Lead Frontend Engineer

Vaimo; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diverse projects

Impactful work

Work-life balance

AI resources & tooling

Job summary

Vaimo, a leading digital experience agency, seeks a Lead Frontend Engineer to steward a Next.js 16 and React 19 web application built on Azure Kubernetes Service. You will guide architecture, mentor the team, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver production-ready frontend solutions.

You will drive design decisions, establish frontend standards, and participate in pre-sales activities, ensuring scalable, accessible, and high-performance experiences for global brands.

Qualifications

• Advanced proficiency with React and Next.js (App Router).
• Strong understanding of SSR, SSG, ISR, and hybrid rendering strategies.
• Strong command of TypeScript and frontend architecture.
• Experience integrating frontend apps within distributed microservices and API contracts.
• Adept at frontend testing frameworks (Playwright, Jest) to ensure health.
• Ability to nurture and maintain architectural standards across the team.
• Experience supporting technical decisions and empowering engineers.
• Familiarity with REST or GraphQL APIs in distributed systems.
• CI/CD and containerized cloud environments (Docker, AKS).
• Performance optimization and accessibility best practices.
• Openness to AI-assisted development tools to enhance workflow.

Responsibilities

• Guide design and delivery of resilient frontend solutions for medium to large projects.
• Oversee planning, estimation, and technical design with a strong QA standard.
• Define and maintain frontend architecture standards and best practices.
• Provide leadership, mentorship, and code review feedback to grow team members.
• Collaborate with backend, UX/UI, QA, DevOps, and Product teams for cohesive outcomes.
• Share knowledge and foster continuous learning within the team.
• Act as technical ambassador in client discussions, workshops, and dialogues.
• Assist with solution scoping, estimations, and pre-sales engagements.

Skills

React/Next.js

SSR/SSG/ISR

TypeScript

Microservices

Frontend testing

Architectural standards

API contracts

REST/GraphQL APIs

CI/CD / Docker

Performance & accessibility

AI-assisted tooling

Tools

Playwright

Jest

CI/CD tooling

Docker

AKS

Job description

Vaimo is a full-service digital experience agency that helps brands and businesses grow by unitingcommerce, content, data, and insights into seamless, engaging, and beautifully designed customer experiences.

With 16+ years of experience and offices acrossthe Nordics, EMEA, and North America, we combine strategy, design, and technology to create digital experiences that drive measurable results. Our teams work across B2C, B2B, and D2C - from redefining global lifestyle brands to transforming complex enterprise ecosystems.

What unites our work is a simple belief:Experience is Everything.

We design and build digital experiences that connect people and brands - seamlessly, meaningfully, and for impact.

We are looking for a Lead Frontend Engineer to steward the development of a new web application built with Next.js 16 (App Router), React 19, and TypeScript. As a cornerstone of a broader microservices architecture on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), this role offers a blend of technical craft and team mentorship. You will cultivate the application from the ground up, contributing to production-ready code daily while guiding architectural decisions and partnering with stakeholders and clients to realize a shared vision.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide the design and delivery of resilient frontend solutions for medium and large-scale projects.

• Oversee planning, estimation, and technical design, ensuring a high standard of collective quality assurance.

• Facilitate the definition and maintenance of frontend architecture standards and best practices.

• Provide supportive leadership, mentorship, and code review feedback to foster the growth of team members.

• Collaborate cross-functionally with backend, UX/UI, QA, DevOps, and Product teams to ensure cohesive outcomes.

• Enrich team capabilities through continuous knowledge sharing and professional development.

• Serve as a technical ambassador in client-facing discussions, facilitating workshops and architectural dialogues.

• Support commercial activities by providing thoughtful solution scoping, estimations, and pre-sales engagement.

Skills & Requirements

Core Expertise

• Advanced proficiency with React and Next.js (App Router) in production environments.

• Comprehensive understanding of SSR, SSG, ISR, and hybrid rendering strategies.

• Strong command of TypeScript and modern frontend architecture design.

• Experience integrating frontend applications within distributed microservices, with an awareness of API contracts.

• Adept at frontend testing frameworks (e.g., Playwright, Jest) to ensure software health.

• Ability to nurture and maintain architectural standards across the team.

• Experience supporting technical decisions and empowering fellow engineers.

Value-Add Skills

• Collaborative experience with REST or GraphQL APIs in distributed systems.

• Familiarity with headless CMS platforms (e.g., Contentful, Sanity).

• Experience contributing to CI/CD pipelines and containerized cloud environments (e.g., Docker, AKS).

• A commitment to performance optimization and accessibility best practices.

• Openness to utilizing AI-assisted development tools to enhance workflow.

Nice to Have

• Understanding of Terraform or infrastructure definitions.

• Background in commerce platforms (Shopify, Adobe Commerce, etc.).

• Exposure to monitoring and observability tools (Application Insights or similar).

• General awareness of backend technologies (.NET, Node.js, PHP).

What we offer

• Diverse project portfolio: Engage with a variety of small and large digital commerce projects for global brands.

• Impactful Contribution: A chance to shape our delivery for US clients with a supportive EU-based team.

• Sustainable Growth: A flexible, modern working environment that prioritizes work–life balance.

• Modern Toolkit: Competitive salary and benefits, with access to the latest tools including AI resources, Slack, Jira, and Confluence.