Frontend Engineer

Summary

As a Fullstack Engineer at Syndr, you will develop high-performance trading interfaces using technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, React, and ChakraUI. You will collaborate on building critical frontend components for the platform, own the frontend architecture, and work closely with various teams to turn concepts into reality. Experience in designing and building large-scale front-end applications is required.

Requirements

• Experience designing and building large-scale front-end applications
• Have in-depth knowledge and experience in measuring application performance and tweaking code to deliver a high-quality user experience
• Extensive knowledge of CSS and JS methods for providing performance visual effects and keeping the frame rate above 30fps at all times
• 4+ years of professional experience in frontend development with expertise in JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, React, and ChakraUI
• Proficiency in creating responsive design systems from scratch
• Strong knowledge of frontend technologies and frameworks
• Experience with SQL-based databases
• Familiarity with building, securing, scaling, documenting, and deploying APIs
• Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
• Understanding of microservices architecture
• Experience with tools such as Jupyter Notebooks, Postman, and Postgres
• Strong mathematical, statistical, and problem-solving skills

Responsibilities

• Develop high-performance trading interfaces using technologies such as JavaScript/TypeScript, Next.js, React, and ChakraUI
• Collaborate on building critical frontend components for our platform, ensuring smooth trade execution, order matching, risk management, settlements, and data analytics
• Own the frontend architecture and implementation, adhering to industry best practices and standards
• Closely work with Product, Design, and engineering teams to turn concepts into reality

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in frontend development with Go programming language
• Familiarity with Web3 libraries, including ethers/web3py, for blockchain integration
• Experience implementing and analyzing A/B tests to optimize user experiences
• Prior involvement in financial services, whether in Traditional Finance (TradFi), Cryptocurrency, or Decentralized Finance (DeFi)
• Understanding of derivative products such as futures, options, and perpetuals within trading environments
• Previous contributions to the development of trading systems and infrastructure, enhancing frontend components for better performance and usability

Benefits

• Unique opportunity to work with a small, focused & ambitious team on very interesting projects and get the level of responsibility and ownership that would be unlikely at any other project
• Great company culture: informal, non-hierarchical, ambitious, highly professional yet collaborative and entrepreneurial
• Sense of a Shared Mission
• Work on the latest technology, equipment, and web3 stack with dedicated budgets
• Flexible working hours
• Annual team retreat