Manager of Engineering, Vimeo
Frontend Platform
$135-205.5k
Salary is partially dependant on applicant’s location
All-in-one video experience platform
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All-in-one video experience platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$135-205.5k
Salary is partially dependant on applicant’s location
1001+ employees
Company mission
Vimeo's mission is to empower video creators to tell exceptional stories, and connect with their audiences and communities.
Role
Who you are
- 5+ years of experience leading high-performing UI engineering teams, specifically focused on internal developer tools and libraries
- A solid understanding of modern JavaScript, TypeScript, semantic HTML, and the DOM
- Strong knowledge of React conventions and best practices, with an emphasis on composable component patterns
- Hands-on experience running Next.js in a production environment is a must
- Experience working with component libraries, design systems and design tools like Figma and Storybook
- Experience with common CSS tooling like CSS-in-JS and SCSS
- An understanding of performance optimization for web applications
- A strong eye for product design with a focus on interactivity, usability and accessibility
- Knowledge of WCAG and WAI-ARIA accessibility standards
What the job involves
- The Frontend Platform team builds tools and libraries that make it easy for Vimeo engineers to write high quality frontend code that delivers an exceptional experience for our users
- We’re a small team that cares about collaboration, encourages curiosity, celebrates technical excellence, and is driven by careful attention to detail and planning for the future
- We believe diversity of perspective and experience are key to building great technology and believe that the best way to iterate towards success is by taking care of ourselves, our families, our users, and one another
- Lead a team of experienced engineers working on the foundation of Vimeo’s frontend infrastructure and UI tooling
- Collaborate with designers to improve Vimeo’s UI component library, focusing on accessibility, performance and scalability
- Work with the team to create a roadmap for the future of the Vimeo frontend, balancing short-term impact with long-term vision and tying it into larger company goals
- Provide technical guidance as the team works to adopt server-side Next.js
- Work cross functionally with internal engineering teams to improve the developer experience of the frontend tools
- Advocate for frontend best practices and champion the team’s work across the engineering org
- Balance competing priorities and clearly set and communicate deliverables to the team
Our take
Vimeo was founded by filmmakers who wanted an efficient way to share videos with others. It is more creator-oriented than YouTube, with professional software, technology, and tools for creators to produce, share, and sell their videos.
In 2007, it became the first online video sharing site to support HD playback for consumers, updating to 4K playback in 2016. Vimeo's app has also been updated to allow recording and live streaming as well as watching video. This service is aimed predominantly at enterprise customers although they have millions of small-time users too.
Vimeo has risen to become the world's biggest ad-free open video platform, with significant funding that has allowed it to expand operations and build up the business. Recently, however, the company has found itself struck by the effects of the economic downturn felt by much of the industry, and has been forced to reduce its workforce - a step taken to ensure it comes out of this rough time "a stronger company". On top of this, it received a hefty fine for failure to remove copyrighted content back in 2019, after losing an appeal against the initial ruling.
In 2024, Vimeo is rumoured to be in the process of acquisition by leading mobile app developer Bending Spoons, which could signify a major shift in the tech landscape.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Jan 2021
$300m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Nov 2020
$150m
GROWTH EQUITY VC
Total funding: $450m
Company benefits
- Unlimited paid time off
- Medical and dental
- Daily breakfast, plus snacks and drinks aplenty
- Company outings and events
- Tuition reimbursement
- Company equity
- Company-matched charitable donations
- Parental leave and adoption assistance
- Company-matched 401k
Company values
- Start with Users: Understand our users’ goals, and make them your own. Solve for what users need, not what they ask for.
- Ask Why: Respectfully challenge ideas and embrace open debate. Validate intuitions with evidence.
- Aim High: Be willing to take risks to deliver outsized impact. Greatness only comes from making bold decisions.
- Own It: Commit to targets. Take the initiative, follow through and own the outcome. If processes are slowing you down, introduce better ones.
- Be Real: Seek feedback and give it generously. Be direct. Be candid. Most of all, be you.
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Articles
Leadership
Adam Gross
(Interim CEO)Currently Board Member at Buildkite. Previously Chair of the Board of Directors at Democracy Works and the CEO of Salesforce.
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