Senior Front-End Engineer

## TL;DR
- **Role:** Senior Front-End Engineer at Genius
- **Level:** Junior
- **Comp:** USD 150,000 - 180,000/yr
- **Setup:** Remote · New York City
- **Type:** Full-time

## You Might Be a Fit If...
- Collaborate with product and design to deliver seamless user experiences for advanced trading workflows.
- Mentor junior developers and influence engineering culture and standards. Requirements• 4+ years of professional front-end development experience.
- Expert-level proficiency with Next.js, React, and TypeScript.
- Experience integrating with REST and WebSocket APIs.
- Familiarity with back-end concepts (Node.js, databases, cloud services, postgres) is a plus.
- Prior experience in fintech, trading platforms, or real-time applications.

## What You'll Actually Do
- Discretionary traders, large whales, sophisticated actors, and those with high risk tolerance.
- Audience is crypto-native, but tolerance for poor UX should not be mistaken for acceptance. The design goal is to set a new standard: crypto-native speed and power with consumer-grade usability and polish. Responsibilities
- Architect, build, and maintain high-performance front-end applications using Next.js and TypeScript.
- Implement pixel-perfect, responsive, and accessible UI components.
- Optimize performance across devices and browsers with attention to rendering speed, bundle size, and load time.
- Integrate front-end with APIs and occasionally contribute to back-end development when needed.
- Uphold best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation.
- Strong grasp of modern front-end architecture, performance optimization, and state management.
- Demonstrated ability to own features end-to-end in production systems.
- Based in New York City and able to work on-site with the team.
- Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed Preferred
- Contributions to open-source or notable side projects.
- Comfort with rapid iteration and startup velocity. Why Genius
- **Impact:** We re building the final crypto interface for DeFi. Our goal is to eat crypto.
- **Upside:** Aggressive token and equity grants aligned with growth.
- Competitive base compensation ($150–200K)
- Opportunity to shape the front-end foundation of a flagship crypto product
- Fast-paced, high-ownership environment in NYC

## About the Team
Senior Front-End Engineer To apply: email armaan@shuttlelabs.xyz Location: NYC, in-person only (non-negotiable) Experience: Minimum 4 years front-end experience Compensation: $150k–$200k base OverviewTradegenius is building a next-generation crypto terminal and exchange, with the deepest network coverage of any terminal, and the most liquid backers in the industry (ask for details). Front-end is not decorative here: it is the conversion engine, the retention loop, and the brand differentiator. While this role is front-end focused, we value engineers who can contribute across the stack. Archetypical Users - Discretionary traders, large whales, sophisticated actors, and those with high risk tolerance. - Audience is crypto-native, but tolerance for poor UX should not be mistaken for acceptance. The design goal is to set a new standard: crypto-native speed and power with consumer-grade usability and polish. Responsibilities - Architect, build, and maintain high-performance front-end applications using Next.js and TypeScript. - Implement pixel-perfect, responsive, and accessible UI components. - Collaborate with product and design to deliver seamless user experiences for advanced trading workflows. - Optimize performance across devices and browsers with attention to rendering speed, bundle size, and load time. - Integrate front-end with APIs and occasionally contribute to back-end development when needed. - Uphold best practices in code quality, testing, and documentation. - Mentor junior developers and influence engineering culture and standards. Requirements• 4+ years of professional front-end development experience. - Expert-level proficiency with Next.js, React, and TypeScript. - Strong grasp of modern front-end architecture, performance optimization, and state management. - Experience integrating with REST and WebSocket APIs. - Familiarity with back-end concepts (Node.js, databases, cloud services, postgres) is a plus. - Demonstrated ability to own features end-to-end in production systems. - Based in New York City and able to work on-site with the team. - Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed, Speed Preferred - Prior experience in fintech, trading platforms, or real-time applications. - Contributions to open-source or notable side projects. - Comfort with rapid iteration and startup velocity. Why Genius - **Impact:** We re building the final crypto interface for DeFi. Our goal is to eat crypto. - **Upside:** Aggressive token and equity grants aligned with growth. - Competitive base compensation ($150–200K) - Opportunity to shape the front-end foundation of a flagship crypto product - Fast-paced, high-ownership environment in NYC