Lead JavaScript Engineer - Encore Musicians

Mixcloud
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Administration & Executive AssistanceSkills: ["Communication","Autonomy","Prioritization","Product mindset","Mentorship"]

Lead the full-stack engineering effort for the Encore marketplace, owning the platform end-to-end from the customer-facing web app and React Native mobile app to backend services and infrastructure. Help evolve the product into a more intuitive self-serve experience, improve key features like search and musician admin panels, support USA launch work, and maintain reliability by minimizing downtime and addressing critical bugs. Mentor another engineer and modernize the tech stack.

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Mixcloud
Mixcloud
1 month ago

Lead JavaScript Engineer - Encore Musicians

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Job Summary

Lead the full-stack engineering effort for the Encore marketplace, owning the platform end-to-end from the customer-facing web app and React Native mobile app to backend services and infrastructure. Help evolve the product into a more intuitive self-serve experience, improve key features like search and musician admin panels, support USA launch work, and maintain reliability by minimizing downtime and addressing critical bugs. Mentor another engineer and modernize the tech stack.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Administration & Executive Assistance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Own and guide the full Encore platform across web, mobile, backend services, and infrastructure as one of two developers.
  • •Transform Encore into a more focused, intuitive self-serve marketplace for musicians and customers.
  • •Maintain platform reliability by minimizing downtime and resolving critical bugs and team requests.
  • •Drive strategic tech/product projects such as tech debt reduction and stack modernization while delivering on release cadence.
  • •Improve core marketplace features (messenger, job listings, search, musician admin panels) and support USA platform build-out and parity with the UK experience.

Key Requirements

  • •Lead-level engineering ownership in a production software environment.
  • •Strong full-stack experience with TypeScript/JavaScript across the stack.
  • •Experience with React for frontend and Node.js/Express for backend services.
  • •Comfort moving between frontend web work and infrastructure/DevOps tasks (containers, cloud configuration).
  • •Eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
Experience:Online mediaMarketplace
Education:
Skills:CommunicationAutonomyPrioritizationProduct mindsetMentorship
Tech Stack:JavaScriptTypeScriptReactNode.jsExpressReact NativeExpoRailwayGitHubPlaywrightViteVitestGoogle CloudAWSTwilioStripeDigital OceanWordPressClaude Code SkillsMCP servers

Eligibility

Work Authorization:Authorization required. Sponsorship not provided.

Company Brief

Mixcloud
Mixcloud is an online streaming platform for DJ mixes, radio shows, and podcasts, enabling creators to upload, share, and monetize long-form audio content while providing listeners curated music discovery and radio-style listening experiences.
Industry: Streaming Platforms
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Founded: 2008
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