Lead Developer (Next.js / TypeScript)

Lead Developer (Next.js / TypeScript)

Location : Remote (U.S. Eastern Time Hours Required)

Employment Type : Full-Time

Employment : Employed by UniTriTeam, supporting Rimo

About the Client

Rimo is a rapidly scaling technology company experiencing significant growth and building modern, high-performance web applications. Their engineering team focuses on delivering scalable, efficient, and user-centric solutions leveraging modern technologies.

About UniTriTeam

UniTriTeam is a global staffing and technology partner supporting high-growth organizations with top-tier talent and operational excellence. Our team integrates seamlessly with clients to deliver performance through people, process, and platform.

Role Overview

We are seeking a Lead Developer to support Rimo’s growing engineering function. This role will serve as both a hands-on technical leader and a mentor to other developers, ensuring high-quality code, scalable architecture, and strong engineering practices. The individual will play a critical role in building, reviewing, and guiding development efforts while collaborating cross-functionally to drive product delivery.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead development efforts across frontend and backend systems
- Architect and build scalable applications using modern frameworks
- Review code, enforce best practices, and maintain high coding standards
- Mentor and support junior developers and contribute to team growth
- Collaborate with product and design teams to translate requirements into technical solutions
- Optimize application performance, including SSR and frontend efficiency
- Ensure clean, maintainable, and well-documented codebases
- Support deployment processes and production stability
- Contribute to continuous improvement of engineering workflows and standards

Required Qualifications

- 3+ years of professional software development experience
- Strong experience with Next.js and TypeScript
- Excellent communication skills with ability to lead and guide team members
- Proven experience in a lead or senior developer capacity

Technical Skills

- Proficiency in React and modern frontend development practices
- Strong experience with Node.js and backend API development
- Experience designing and working with RESTful APIs or tRPC
- Experience with PostgreSQL
- Experience using Prisma or Drizzle ORM
- Familiarity with Git-based workflows (GitHub or GitLab)
- Experience implementing authentication systems (OAuth, JWT, session-based auth)
- Strong understanding of server-side rendering (SSR) and performance optimization
- Experience deploying applications on Vercel
- Ability to conduct code reviews and mentor developers

Preferred Qualifications

- Experience with Docker or containerization
- Experience working in high-growth or startup environments
- Strong system design and architecture experience

Working Hours

Full-time role aligned to U.S. Eastern Time (EST) business hours with availability for team collaboration and meetings during EST.

Why Join

- Opportunity to work with a high-growth, innovative tech company
- Lead and shape engineering standards and team development
- Work with modern technologies and scalable architecture
- Be part of a collaborative, high-performance environment
- Global exposure through UniTriTeam’s international team