Web Frontend Lead Engineer, IKEA Kreativ at Geomagical Labs Palo Alto, CA

Geomagical Labs builds and operates the pioneering IKEA Kreativ 3D+AI app, used by tens of millions of people, in partnership with IKEA.

We have an opening for an ambitious, hands‑on, front‑end web technical lead
, with strong Computer Science foundations, and expert Java script, Typescript & React Web Engineering skills, to build magical UX features
, and lead our flagship web application team.

As our Web Engineering Tech Lead, you will design & engineer compelling experiences and smart architectures — linking the UI, 3D engine, AI pipelines, and cloud microservices.

In this role you will be expected to:

• Be the ambitious tech leader of a 5‑person global web tech team.
• Design, build, and innovate magical UX features for our IKEA Kreativ 3D web apps — making them successful and loved by customers.
• Be the go‑to expert for challenging front‑end tech issues.
• Make awesome software, and make your team more awesome.
• Promote wise practices, leading to stability & velocity.
• Reliably coordinate roadmaps with distributed tech teams.
• Work closely with IKEA for an integrated IKEA experience.
• Drive Geomagical’s cultural values & leadership principles.

• Strong foundations in Computer Science – degree from a competitive university a bonus.
• Expert skills with modern Java script/Typescript languages in React framework.
• Mastery of Internet technologies & modern web stacks.
• Experience with tracking, debugging & performance optimization.
• 5+ years engineering full‑stack codebases live in production.
• Success guiding 3+ person tech teams for important projects.
• Proven success solving complex systems engineering problems.
• Familiar with best practices of web devops, CI/CD and QA.
• USA resident + can adjust calendar for meetings with Europe.
• BONUS:
  Experience building consumer internet apps desired.
• BONUS:
  Experience programming 3D graphics technologies.
• BONUS:
  Startup experience preferred.

• Big role — Highly‑visible product used by tens of millions.
• Interesting technology — Convergence of mass‑scale product usage, lovable UI, hybrid client‑cloud architecture, modern 3D graphics, and breakthrough visual AI.
• Noteworthy team — Opportunity to work in a dynamic team of successful serial entrepreneurs, engineers, computer vision & AI researchers, and graphics engineers.
• Flexible location — Our team is distributed globally, any nearby timezone is great as long as you are a USA resident, and can overlap with both US Pacific and Europe CET work hours for meetings as needed. Eastern Time is preferred.
• Good benefits — USA salary ranges from $180,000 to $220,000 (determined by location, skill, and experience), plus annual performance bonus, based on team & company OKRs. Excellent health and retirement benefits.