(1610) Principal FE Engineer

OpenKrill; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off & holidays

Sick leave

Annual credit for perks

Team-building activities

Birthday off

100% remote work

Job summary

Nortal seeks a Principal-level Web Engineer to lead development of interactive web experiences atop an existing 3D interface and graphics engine. You will guide technical direction, performance, and API evolution across web and microservices cloud platforms, while hands-on coding about half the time.

You will be a trusted leader, partnering with Product, design, and leadership to deliver high-impact consumer experiences at global scale.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of hands-on experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frontend development and React, with deep state management, performance optimization, and frontend architecture.
• 8+ years engineering substantial full-stack web codebases live in production, ownership of systems at scale, and understanding frontend, backend, APIs, data, and infrastructure.
• 3+ years providing technical leadership for small engineering teams (3–6 engineers) on business-critical projects; mentoring and direction without required people management.
• 5+ years designing and shipping complex distributed systems, including API design, microservices, performance- critical architectures, production ownership.
• Advanced English proficiency; ability to work with US clients and international teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and improve web capabilities delivering meaningful customer outcomes while remaining well engineered and scalable.
• Coordinate complex technology roadmaps with distributed teams and partners, clarifying trade-offs.
• Be a trusted technical partner translating product goals into technical direction and risks.
• Drive seamless customer journeys by designing and developing integrated experiences across channels.
• Promote healthy engineering practices: code reviews, observability, performance, test automation, and architecture quality.

Skills

JavaScript/TypeScript frontend

React

Full-stack web development

Distributed systems

Technical leadership

API design

Microservices

DevOps observability

English communication

3D graphics (nice to have)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Engineering or related field

Job description

Why join Nortal

• Say Goodbye to Micromanagement: We champion autonomy, open communication, and respect for diversity as our core values.
• Outcomes Over Hours: We believe in a work model focused on impact, providing you with the flexibility to balance your professional success with your personal well-being.
• Vibrant Community: Join our close-knit LATAM remote team and connect through tech talks, virtual coffee breaks, and team-building activities.
• Support from Day One: Our People Care team is here to support you throughout your journey, from wellness check-ins to professional growth.

Our benefits

• Competitive USD salary.
• 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 & national holidays: Take the time you need according to your country’s regulations while receiving your full salary.
• Sick leave: Focus on your health without stress. Take the necessary time to recover and feel better.
• 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 off: Enjoy an extra day off during your birthday week to celebrate in style with friends and family.

About the project

Join the team behind an innovative 3D home design platform used by millions of customers worldwide.

As a Principal-level Web Engineer, you’ll lead the development of highly interactive web experiences built on an existing 3D interface and graphics engine, helping shape a product that combines spatial computing, 3D graphics, e-commerce, and consumer technology at global scale.

In this role, you will architect, implement, and optimize consumer-facing web applications connected to the platform’s 3D capabilities. You will own technical direction, web quality, performance, and the evolution of architectures, APIs, and features across the web and microservices cloud platform. You will be a trusted technical leader who can solve complex and novel problems, explain trade-offs, and connect technical decisions to product and customer outcomes.

You will be hands-on for our distributed web engineering team. This is an approximately 50/50 role: part hands-on product engineering and part technical leadership, architecture, web quality, and partnership with Product and stakeholders. You will guide engineers and drive technical decisions without requiring direct people management.

What you’ll do

• Own and improve web capabilities so they deliver meaningful customer and product outcomes while remaining well engineered, maintainable, performant, and scalable.
• Own and coordinate complex technology roadmaps with a distributed development team and our partners, making trade-offs clear and adapting the approach to novel problems.
• Be a trusted technical partner to Product Managers, designers, company leadership, and external partners, translating product goals into technical direction and communicating risks and trade-offs clearly.
• Drive seamless customer journeys by working closely with service teams to design, build, and develop an integrated customer experience across online and in-store channels.
• Own and promote healthy engineering practices: conduct code reviews, maintain code and architecture quality, write and review software design documents, improve observability and performance, and drive efficient and effective test automation.

What makes you a great fit

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Engineering, or a related field
• 7+ years of recent, hands‑on experience with modern JavaScript/TypeScript frontend development and React (or equivalent component frameworks), with deep expertise in state management, performance optimization, and frontend architecture.
• 8+ years engineering substantial full‑stack web codebases live in production, including ownership of systems at scale and experience understanding how frontend, backend, APIs, data, and infrastructure connect.
• 3+ years providing technical leadership for small engineering teams (3‑6 engineers) on business‑critical projects, including mentoring, technical direction, hiring support, and growing the effectiveness of other engineers. Direct people management is not required.
• 5+ years designing and shipping complex distributed systems, including API design, microservices integration, performance‑critical architectures, and meaningful production ownership.
• Strong foundations in Computer Science, software engineering, and structured problem solving.
• Fluency with Internet web technologies and modern full‑stack web application technology stacks. Backend language experience may include Node, Python, Java, .NET, or equivalent technologies.
• Familiar with best practices for DevOps, observability, testing, and quality practices for effective and efficient delivery.
• Experience with consumer internet applications and the ability to connect technical decisions to customer and business outcomes are strongly desired.
• Able to adjust calendar for meetings with Europe. Eastern Time location is preferred.
• Appreciation for consumer experience, visual aesthetics, and product quality is preferred.
• Comfortable in a fast‑paced, distributed, and asynchronous engineering environment. Startup or high‑ownership product experience is preferred.
• Advanced English Level is required for this role as you will work with US clients. Effective communication in English is essential to deliver the best solutions to our clients and expand your horizons.
• Nice to have: Experience with 3D graphics technologies is a plus, but prior 3D development experience is not required. Experience building consumer retail e‑commerce applications.

Global Impact, Local Culture

For over 25 years, we’ve been shaping digital transformation, delivering complex solutions for global enterprises and public sector organizations. Today, we are at the forefront of an AI-driven transformation era, helping organizations turn data into real business value. By combining deep domain expertise with data and AI, we design solutions that create immediate impact while scaling for the future.

We believe complexity doesn’t have to mean complicated, and that the best solutions are those that work in the real world, not just on paper. That’s why our clients trust us with their most ambitious, business‑critical initiatives.