Senior Frontend Engineer

About Us

Join us on our mission to build the leading onchain trading super-app. By tightly linking alpha discovery with 1-click trading, we seek to empower crypto traders to better filter through the noise and act on validated alpha through social network embedded and mobile-first experiences. Think of Zap as the web3 trader-native social layer, backed by top-tier investors such as Bain Crypto, Delphi Digital, and Jump Crypto.

 

Role

We are seeking a Senior Frontend Engineer to build great end user-facing web applications that meet our customers’ needs and are bug-free, well tested and architected. Shipping features fast and with low friction is a core belief of Zap. We are looking for highly driven individuals who are deeply detail-oriented, focused on user experience and who can wear multiple hats when needed. Please note, this role is hybrid, candidates must live in or near New York City, NY.

 

 

Key Responsibilities

• Use web technology (React, TypeScript, HTML, CSS) to develop MVPs and run experiments to validate ideas and iterate quickly, leveraging new technologies and tools when needed
• Build platforms, systems, and services for internal and external teams to interact with the large-scale production systems
• Design, develop, test, deploy, maintain and improve software
• Bring new ideas and technologies into our platform, innovate, and iterate

 

Requirements

Must have

• 5+ years of professional Javascript experience (ReactJS/NextJS)
• Experience in a frontend development role, with solid JavaScript/HTML/CSS skills
• English fluency (written & oral)

Nice-to-haves

• Experience with Next.js
• Familiarity with the whole web stack, including protocols and web server optimization techniques
• Experience building serverless backends
• Strong sense of web design and attuned to the fundamentals of user experience

 

Why Work with Us

• Competitive salary and equity/token compensation
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology and a brilliant team
• Health insurance coverage & wellness benefits
• Collaborative and inclusive work culture
• Exciting company events and team-building off-sites

 

To build a world-class crypto trading super-app platform that unifies the process of alpha discovery and empowers traders, we need to build a team with many different perspectives and experiences. We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and always consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records by the Singapore Fair Consideration Framework.

Applicants in need of special assistance or accommodation during the interview process or in accessing our website may contact us by sending an email to support@zap.xyz. We will treat your request as confidentially as possible. In your email, please include your name and preferred method of contact, and we will respond as soon as possible.