Windscribe is a leading cyber security and privacy company launched in April 2016 and now with more than 70 million users. We believe that the internet was created so that people across the globe could have access to any type of information, no matter where they are. Our mission is to transform the internet with easy-to-use yet powerful privacy and security tools that allow anyone to circumvent censorship, access geographically restricted content, and minimize their exposure to marketers, criminals, and surveillance dragnets. Our well-received applications have appeared on Lifehacker, Techradar, and CNET.
Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, Windscribe operates two products:
• Windscribe is a suite of privacy, anonymity and anti-censorship tools for the masses.
• Control D is a modern and customizable DNS service that blocks threats, unwanted content and ads - on all devices. Onboard in minutes, and forget about it.
We now wish to hire an exceptional talent to drive frontend engineering excellence by leading the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of fast, accessible, secure, and highly usable client-facing web experiences that reflect Windscribe’s technical leadership, privacy values, and product quality standards.
Duties & Objectives
Technical Leadership
● Partner with senior frontend engineers and existing technical leaders to guide frontend architecture, standards, and best practices.
● Collaborate with company leadership to ensure frontend technical direction aligns with broader product, platform, and business strategy.
● Facilitate technical decision-making by ensuring the right engineers are involved, trade-offs are clearly articulated, and decisions are documented.
● Support and reinforce high-quality frontend architecture rather than acting as the sole source of technical authority.
● Help balance technical excellence with delivery needs by aligning engineering priorities with business goals.
● Act as a technical sounding board and escalation point when needed, without displacing strong IC ownership.
● Encourage healthy technical debate, experimentation, and continuous improvement across the frontend team.
People & Team Leadership
● Directly manage frontend engineers, providing mentorship, feedback, and performance evaluation.
● Foster a culture of ownership, accountability, craftsmanship, and continuous learning.
● Develop engineers’ technical depth in frontend technologies, UX awareness, and system thinking.
● Ensure sustainable team velocity without sacrificing quality or long-term maintainability.
Delivery & Process Excellence
● Own frontend delivery timelines and execution quality.
● Establish and enforce disciplined engineering practices:
○ Code reviews
○ Automated testing
○ CI/CD quality gates
○ Consistent release cycles with low regression rates
● Balance rapid iteration with technical debt management.
Skills & Competencies
Technical Expertise
● Deep expertise in modern frontend technologies:
○ JavaScript / TypeScript
○ React or equivalent modern frameworks
○ Next.js (or similar SSR/SSG frameworks)
● Strong understanding of frontend architecture and design patterns.
● Strong knowledge of browser security:
○ CSRF, CORS, XSS
○ Authentication and session handling
○ Privacy-sensitive UI design
● Experience optimizing frontend performance at scale.
● Solid understanding of web and networking fundamentals (HTTP, TLS, DNS, caching, CDNs).
● Familiarity with automated testing strategies (unit, integration, E2E).
Execution
● Highly organized with strong prioritization and delivery discipline.
● Ability to make rapid, well-reasoned technical and people decisions.
● Strong sense of ownership for outcomes, not just output.
● Comfortable operating in an autonomous, asynchronous environment.
Collaboration & Communication
● Clear, direct, and precise communication with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
● Ability to provide candid, constructive feedback while maintaining trust.
● Strong collaboration with backend engineering to ensure cohesive end-to-end systems.
● Ability to align engineers around shared goals and standards.
Maturity & Leadership
● High emotional intelligence and self-awareness.
● Ability to manage conflict, pressure, and ambiguity effectively.
● Leads by example with technical credibility and strong execution.
● Commitment to continuous improvement — personally and across the team.
Compensation and benefits
- 160K - 180K CAD per year
- Downtown Toronto Office, where you can spend your time building products that millions of people use every day
and browse the web privately, the way it was meant to be - Take a break in the office with entertainments like VR stations with dozens of games, foosball, TV, PlayStation
- Stock option program, yearly bonuses, and opportunities for advancement (Based on performance)
- Comprehensive vision and dental plan
- Wellness programs (Subscription to meditation apps, etc.)
- 3 weeks paid vacation as well as holidays (Christmas) week off
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