Senior Frontend Engineer (North America)

Lateral Group; United States; Remote; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully remote team

Async communication

Portfolio review during interview

Take-home trial

Engineering deep dive

Job summary

Lateral Group is seeking a senior front-end engineer to build polished digital products for a globally distributed design and technology team. The role centers on crafting user-facing experiences in React while contributing to technical direction across multiple client engagements.

Responsibilities include building React features, collaborating asynchronously with designers and product managers, and driving architecture decisions.

Qualifications

• Significant experience as a front-end engineer with senior ownership of production systems.
• Strong proficiency in React, modern JavaScript or TypeScript, and build tooling.
• Proven ability to build accessible, responsive, performance-tuned interfaces.
• Comfort working asynchronously within a distributed, self-managed team.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and mentor peers.
• Strong written communication and ability to document designs.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain front-end features in React using modern JavaScript and TypeScript, including reusable UI components and responsive interfaces.
• Partner with designers, back-end engineers, and product managers in an asynchronous workflow, and communicate directly with clients to clarify requirements and demo work.
• Drive projects from concept through deployment, making architectural decisions, outlining implementation plans, and following through on delivery.
• Profile and improve performance, accessibility, and reliability — refining load times, animations, and cross-browser behavior.
• Contribute to brainstorming and technical discussions, introducing tools, patterns, and process improvements that raise the team's quality bar.
• Debug production issues and iterate on features based on feedback and observed usage.

Skills

Front-end engineer

React

JavaScript/TypeScript

Build tooling

Accessibility

Asynchronous collaboration

Mentoring

Technical communication

Job description

Role overview

A senior-level front-end engineering role focused on building polished, high-quality digital products for a globally distributed design and technology team. The position centers on crafting user-facing experiences in React while contributing to technical direction and product outcomes across multiple client engagements.

Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain front-end features in React using modern JavaScript and TypeScript, including reusable UI components and responsive interfaces.
• Partner with designers, back-end engineers, and product managers in an asynchronous workflow, and communicate directly with clients to clarify requirements and demo work.
• Drive projects from concept through deployment, making architectural decisions, outlining implementation plans, and following through on delivery.
• Profile and improve performance, accessibility, and reliability — refining load times, animations, and cross-browser behavior.
• Contribute to brainstorming and technical discussions, introducing tools, patterns, and process improvements that raise the team's quality bar.
• Debug production issues and iterate on features based on feedback and observed usage.

Requirements

• Significant professional experience as a front-end engineer, with senior-level ownership of production systems.
• Strong proficiency in React, modern JavaScript or TypeScript, and contemporary build tooling.
• Track record of building accessible, responsive, performance-tuned interfaces.
• Comfort working asynchronously within a distributed, self-managed team structure.
• Ability to lead technical discussions, make pragmatic trade-off decisions, and mentor peers.
• Strong written communication skills, including the ability to produce clear design and implementation documentation.

Nice to have

• Experience collaborating directly with clients in a consultancy or product studio environment.
• Familiarity with design systems, animation libraries, or front-end testing frameworks.
• Interest in shaping engineering culture, hiring, or process design in a growing organization.

Benefits and work setup

• Fully remote, globally distributed team with async-first communication.
• Self-managed culture that prioritizes ownership, iteration, and continuous feedback over rigid hierarchy.
• Interview process includes a portfolio review, a take-home trial, an engineering deep dive, and a discussion of prioritization and cross-discipline collaboration.