Company Description

Cricut® makes smart cutting machines that work with an easy-to-use app, an ever-growing collection of materials, and crafting essentials to help you design and personalize almost anything — custom cards, unique apparel, everyday items, and so much more.

Let’s make.

Overview

We believe everyone is born creative. We’re a diverse tapestry of thinkers, dreamers, givers, DIYers, handi-workers, artisans, and forever and always architects of things.

At Cricut, we place the power of handmade into the hands of all. We give you beautiful, easy-to-master tools so you can make something unique, remarkable, perfect. We surround you with ideas, community, inspiration, and encouragement to take your creativity further than you ever imagined. And as a community, we celebrate the exhilarating act of making every single day.

So, make that handcrafted card that feels like a hug. Design a shirt for fun, for family, or for a full-blown business. Craft with a passion or for a purpose. Make something big and bold, itsy-bitsy, amazingly ambitious, or just plain silly. Whatever you make, just make your heart out. Because here’s the remarkable truth: When we all make together, we make all things possible.

Let’s make.

Job Description

As Team Lead for the Web Team, you will join our world-class desktop development team and lead senior software engineers in web development using Angular4+ to Angular 14, JavaScript, ES8+, HTML5 and CSS3 (to name a few languages). This position is a hands-on contributing role with team leadership responsibilities. You will set the example of writing solid code supporting multiple platforms including our Web, Windows, and MacOS desktop applications while mentoring. You will build new UI components, help drive development and architecture with the team, and work with other software departments, QA and UX teams to deliver new functionality for Cricut's next generation of web and desktop apps. 

Qualifications

• Experience with cross-functional leadership including leading a team of software engineers 

• 5+ years of professional experience in software development 

• Highly Proficient in Angular4+ to Angular 14, JavaScript, ES8+, HTML5, CSS3 

• HTML Canvas and/or 2d/3d Rendering experience  

• Proficient in test driven development, automated testing, and the use of testing frameworks 

• Experience with Webpack, NodeJS, Electron  

• Experience with Less/Sass CSS Pre-processors 

• Experience in the area of modular and scalable software development 

• Experience maintaining a living and complex codebase with a modern stack 

• Designing and developing reusable, testable front end components 

• Desire to learn cutting edge technology to solve complex business problems 

• An appreciation for good design, and the desire to translate visual ideas into working, efficient code 

• Strong problem solving and critical thinking skills 

• Passion for quality and close attention to details  

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills 

• Aptitude to independently learn new technologies 

Education & Experience 

• BS in CS or commensurate industry experience 

Additional Information

What to Do Next: Please attach your resume including links to your Github and website where applicable. If you want to show your super powers in other ways – include that information too. You can be sure that Cricut® is an employer who values individuality, equality and diversity, so tell us what you’re all about. If you are a Maker or a DIY enthusiast, whether you think you are a good one or not, we would love to hear about it when you send us your information!