Head of Web, Unsplash

At Unsplash we’re enabling everyone to create by making visuals easily accessible to all creators, both big and small. Today, Unsplash powers more people and products than any other visual search engine in the world. Our team builds unsplash.com, Unsplash for iOS, and the Unsplash API, directly powering over 10,000+ applications including: Medium, BuzzFeed, Facebook, Squarespace, Google, Trello, and Square.

We build tools and features for both the free Unsplash library and the premium Unsplash+ library—a subscription product that supports Unsplash and the community of contributors.

We’re depended on every day as a fundamental building block in the creative process, allowing anyone, from students to award-winning creators, access to high-quality, usable imagery. Our team is made up of people who enjoy making things people love. We care about details and we care about quality. We do more with less. We’re open and transparent about everything we do, both internally and externally.
Who You Are:

You’re a passionate engineer and hands-on leader that is razor focussed on delivering measurable value through your own contributions, and those of your team. You have excellent technical chops, particularly with modern front-end technologies, and strong leadership skills that you’re excited to apply and continue growing in a highly collaborative and fast-moving environment.

- Lead a small group of talented engineers building and enhancing features for unsplash.com.

- Collaborate cross-functionally (Web, API, Design, Data ...) to gain a deep understanding of our product, users, and what needs to be prioritised to keep Unsplash thriving

- Develop, pitch and deliver product ideas and improvements that are aligned to business needs

- Promote a culture of ownership, accountability and high standards

- Maintain and evolve our front-end platform, ensuring it meets the availability/performance needs of our users, and is optimised for fast and frictionless development

- Support team members in their growth and development, empowering them to achieve their career goals and deliver exceptional work

- Use data to drive decisions, insights and continuous improvement

What You'll Need:

- Ready to hit the ground running in a player-coach role

- Comfortable leading a team, and being responsible for the growth, development and performance of team members.

- Expert in front-end technologies incl. Node, TypeScript, React, Next.js

- Experience building web applications at scale

- Experience with functional programming

Nice to Have:

Meaningful experience building features related to:

- Search

- SEO

- Ecommerce

There’s a story in every picture, a narrative in every frame.
We believe in the power of visuals. As a leading visual content creator, our three brands– Getty Images , iStock, and Unsplash–offer a full range of content solutions to meet the needs of any customer, whatever their size, location, or budget. Whether the goal is commercial or philanthropic, revenue-generating or society-changing, market-disrupting or headline-driving, our visuals help any brand, business, or organization communicate more effectively with their target audience and urge them to action. In other words, we know how powerful an image or video can be—and that it can move the world.
Working at Getty Images

Our goal is to be one of the best places to work globally, which means we’re dedicated to providing experiences and resources that allow you to do your best work. Foundational to our culture are our Leadership Principles, which are the shared values that guide how we come together to do our work. We raise the bar and collectively bring solutions while exercising trust, transparency, and care. We actively reject biased behavior and are inclusive of different voices, perspectives, and experiences. We focus on our customers and deliver on our commitments and commercial goals.
We foster a collaborative and supportive environment that prioritizes