Founding Engineer
About The Position
Our client is an innovative, venture-backed fintech start-up building a trading platform where sports fans can trade performance-based markets on professional athletes. The company is seeking a Founding Engineer (Frontend) to lead development of its flagship consumer web application. Working closely with experienced co-founders, this early leadership hire will help shape product design, features, and the technical roadmap, and will build intuitive trading and portfolio experiences that make complex transaction flows seamless for users. This is a full-time, in-office role at the client’s modern office in Chelsea, New York City. The position offers competitive compensation, significant influence over the product and company direction, and a founding equity stake.
Requirements
- Advanced proficiency with modern frontend frameworks, including React and TypeScript.
- Proven track record of shipping polished, consumer-facing web applications.
- Deep understanding of complex frontend application state, low-latency web performance, web responsiveness, and system reliability.
- Strong product intuition, attention to UI/UX detail, and a user-centric approach to software development.
- Based in or willing to work full-time in the office in Chelsea, New York City.
Nice To Haves
- Experience building user-facing features for trading platforms, prediction markets, brokerages, exchanges, sportsbooks, fintech, or web3/crypto systems.
Responsibilities
- Lead frontend development of the flagship consumer web platform using React and TypeScript.
- Design and deliver fast, highly responsive trading and portfolio management interfaces for sports fans and everyday consumers.
- Collaborate with the founding team to shape product design, features, and the technical roadmap.
- Partner with backend and protocol engineers to design optimized APIs and streamlined transaction workflows that conceal on-chain complexity from users.
- Maintain high standards for code quality, application performance, low-latency responsiveness, and platform reliability.
Benefits
- Competitive compensation.
- Founding equity stake of 1.0%–2.0%.
- Direct influence on company direction and technology strategy as an early founding team member.
- Modern office space in Chelsea, New York City.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
