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.
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.