Tech Lead – Full Stack (Angular / NestJS)

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

Benefits offered by this job

100% Remote

International team

Salary in USD

Job summary

Halo Media is seeking an experienced Tech Lead to drive a long-term engagement building Disney's marketing websites. You will combine technical leadership with frontend architecture, advanced UI development, animations, and performance optimization.

You'll work with an established team, define technical solutions, lead POCs, and influence implementation decisions in a highly autonomous role.

Qualifications

• Experience with Angular, TypeScript, Node.js and NestJS in enterprise apps.
• Ability to design frontend architectures and implement SSR for SEO/performance.
• Proficiency in advanced CSS animations and interactive UI components.
• Experience with AWS and CI/CD pipelines in production environments.
• Ability to lead technical initiatives, run POCs, and influence architecture.
• Strong communication and ability to work independently in a distributed team.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical decisions and contribute hands-on to web app development using Angular and NestJS.
• Drive frontend architecture, including SSR initiatives to improve SEO and performance.
• Lead POCs, evaluate solutions, and propose improvements to existing apps.
• Design and implement high-quality UI components, animations, and interactions.
• Drive technical integrations and embed Angular elements into existing experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using Figma, GitHub, Jira, and internal tools.
• Work with AWS ECS, Harness pipelines, and LaunchDarkly in deployment workflows.
• Ensure code quality, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance to other developers while staying hands-on.

Skills

Angular

TypeScript

Node.js

NestJS

SSR design

CSS animations

AWS

CI/CD

Technical leadership

Communication

Tools

GitHub

Jira

Figma

LaunchDarkly

Job description

We are looking for an experienced, hands-on Tech Lead to join a long-term engagement developing Disney's marketing websites. This role combines technical leadership with strong software development skills, with a particular focus on frontend architecture, advanced UI development, animations, and performance optimization.

You will work closely with an established engineering team, helping define technical solutions, lead proof of concepts, and drive implementation decisions. The ideal candidate is highly autonomous, proactive, and comfortable navigating complex enterprise environments.

What You'll Do

• Lead technical decisions and contribute hands-on to the development of web applications using Angular and NestJS.
• Drive frontend architecture and implementation, including Angular Server-Side Rendering (SSR) initiatives to improve SEO and performance.
• Lead technical POCs, evaluate solutions, and propose improvements to existing applications.
• Design and implement complex, high-quality UI components, animations, and interactive experiences.
• Drive technical integrations, including embedding Angular elements into existing web experiences.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams using Figma, GitHub, Jira, and internal documentation tools.
• Work with AWS ECS, Harness pipelines, and LaunchDarkly as part of the development and deployment process.
• Ensure code quality, scalability, performance, and maintainability.
• Provide technical guidance and support to other developers while maintaining a hands-on approach.

What We're Looking For

• Strong experience with Angular and TypeScript.
• Solid backend experience with Node.js and NestJS.
• Experience designing frontend architectures and implementing Server-Side Rendering (SSR).
• Experience with advanced CSS animations, transitions, and Rive or similar animation technologies.
• Experience with AWS and CI/CD pipelines.
• Familiarity with GitHub, Jira, Figma, and feature management tools such as LaunchDarkly.
• Experience working in large enterprise organizations and navigating complex processes and dependencies.
• Proven ability to lead technical initiatives, drive POCs, and make sound architectural decisions.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
• Collaboration with a distributed team across the US and LATAM.
• Availability to overlap with Eastern Time, including daily stand-ups at 9:00 AM ET.
• Agile environment with two-week sprints.
• Long-term engagement with the opportunity to contribute to high-visibility digital experiences.

Why Join This Project?

You'll have the opportunity to contribute to large-scale, visually engaging digital experiences for one of the world's most recognized entertainment brands, working alongside an established engineering team on a long-term initiative.

• 100% Remote.
• Salary in USD.
• International and collaborative environment.