Lead Product Developer / Product Engineer- 16234

Role: Lead Product Developer / Product Engineer
Priority Location: Central/South America (preferred for time-zone overlap)
Working Hours: 9am-5pm EST
Salary Range: $5,000–$10,000 USD per month (final offer depends on candidate skills, experience, and interview result)
Type of contract: Independent Contractor
Type of job: Remote

About the Company:
Our client is a rapidly growing company dedicated to building innovative web applications. They value autonomy, hands-on contribution, and a results-driven mindset. Independent contractors enjoy the flexibility to manage their work while directly influencing the product’s evolution and success.

About the Role:
This hands-on role is responsible for leading all technical development and architectural decisions for the company’s web applications. The successful candidate will manage collaborations with external developers and agencies while building new features, integrations, and solutions. This is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on problem-solving, delivering high-quality software, and shaping the product from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the development and architecture of web applications using Jamstack, Next.js, React, Tailwind, and Vercel.
   
• Build new product features and integration solutions while ensuring high performance and scalability.
   
• Oversee and coordinate external developers and agencies, ensuring timely and quality delivery.
   
• Collaborate with internal teams to prioritize development work and align it with business goals.
   
• Provide guidance and mentorship for potential future hires in development roles.
   
• Identify technical risks and propose solutions to improve the product and development process.
   

Qualifications:
Required:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience building web applications.
   
• Proficiency in Jamstack, Next.js, React, Tailwind, Vercel, and other modern web technologies.
   
• Strong project management and coordination skills for remote teams or agencies.
   
• Excellent English communication skills.
   
• Autonomous, results-oriented, with a “get stuff done” mindset.
   

Preferred:

• Experience with remote-first development teams.
   
• Familiarity with mentoring or guiding other developers.
   
• Central/South America candidates for optimal US Eastern Time overlap.
   

Interview Process:

• 2–3 stages with leadership and technical team members.
   
• Technical assessment to evaluate coding, architecture, and problem-solving skills.