Vaimo is a full-service digital experience agency that helps brands and businesses grow by uniting commerce, content, data, and insights into seamless, engaging, and beautifully designed customer experiences.

With 16+ years of experience and offices across the Nordics, EMEA, and North America , we combine strategy, design, and technology to create digital experiences that drive measurable results. Our teams work across B2C, B2B, and D2C - from redefining global lifestyle brands to transforming complex enterprise ecosystems.

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 current 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 contemporary 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.

📌 Lead Frontend Engineer (Toronto)
🏢 Vaimo
📍 Toronto