[Hiring] Lead Frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript & React) Engineer @Nortal

Role Description

We have an opening for a Senior Web Technical Lead with strong Javascript/Typescript Engineering skills and strong Computer Science foundations, to lead our flagship web application development team. In this role, you will:

• Architect, implement and optimize consumer-facing 3D web applications.
• Develop a high-performance architecture, APIs and features interfacing between the user, the 3D graphics engine, and our microservices cloud platform.
• Be the trusted, go-to person to solve our most important front-end technical challenges, drive technical roadmaps, and strengthen development processes.
• Coach and motivate the distributed web engineering team to excellence.
• Lead the web engineering team to continually improve products, code bases, processes and practices, leading to customer success, efficiency, performance and commercial success.

Qualifications

• 8+ Years of substantial experience in full-stack engineering, web codebases live in production and ownership of systems at scale.
• 7+ Years of hands-on experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frontend development and React (or equivalent component frameworks), with deep expertise in state management, performance optimization, and component architecture.
• 5+ Years of experience designing and shipping complex distributed systems, including API design, microservices integration, and performance-critical architectures.
• 3+ Years of experience leading small engineering teams (3-6 engineers) on business-critical projects, including hiring, mentoring, and performance management.
• Strong foundations in Computer Science and software engineering.
• Fluency with Internet web technologies and modern full-stack Web Application tech stacks.
• Familiar with best practices of web DevOPS and QA for effective & efficient testing.
• Experience with consumer internet applications is strongly desired.
• Able to adjust calendar for meetings with Europe (Eastern Time location preferred).
• Appreciation for consumer experience and visual aesthetics preferred.
• Comfortable in a fast-paced distributed engineering environment. Startup experience preferred.
• Experience working with complex applications that have 3D or real-time rendering or video streaming or any other type of highly interactive systems.
• Advanced English Level is required for this role, as you will work with US clients.

Requirements

• Be a hands-on technical lead for a team of 3-5 web engineers, guiding design & development of consumer-facing features, web architectures, backend APIs and other technologies.
• Develop & improve web feature capabilities, making them successful and loved by customers, and wisely engineered, maintainable, and scalable.
• Reliably coordinate complex technology roadmaps with a distributed development team and our partners.
• Be a trusted partner to your stakeholders: your product manager & designers, company leadership, and your external partners.
• Drive audience growth with seamless customer journeys: Work closely with service teams to design, build and develop an integrated customer experience - both online & in-store.
• Design and promote healthy & effective engineering practices in the team: Conduct code reviews to ensure code & architecture quality, write and review software design documents, and drive efficient and effective test automation.

Benefits

• Competitive USD salary – We value your skills and contributions!
• 100% remote work – While you can work from anywhere, you’re always welcome to connect with teammates and grow your network at our coworking spaces across LATAM!
• Paid time off – Take the time you need according to your country’s regulations, all while receiving your full salary. Rest, recharge, and come back stronger!
• National Holidays celebrated – Take time off to celebrate important events and traditions with loved ones, fully embracing your culture.
• Sick leave – Focus on your health without the stress. Take the necessary time to recover and feel better.
• Refundable Annual Credit – Spend it on the perks you love to enhance your work-life balance!
• Team-building activities – Join us for coffee breaks, tech talks, and after-work gatherings to bond with your Nortal family and feel part of our vibrant community.
• Birthday day off – Enjoy an extra day off during your birthday week to celebrate in style with friends and family!