Frontend Tech Lead

Summary

Join NearForm as a Frontend Tech Lead in a 6-month contract position (with potential extension) based in Brazil. You will provide technical and line-management leadership to a development team, work directly with clients, and establish the technical vision for UI platforms. Responsibilities include evaluating technologies, ensuring application performance, enforcing coding standards, mentoring developers, and defining testing strategies. NearForm seeks a highly skilled candidate with 10+ years of front-end experience, including 4+ years in a technical leadership role, and expertise in JavaScript, TypeScript, and various frameworks. The company offers remote work, flexible hours, and a wellness hub with resources and support.

Requirements

• Proficient communication in English (oral and written) and excellent communication skills
• 10+ years of experience in front-end development, with at least 4+ years in a frontend architect or technical leadership role
• Expertise in JavaScript, Typescript, and Frontend frameworks such as React and Vue.js
• Familiarity with Redux, MobX, Vuex, or equivalent state management libraries
• Experience with design systems and component libraries (e.g., Storybook, Material-UI, Tailwind CSS)
• Experience with modern front-end build systems (Webpack, Vite, Babel, Rollup)
• Strong understanding of performance optimization techniques (lazy loading, code splitting, caching, etc.)
• Hands-on experience with unit, integration, and E2E testing (Jest, Cypress, Mocha, etc.)
• Familiarity with deployment pipelines, Docker, and AWS
• Deep knowledge of RESTful APIs, GraphQL, WebSockets, and hands-on experience with a backend language
• Ability to work closely with designers and contribute to UI/UX discussions
• Experience working directly with customers and users

Responsibilities

• Provide technical and line-management leadership to your development team
• Work directly with clients, translating requirements into technical briefs
• Establishing the technical vision and setting the foundations for a scalable, maintainable, and high-performance UI platform
• Evaluating and selecting modern frontend technologies, frameworks, and tools
• Ensuring applications are highly performant, efficient, and responsive across devices
• Enforcing coding standards, design patterns, and best practices for frontend development
• Guiding and mentoring frontend developers, conducting code reviews and knowledge-sharing sessions
• Defining frontend testing strategies and encouraging the use of automated testing frameworks
• Designing systems that support scalability and modularity to handle evolving business requirements
• Provide reports to client and NearForm leadership to ensure a clear understanding of project status and drive good decision-making

Benefits

• Work remotely; we have a genuine dedication to work/life balance
• Work flexibly; we appreciate there are more important things in life than work so our flexible working culture allows you to work around what matters - school run, no problem!
• The Wellness Hub: We have a genuine commitment to fostering/improving NearFormers’ wellbeing; we offer resources and support, including a NearForm advice line which offers confidential support for anything from relationship issues to staying healthy