Engineering Team Lead

Lateral stands for technology excellence.We're a profitable, award-winning design and technology company with over 20 years of experience launching bold ventures and transforming businesses.A globally distributed team of 200+ experts united by a shared purpose: the continuous pursuit of quality.Our clients come to us for results, quality and craft - and stay because we keep raising the bar.We Do Things Differently at LateralOur mission is simple: design and build great products.What sets us apart isn't just the talent of our team - it's the way we work:We Have A Bias For Action & Results.We are doers - we spot the gaps, connect the dots, anticipate what's around the corner and take action.We move fast, stay focused, and let the results - not the effort - speak for themselves.We Work On Time, On Budget, On QualityDiscipline is our edge - a commitment we make to each other, to our clients, and to the standards we hold ourselves to.We Care Deeply.We care about our work and about each other.Care Is A Competitive Advantage.Every detail matters.Every design, every line of code, every decision.Thoughtful by default.We Do Things Right - Because It's the Right Thing to DoRight over easy.Integrity isn't up for negotiation.We hold the bar high even when no one's watching.We take pride in doing great work the right way - not the easy way.We Keep ImprovingThe best teams keep improving and we're never done learning.We iterate.We reflect on what's working and what's not.Feedback fuels us, we receive it openly, and adapt quickly.Progress over perfection.We're Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile ManifestoWe don't chase dogma or rituals - we chase momentum.We adapt processes to fit problems, not the other way around.We Take OwnershipEveryone leads something here.You will have room to run with ideas, and the trust to execute.That trust is built on how you show up: thinking things through, sweating the details, and following through.What You'll DoAs an Engineering Team Lead (Frontend React) at Lateral, you will lead a team of frontend engineers responsible for building fast, accessible, reliable user experiences for a global marketplace.You'll be both a technical leader and a hands-on contributor, helping the team move quickly while maintaining high quality.Partner Deeply with the Client & Key StakeholdersServe as the primary frontend technical voice in client conversations, articulating decisions, constraints, and opportunities clearly.Communicate proactively with product managers, designers, user researchers, and business stakeholders to ensure alignment and remove ambiguity.Represent engineering during roadmap, planning, and prioritization discussions, providing clear feasibility input and realistic timelines.Advocate for the frontend perspective in cross-functional decisions while balancing product goals, technical needs, and user experience.Explain complex UI/UX trade-offs in ways that help non-engineers make smart decisions quickly.Build strong trust with the client through reliability, transparency, and consistent follow-through.Surface risks early, guide expectation-setting, and help stakeholders understand the impact of changes before they are made.Lead Cross-Disciplinary Communication & AlignmentEnsure smooth communication between frontend, backend, QA, design, content, and product teams.Lead discussions on design fidelity, performance constraints, usability risks, and component architecture.Keep everyone aligned on UI standards, UX guidelines, shared components, and best practices.Drive clarity in requirements: ensuring they are actionable, testable, and aligned with user goals.Promote a communication culture that is concise, open, respectful, and anchored in problem-solving.Lead the Frontend Engineering TeamMentor, coach, review, and support React engineers.Set engineering standards, enforce best practices, and guide architectural choices.Help the team stay focused, aligned, and productive.Contribute Hands-OnBuild and maintain high-quality React applications using TypeScript, modern tooling, and scalable component patterns.Own critical UI flows: search, catalog, discovery, checkout, dashboards, or marketplace tools.Improve performance, accessibility, and design implementation fidelity.Own Quality & DeliveryPartner with QA, backend, design, and product teams to define high-quality deliverables.Ensure components are tested, reusable, and maintainable.Advocate for performance budgets, error monitoring, and robust testing practices.Partner with Product & DesignTranslate product requirements into intuitive and scalable UI architectures.Spot UX issues early and give thoughtful, informed feedback.Represent engineering interests in product planning.Improve the Team & CodebaseEvolve design systems, component libraries, frontend tooling, and documentation.Improve developer experience, CI pipelines, and code clarity.Foster a supportive, high-performing culture.How We Measure SuccessIn the first 2 weeks:You understand the marketplace frontend architecture.You deliver your first component or fix.You establish open, clear communication with the team.In the first 3 months:You own the technical direction of a major UI area.Your team is shipping reliably and predictably.You've improved frontend code quality, performance, or consistency.You provide structured, actionable feedback in reviews and design discussions.After 3 months:You are the go-to person for frontend architecture decisions.You help others grow through thoughtful coaching.You introduce improvements that increase developer velocity or reduce defects.#J-*****-Ljbffr