(1425) Lead Frontend (JavaScript/TypeScript & React) Engineer - Work from Home at Nortal

Department: Software Development (SD)

Language

Setup: Remote
Location: São Paulo, São Paulo
Type: Full-time
Level: lead/mgmt
Posted: May 5, 2026

Description

Nortal is hiring a Senior Web Engineering Tech Lead for its LATAM remote team to lead the development of interactive 3D web experiences for IKEA Kreativ. The role involves architecting and optimizing consumer-facing 3D web applications, developing APIs and microservices integrations, leading a team of 3–5 web engineers, coordinating technology roadmaps, and establishing engineering practices. Candidates need extensive full-stack and JavaScript/TypeScript/React experience, distributed-systems expertise, strong computer science and software engineering foundations, advanced English, and comfort in a distributed startup environment.

Required Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript
React
State management
Performance optimization
Component architecture
API design
Microservices
Test automation
Web DevOps

Additional Information

Minimum Education: Strong foundations in computer science and software engineering
Required Previous Experiences: 8+ years engineering substantial full-stack web codebases in production, including ownership of systems at scale
7+ years of hands-on modern JavaScript/TypeScript frontend development and React or equivalent component frameworks, including state management, performance optimization, and component architecture
5+ years designing and shipping complex distributed systems, including API design, microservices integration, and performance-critical architectures
Preferred Qualifications: Experience with consumer internet applications
Ability to adjust calendar for meetings with Europe; Eastern Time location preferred
Appreciation for consumer experience and visual aesthetics
Comfort in a fast-paced distributed engineering environment; startup experience preferred
Translation Company Name: Nortal

About Nortal

Nortal

strategic change and technology companyTallinn, EE

It also offers IT staff augmentation, dedicated engineering teams, and Global Capability Centers to companies seeking technology specialists or long-term delivery capacity. The company says it has over 25 years of experience and a track record of more than 100 transformation projects for industry leaders.