application process
- HR Interview
- Test Task
- Technical Interview
- Final Interview
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Muse Group was born from the overwhelming success of Ultimate Guitar. Following the launch of Ultimate Guitar’s mobile app in 2007, the company began acquiring other online music brands in 2012. By 2021 the company had acquired 7 companies and launched its own music education platform, MuseClass.
Muse Group now acts as the parent company for some of the most popular music and audio brands in the world, including Audacity, StaffPad, MuseScore, and Tonebridge. Since the formation of Muse Group, the company has been able to streamline cross-product innovation and further its commitment to providing a range of accessible, open-source tools.
The company is looking to further expand its international network to establish itself as one of the leading providers in the ever-evolving music industry.
Insights
Some candidates hear
back within 2 weeks
Company
Company benefits
- Flexibility: Work from home or from a co-working space of your choice
- Care: therapy and assistance in difficult life circumstances
- International Experience: Become part of a global team, from the US to the UK and beyond
- Impact: Influence the development of the music industry and positively impact the lives of millions of musicians around the world
- Creativity: We make products for musicians, artists and creators, and so each of us is a bit of a musician
Company values
- HONESTY AND OPENNESS WITHOUT AGRESSION:
- Honesty is not about proving your point but facing the facts
- Never say behind someone's back what you would not say face to face
- Criticism should not be for the sake of criticism and should not be mistaken for cretinism. Criticism should reveal weaknesses and suggest a way to improve them. When you criticize, do it ethically, without getting personal. Evaluate the work, not the person
- OBSESSION WITH PRODUCT QUALITY:
- Don't get fooled by this; we are not obsessed with "features"
- A satisfactory product is a product in demand that grabs the user's attention. Good product - the one the user paid for and enjoyed using. Great product - the one user paid for and bragged about it
- For a great product, users pay well. And vice versa, if users pay well, then it is a great product
- BE DILIGENT:
- Don't overthink; simplify
- Don't waste time explaining why you didn't succeed
- Be specific - add numbers, dates, and a link to the project. Skip general answers and unclear plans
- RISK IT:
- Set ambitious goals and get involved in working disputes regardless of rank and position if it's "for the right cause"
- Focus on how to achieve the company's goals
- Look for answers, not reasons
- ENERGY AND DRIVE:
- Be energetic and energize others
- Don't be boring
- There is no need to be negative in public
- "HUG VENUS":
- If you are stuck, something doesn't work, or you are in a bad mood - you can always ask for help
- If you see that a colleague needs help and you can provide it, do it"
Company HQ
Limassol, Limassol
Articles
Founders
Eugeny Naidenov
(Founder)Founder of Ultimate Guitar, which has grown into Muse Group:
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