Front End Developers - React js - Remote

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.

Our 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 Work On Time, On Budget, On Quality
We Care Deeply.
We care about our work and about each other. Care Is A Competitive Advantage.
Every design, every line of code, every decision. We hold the bar high even when no one’s watching. We’re Obsessed With Agility, Not The Agile Manifesto
As a Front End Developer at Lateral, you will:
Craft delightful digital experiences: Design, implement, and maintain front-end features using React and modern JavaScript/TypeScript. You’ll create reusable UI components and craft polished, responsive interfaces with a focus on quality.
Work closely with designers, back-end developers, and product managers in an asynchronous workflow. You’ll regularly communicate with clients to clarify requirements, demo features, and ensure we’re building the right thing.
Involve yourself in brainstorming and technical discussions. You’ll profile and improve page load times, refine animations, and tackle browser-specific quirks so that every user gets a smooth experience. When issues arise, you’ll dive in to debug and fix them, striving for robust solutions that scale (and writing tests to prevent regressions.
In short, you’ll help shape a culture of excellence, ownership, and growth on the team.
Example Projects You May Join:
Large scale B2B2C Commerce Platform: Help build a responsive, mobile-first experience for an international e-commerce client. Collaborate with a senior backend engineer/architect to build a modern application. Real-Time Medical Dashboard: Develop front-end features for a real-time analytics dashboard for a pet healthcare client. You might use libraries like AGCharts to visualize large data sets, implement live updates via websockets, and ensure the interface remains highly performant and user-friendly.
Whatever the challenge, you’ll be building software that changes lives and moves industries forward.
You’ve participated in your first client sync and started understanding the project's context.
You’ve authored or contributed to architectural decisions and design documents.
You’ve established trust with clients through clear communication and technical guidance.
You’ve improved performance, code structure, or tooling in meaningful ways.
You’ve initiated a broader improvement across projects (e.g., shared component library, new testing standard).
You’re frequently unblocking teammates, elevating code quality, and proactively identifying risks.
You balance speed and quality, delivering with care and clarity.
The impact and scope of your technical contributions.
Code quality, performance, and maintainability.
We are seeking for team members who are both highly technical and deeply care about their craft and how the work gets done. 5+ years of professional front-end development experience building digital applications. Experience with modern Javascript libraries and tooling (e.g. React, npm, webpack...), fluency in CSS.
~ Proven ability to craft , polish , delight , sweat the details. You have an eye for design and UX. Quality and reliability You take pride in building high-quality software. You’re diligent about testing and documentation, and you proactively debug issues before they become problems.  Performance and browser compatibility matter to you – you know how to make a web app fast and handle the quirks of different environments . Ultimately, you balance speed of delivery with maintainability, ensuring the code you ship today won’t be tech debt tomorrow.

You’re comfortable managing your own projects and time without heavy oversight. You enjoy working closely with others, be it in pair programming, brainstorming with designers, or reviewing a teammate’s code. You can explain technical concepts clearly, listen to alternate viewpoints, and work together to find the best solutions. Remote work skills: Self-motivated and disciplined in a remote environment. You can manage your time, collaborate asynchronously, and aren’t afraid to ask questions or offer help across time zones.
Bonus points for:
AI & Gen AI experience/tooling
DevOps experience (continuous integration, hosting, etc.)

Remote-First, Office Friendly: Work from wherever you’re most productive - whether that’s your home, a co-working space, or one of our offices. We’re a remote-first company, but if you’re near an office, you’re welcome to drop in, collaborate in person, or work onsite regularly. An Outstanding Team: Talented, kind, and hard-working people who care deeply about their craft - and about each other. No politics. Growth: You’ll be supported in growing your craft, exploring new paths, and stepping into greater responsibility - at your own pace.
Just high-quality work, delivered sustainably.
Yet every project brings a fresh challenge. We’re obsessed with quality and believe in continuous improvement. Priorities shift. This helps us stay focused, fair, and respectful of everyone’s time.
Not everyone progresses through every stage. This could be URLs, GitHub repos, code snippets, portfolio sites — anything that gives us insight into your craft
If you’re sharing team projects, be sure to highlight your specific contributions
Discussion about our company culture, availability, compensation and other logistics
An opportunity to showcase your problem-solving and technical skills.
Technical interview
Assess your technical proficiency and problem-solving abilities.
Be prepared to discuss in depth past projects and the technologies used.
Understand your approach to prioritizing, collaborating, shipping, and iterating.
Pick 1-2 meaningful projects you led or heavily contributed to.
We use them to learn how to support you best.
These are often: former managers, senior peers or collaborators, mentors or people you've mentored.