(1610) Principal FE Engineer

Nortal

Contract type

Ongoing

Work mode

Remote · LATAM

Experience

Senior · 8+ years

Job description

Principal Frontend Engineer to lead development of highly interactive web experiences on a 3D home design platform, combining hands-on product engineering with technical leadership and architecture.

At a glance

Work mode: Remote · LATAM
Languages: English – Advanced

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 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 we're looking for

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
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
Able to adjust calendar for meetings with Europe; Eastern Time location is preferred
Advanced English Level is required for this role as you will work with US clients

Nice to have

Experience with consumer internet applications and the ability to connect technical decisions to customer and business outcomes are strongly desired
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
Experience with 3D graphics technologies is a plus, but prior 3D development experience is not required
Experience building consumer retail e-commerce applications

Your team

LATAM remote team

Close-knit LATAM remote team connecting through tech talks, virtual coffee breaks, and team-building activities

Benefits

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

Competitive USD salary
Sick leave: focus on your health without stress
Annual credit: spend it on the perks you love to enhance your work-life balance
Team-building activities: coffee breaks, tech talks, and after-work gatherings
Birthday off: an extra day off during your birthday week

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About Nortal

For over 25 years, Nortal has been shaping digital transformation, delivering complex solutions for global enterprises and public sector organizations, and helping organizations turn data into real business value through data and AI.

Key facts

Over 25 years of shaping digital transformation
Delivers complex solutions for global enterprises and public sector organizations
At the forefront of an AI-driven transformation era

What they value

Autonomy
Open communication
Respect for diversity