Team Lead Frontend Developer

Plaee

Plaee

Posted on May 8, 2026

Plaee is a leading provider of turnkey technology solutions for the next generation of Prediction Markets and Sweepstakes Casino platforms. We enable operators to launch and scale platforms quickly with deep liquidity, real-time trading infrastructure, and advanced engagement systems.

Our platform powers white-label products for enterprise clients, combining CFTC-regulated infrastructure for the United States with a global DeFi trading ecosystem featuring self-custodial architecture and secure on-chain execution.

At the core of our ecosystem is PlaeeOS — a unified back-office, CRM, wallet, loyalty, and BI platform designed specifically for high-scale gaming, prediction market, and sweepstakes operators. We build complex real-time systems that process live data, trading activity, promotions, gamification, and customer engagement at scale.

Role Description

This is a full-time, on-site role for a Frontend Team Lead based in our Ramat Gan office.

As a Frontend Team Lead, you will lead the frontend engineering team responsible for building and scaling Plaee’s operator platform, CRM dashboards, real-time trading interfaces, embeddable widgets, and customer-facing experiences.

You will drive frontend architecture and technical direction while mentoring engineers and collaborating closely with product, backend, and design teams. The role involves building highly interactive, data-heavy applications with a strong focus on performance, scalability, and usability.

This is a hands-on leadership role for someone who enjoys solving complex frontend challenges, improving engineering standards, and building products used at scale in real-time environments.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and mentor a team of frontend engineers, fostering ownership, growth, and engineering excellence
  • Own the frontend architecture and technical direction of the platform
  • Design and develop complex, data-heavy dashboards and real-time interfaces
  • Build scalable frontend systems and reusable component libraries
  • Collaborate closely with product and design teams to turn complex workflows into intuitive user experiences
  • Ensure high code quality through code reviews, best practices, and scalable architecture patterns
  • Identify bottlenecks and improve frontend performance, scalability, and reliability
  • Work closely with backend teams on API design and system integration
  • Help establish frontend standards, tooling, and development workflows
  • Contribute hands-on to critical features and architectural decisions

Requirements

  • 6+ years of frontend engineering experience
  • 4+ years of experience leading frontend teams or major frontend initiatives
  • Strong expertise with React and TypeScript
  • Deep understanding of JavaScript fundamentals, including closures, async patterns, event loop, and browser performance
  • Strong experience with frontend architecture, state management, and performance optimization
  • Experience building complex, data-heavy, or real-time applications
  • Proven ability to lead projects end-to-end and drive technical decisions
  • Strong understanding of responsive design and modern frontend development practices
  • Experience with Git and modern development workflows
  • Strong communication skills and ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-paced environment
  • Problem-solving mindset with strong ownership and execution capabilities

Nice to Have

  • Experience with Next.js
  • Experience with Storybook and component-driven development
  • Experience developing reusable widgets or embeddable frontend systems
  • Experience working in white-label or multi-tenant platforms
  • Experience in gaming, fintech, trading, or sweepstakes casino industries
  • Experience scaling frontend teams or leading large frontend initiatives
  • Experience working closely with product and design organizations
  • Familiarity with Strapi CMS