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Senior Frontend Engineer

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Strong experience building and shipping production frontends with React and TypeScript
  • Proven Solana expertise: wallets, web3 libraries, transaction flows, and on-chain integrations
  • Experience with real-time data, state management, and error handling in blockchain UIs
  • Track record of leading projects or teams with ownership of architecture and delivery

Responsibilities

  • Lead frontend development across the App portfolio, including margin dashboards, Recipes, restaking flows, and advanced DeFi integrations
  • Design, implement, and maintain a scalable frontend architecture using React/TypeScript
  • Own Solana integrations: transaction flows and real-time on-chain data visualization
  • Collaborate closely with design, backend, and product to define and deliver features

Key facts

  • Remote from: Estonia, France, United States, European Union
  • Full time
  • Senior (5-10 years)
  • Front-End Engineer
  • 220 - 220K yearly
  • English

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Collaboration
  • Mentorship
  • Leadership
  • Teamwork
  • Adaptability
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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Human Resources, Staffing & Recruiting

Startup Talents is a startup centric recruitment boutique. We assist with efficient recruitment and provide bespoke solutions for Scale Up Startups and drive readiness for the next critical milestone (investment/exit/acquisition)Our tailored and strategic direct approach sourcing execution, along with a thorough discovery of your unique environment drives our obsession for delivering recruitment efficiency, retention and ultimately confidence and visibility for all startups growth dynamics whether nationally or internationally.Contact us : hello@startuptalents.tech

Company details

Company typeStartup
IndustryHuman Resources, Staffing & Recruiting
Company size2 - 10

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Job description

This is a remote position.

A leading provider and Developer of DeFi infrastructure and software, building the next generation of on-chain finance and DeFi liquidity infrastructure on Solana, and offering a dual-protocol system designed to help safeguard traders from major market events for the safety and growth of crypto worldwide.

Their offer tackle current DeFi platforms reliance on over-collateralized lending, forcing users to lock up liquidity, juggle multiple protocols, and face high liquidation risks.

Their solution enables under-collateralized borrowing, programmable margin accounts, and composable strategies, all through one seamless app. It unlocks capital efficiency, reduces risk, and makes DeFi more accessible and powerful.


MISSIONS

As a a Lead/Senior Front-End Engineer to own and drive the frontend of the Product's platform.

You embody a foundational hire and will shape the company's product user experience, architecture, and frontend culture.

As the go-to person for all things frontend, you'll:
- Lead FE development across the App portfolio, including margin dashboards, Recipes, restaking flows, and advanced DeFi integrations.
- Design, implement, and maintain a scalable frontend architecture (React/TypeScript).
- Own Solana integrations: from transaction flows to real-time on-chain data visualization.
- Collaborate closely with design, backend, and product to define and deliver features.
- Establish best practices for code quality, testing, and deployment.
- Help build and mentor the frontend team as the App grows.


Responsibilities:
- Lead FE vision: Define architecture, frameworks, and coding standards.
- Build & ship: Develop core UI/UX features with React, TypeScript, and Solana web3 libraries.
- Integrate deeply with Solana: Wallet adapters, transaction flows, margin accounts, adapters (e.g., Jupiter), and restaking systems.
- Optimize UX: Create responsive, real-time, high-performance interfaces.
- Collaborate: Partner with backend and product teams to deliver roadmap milestones.
- Mentor & scale: Guide future FE hires, review code, and foster engineering excellence.




Requirements


Must have:
- Strong experience building and shipping production frontends (React + TypeScript).
- Proven Solana expertise: wallets, web3 libraries, transaction flows, and on-chain integrations.
- Experience with real-time data, state management, and error handling in blockchain UIs.
- Track record of leading projects or teams — ownership of architecture and delivery.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills in startup environments.

Nice to have:
- Experience with DeFi protocols, margin trading, or restaking mechanics.
- Prior startup or founding engineer experience.
- Contributions to open-source Solana or DeFi projects.

Benefits

  • Contract : Permanent role (Hybrid remote) in Paris (France) or other EU countries or US (EST times)
  • Remote first company : flexibility to work fully remotely or at an office location of your preference within the European Union.
  • Salary:  to 220k USD (or 190 K€) per year on a full-time permanent work contract.
  • Equity: 100-200 stock options vested over 4 years with a one-year cliff.
  • Benefits: healthcare and life insurance, retirement plan, sponsored transportation, gym, lunch card, home office equipment, and other perks.

Recruitment process :

Founder / CEO Interview to understand your background, motivations, and high-level alignment with the company’s mission. (career journey and goals, interest in the company and the role, culture fit assessment) : 45 minutes

Technical Interview to assess technical skills and problem-solving ability relevant to the position. (Practical problem-solving or coding exercise, discussion of past projects and technical decisions, evaluating depth of expertise and approach to challenges) : 60 minutes

Group Interview to determine cultural and interpersonal fit (Collaboration and communication style,
alignment with the company’s values, work ethic, ownership, and adaptability), team dynamics and personality alignment : 45 minutes

Final Interview with the CEO to ensure mutual clarity and readiness to move forward. (Expectations, offer details, next steps, remaining questions) : 30 minutes



Salary: up to 220k USD (190 K€)

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