Software Engineer Tech Lead (Frontend)

Software Engineer Tech Lead (Frontend)

(Opportunity for relocation and visa sponsorship if required)

About the Company

My client is a leading European player in the consumer experience industry, offering a wide portfolio of curated leisure, travel, and lifestyle experiences through both online and retail channels. My client blends strong e-commerce capabilities with real-time product integrations. They operate a tech-forward, collaborative culture and are currently scaling their backend systems to support increased demand and growth into new verticals.

About the Position

My client is currently looking to hire a talented and motivated Tech Lead with experience in Vue.js and Tailwind CSS to join their dynamic development team. This project will be focused around shaping technical direction, mentor team members, and ensure the scalability and resilience of their domain. This client has an impressive existing platform which they will be scaling for new markets as well as adding new features. You will work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to create efficient and scalable software solutions, ensuring high-quality code and optimal performance.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the Development Team: Provide technical leadership to a team of front-end engineers, driving best practices in software engineering, code quality, and collaboration. Foster a culture of accountability, trust, and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Solutions Design: Design and implement high-availability, high-performance systems. Balance immediate needs with the long-term architectural vision to align with business goals.
• Mentorship & Code Reviews: Actively mentor other engineers, conduct code reviews, and encourage learning and growth within the team. Empower team members by delegating responsibilities and fostering ownership of tasks.
• Ensure Scalability: Identify performance bottlenecks and lead efforts to scale services to handle high volumes of traffic efficiently. Develop scalable and efficient code that supports both synchronous and asynchronous processes.
• Drive Technical Innovation: Stay up to date with industry trends and technologies, driving continuous improvement and integration of new tools. Lead the team in adopting modern tools and approaches to maintain technical excellence.
• Focus on Continuous Improvement: Lead initiatives for continuous improvement in both technical practices (refactoring, automation) and team processes (agile workflows, retrospectives).
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Collaborate closely with stakeholders from product, design, and operations to ensure that technical solutions are aligned with broader business goals and work with other tech teams to design end to end solutions.

Experience/Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in software development, including at least 2+ years in a technical leadership or tech lead role.

• Advanced experience with Vue.js (2/3), Tailwind CSS

• Deep understanding of API development (REST/SOAP) and experience integrating with backend (PHP/Symfony) and third-party services.

• Strong experience with relational databases like MySQL.

• Experience with containerization and orchestration tools (Docker, Kubernetes).

• Proficient in CI/CD practices and maintaining continuous delivery pipelines and test automation frameworks (e.g. Cypress)

• Ability to balance both hands-on coding and architectural oversight, ensuring both short-term deliverables and long-term technical direction.

• Strong understanding of Vue/FE Design Patterns.

• Experience in an Agile environment, kanban, and ensuring timely delivery of features.

• Excellent written and spoken English skills, with the ability to communicate complex ideas to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have Skills:

• Familiarity with monitoring, alerting and logging solutions like Kibana, Grafana, Prometheus, Open Telemetry or New Relic.

• Previous experience in high-traffic industries such as travel, OTAs, e-commerce, or hospitality with strong focus on customer experience.

• Knowledge of ArgoCD, Vault, GitLab

• Experience with multilingual websites

Personal Attributes:

• Leadership: Capable of inspiring, motivating, and coaching a team, creating a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement.

• Problem-Solving: Strong analytical skills with a proactive attitude toward identifying and resolving complex issues.

• Adaptability: Willingness to adjust to evolving business needs and technology landscapes.

• Collaborative: A team player who values clear communication and enjoys working in cross-functional teams.

Remuneration Package

A competitive package with strong salary and outstanding benefits package on offer.

Contact

Please contact Charlie Bigger on 01 5927867 or email or simply click the apply button.To view all live jobs with Brightwater and market insights, please visit our website: www.brightwater.ie