Description:

Canals is a bootstrapped, profitable startup transforming wholesale distribution with AI.
The company operates with a fully remote team of 55 people, including 40 in engineering, across North and South America.
Canals is seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to design and build rich, performant web applications for supply-chain operations.
The role involves owning major parts of the frontend architecture and collaborating closely with product and design teams.
Responsibilities include building and maintaining core frontend features using React, TypeScript, and modern web tooling.
The engineer will own large, complex UI projects from architecture to implementation, polish, and performance.
Collaboration with product designers and backend engineers is essential to translate business logic into intuitive interfaces.
The engineer will shape and evolve the design system and component libraries for consistency and speed.
Performance, accessibility, and reliability optimization across browsers and devices is a key responsibility.
The role includes reviewing code, mentoring teammates, and raising the overall technical bar of the frontend team.

Requirements:

Candidates must have 5+ years of professional experience in frontend or full-stack engineering.
Expert-level knowledge of React, TypeScript, and modern JavaScript/HTML/CSS is required.
Proven experience in shipping complex, data-driven web applications in production is necessary.
A deep understanding of frontend architecture, state management, and API integration patterns is essential.
Candidates should have an eye for design and empathy for users, caring about aesthetics and usability.
Strong communication and collaboration skills in a remote, asynchronous environment are required.
Experience with Next.js, GraphQL, or frontend performance optimization is a plus.

Canals offers a stable, bootstrapped, and profitable environment with product-led growth.
Employees enjoy high ownership and the opportunity to work directly with founders and senior engineers without bureaucratic obstacles.
The company fosters an engineering-driven culture that values craftsmanship, documentation, and autonomy.
Employees have the chance to make a real-world impact by helping to move physical goods more efficiently across the globe.
The position is remote-first and flexible, allowing collaboration with a top-tier team across the Americas.

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